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?!

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-02-14T18:14:20+00:00

    I agree, it's a bug - tab should show as soon as you click in it, but...

    As soon as you type in it the tab pops in :-)

    Hi Dav,

    As soon as you type where?

    I have nothing here, I can't type anything anywhere.

    Am I missing something?

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-02-06T10:39:50+00:00

    I agree, it's a bug - tab should show as soon as you click in it, but...

    As soon as you type in it the tab pops in :-)

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-02-04T20:55:00+00:00

    Or save two keystrokes and just type * and hit Enter to bring up the search tab. But this is ridiculous, and it doesn't solve the problem of the search window occassionally graying out.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-01-25T04:31:20+00:00

    All you have to do is enter *.* in the search and hit enter, now the search tab will show up

    Hope this helps

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-01-20T05:41:37+00:00

    Couple of weeks ago, I solved the problem by uninstalling the update 1909.

    Recently, I was asked to restart my computer to install new WINDOWS updates.

    I just checked the system, and I'm now back at update 1909 again.

    Nonetheless, I can see the search tab and perform searching no problem.

    It seems that the latest WINDOWS update has fixed the search tab/box problem.

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