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
    2020-01-15T13:44:59+00:00

    This is just a temporary solution that I found it to work for me:

    Open File Explorer, Go to File, select Open new window (Alt + n) then select, Open new window in new process (Alt + p). When the new window opens the search works.

    Jack

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-01-15T15:14:38+00:00

    Very sad that one of the largest companies in the world cannot offer minimal customer service on this item. And, don';t get me going on the xBox!

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-01-15T19:35:11+00:00

    I just updated to 1909 and I'm having the same issue with the search.

    I'm in a work environment where I use search all of the time searching for names.

    I'm in the habit of pasting names into the search bar and that is not working either.

    Very frustrating to lose a feature that I've been using for many years.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-01-15T23:11:36+00:00

    Completely unacceptable. Microsoft is insane for pushing out a complete rewrite to a critical part of the OS without testing it. Because obviously they never tested it or they would have seen the problem.

    *smh* How are they still in business with such awful business practices??

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-01-16T06:20:00+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

    there is a setting in file and folder options labeled "when typing in list view"

    select the option labeled "Automatically type into the search box" 

    or select "Select the typed item in the view"

    this option has been there since at least windows 7, maybe even vista. this option makes the changes in settings you are talking about.

    Enabling option "Automatically type into the Search Box" solved the problem of inactivity of the search box. Let's see if the problem appears in the future or this a temporary solution

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