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
    2019-12-09T18:33:43+00:00

    Same, I've always had Chrome as my default browser and have done for many years. Nothing on my system defaults to Edge or even IE and this issue has only occurred since 1909.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-12-09T18:36:04+00:00

    I keep looking for the task "angermanagement.class", but it must have went away with 1909 as well.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-12-10T03:03:59+00:00

    Omg are you for real ? Do you need glasses ? " search working again in EXPLORER" .. edge is linked to almost EVERYTHING in windows 10 … please restrain yourself from replying just to reply … or try the psn forums or something..... 

    The culprit for search in EXPLORER , you little noob, is EDGE .. … if EDGE is your DEFAULT BROWSER, even on reboot, edge starts up instantly in the background... if you REMOVE EDGE as DEFAULT BROWSER, it DOESN'T … 

    Did you get it this time  ? Do I need to be more specific ? 

    /sigh

    This is incorrect. 

    The bug is entirely independent of the default browser, per the reports of other users and my own experience. Using Chrome myself.

    As another user also noted, they changed their default browser then, heres the important part, they rebooted. 

    The reboot is what temporarily fixes it, although you would attain the same results from merely killing explorer.exe in task manager and then starting it again.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-12-10T07:52:05+00:00

    Hi, just to make sure - we are still talking about the broken search field in Windows File Explorer, Windows 10 after 1909 upgrade. This issue isn't related to web browsers.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-12-10T10:29:57+00:00

    Hi, just to make sure - we are still talking about the broken search field in Windows File Explorer, Windows 10 after 1909 upgrade. This issue isn't related to web browsers.

    You are correct Daniel. It's about the square you've surrounded with the red boundary.

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