Missing search tab - File Explorer (Windows 10 - 1909)

Anonymous
2019-11-27T19:11:35+00:00

Hello,

I have installed the latest update of windows 10 (home and pro).

Windows 10 Pro - 1909 (v. 18363.476)

Now the "search" tab is no longer in the folders and I can't clear the search history either. Where is this tab?!

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

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-09-13T07:19:27+00:00

    agreed.  And I for one am paying an annual fee for 365.  And this is an essential feature.  It's unacceptable.  and a big disappointment.

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  2. Neil D 34,285 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2020-09-12T11:29:24+00:00

    Unfortunately the Search tab only becomes available after an initial search.

    Have you posted in the Feedback Hub.?

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-09-12T11:27:15+00:00

    problem still here with latest update.

    so, are we giving up on microsoft?  clearly it's been a year or so and they won't accept this as a fault so are there any explorer alternatives that we can use?

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-09-03T23:46:25+00:00

    Try Flunsi above July 6, 2020. Stupid but worked for me.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-08-13T22:06:08+00:00

    Any one get this figured out?  I have the issue with several computers, I can't type anything at all in the search bar in file explorer.

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