File Explorer search not working in Windows 10 1909

• Windows 10 Search Is Broken and Shows Blank Results, How to Fix

Thx it worked

I tried every other suggestions but no one did

Last MS update did not change anything too

I applied this 'fix' but it did nothing for me file explorer or start menu search problem.

I just figured out that there are still multiple issues, even with KB installed. 

I.e.: 

1. After a while, drop-down list of quick suggestions (if matches for a given directory do exist) stops to appear, you need to restart the OS to get this working again. Basically search only launches itself if you hit the "->" square at the right side.
2. If there's an external (additional) display connected to your system, once you move the Windows Explorer to that external display, open necessary parent folder and hit in the Search field, the overlay of white rectangles appears above the Search field, and I even cannot see what I'm typing! (see attached image as an example of this).
3. Still not fixed the behavior of clear (x) icon. Expected behavior = clear the already entered search query, actual one = nothing happens at all (therefore I have to hit the "<-" icon at the navigation side of the window).

MS, please hire more decent qualified QA!

It's unbelievable to suffer from breaking such a basic feature for so long!

Users seeing this on 05/02/2020:

Many people are reporting the same issue so it is a server side problem. Please wait for a while and the issue would be resolved eventually - appreciate your patience.

I applied this 'fix' but it did nothing for me file explorer or start menu search problem.

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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