File Explorer search not working in Windows 10 1909

Anonymous
2019-11-20T13:56:08+00:00

Ever since I updated to Windows 10 1909 the Search Box in the File Explorer is completely unuseable. It shows a text cursor but I cannot click inside the box or type any text into it. Essentially it's a text box with no "wiring". 

Any ideas how to resolve this issue? I'm having to resort to using a third-party search app just to find files in my projects.

Kind regards

Byron

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-12-09T14:16:09+00:00

    I have this problem on clients' computers too.

    Temporary workaround: setting Chrome or Firefox as a default browser fixes this.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-12-05T15:39:25+00:00

    Alright, breitbarth,

    my advice is do not update to 1909, this is the version that starts the problems

    jamie

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-12-05T14:13:28+00:00

    I just can't believe how many days have passed since MS released the November update which screwed so many PCs worldwide and they have done absolutely nothing to fix it. I've lost so much time and money that I decided to migrate to Linux.

    People, I'm as unhappy with this as the rest of you, but an update of this magnitude can't be fixed overnight. It's been only about 2 weeks. It needs to be fixed, but also tested against an wide variety of environments (or do you want it to screw something else up along with fixing File Explorer?)

    You don't need to go to an entirely different operating system. As mentioned earlier, you can simply roll back 1909. It wasn't so major that you lose any must have features. Here's an article on how to do the roll-back:

    https://www.yourwindowsguide.com/2019/11/how-to-uninstall-windows-10-1909.html

    EDIT: yes, it's still a major screw-up in the first place.

    Chris

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-12-05T12:26:10+00:00

    Same stupid problem here. My file explorer search has become completely broken after the 1909 update.

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