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

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-01-07T15:10:36+00:00

    OS Build 18363.535

    Over a month and nothing?

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-01-07T14:30:37+00:00

    Well, this just keeps going circular. I did try MSFT trouble shooting with dism health and sfc. Currently search seems to be working but, the search term is partially hidden in the text box. However, the search does seem to work. MSFT does need to rework this though. If users have to make more noise to be heard at Redmond, then so be it. Lots of chatter on the web about this issue. Send feedback to msft. come on peeps, make this easy.

    We the users should not have to spend such a great deal of time futzing with this. Its like sitting in a traffic jam and finding out there is very little going on to cause it; but all the fuel and time and energy wasted. Really??

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-01-06T19:45:49+00:00

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-01-06T19:35:12+00:00

    I simply signed up for prereleases and it's fixed in next build.

    How do you do that , how you know it's fixed in next build? Where can I find this information, Thanks.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-01-06T19:34:35+00:00

    I am really confused because this did not work for me at all. I went to File Explorer and opened to My Documents and typed the a and then "a" and all it did was move my cursor down my files to the next file in my list of folders that started with an "a/A" but it did not show anything in the search bar at all.  I have tried many of the other temporary fixes and I will sometimes be able to type into the search bar and obtain a reply but not very often and when I shut off my Dell laptop I loose the temporary fix and am not able to perform any type of search.   

    I believe the difference is how each of us have our Windows 10 setup and something is causing this and other thing to happen like me to loose data files also.

    It does the same for me too, I've already submitted it to the Feedback Hub

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