Windows 10 1909 File Explorer Search issue

Anonymous
2019-10-22T08:53:25+00:00

What happened to explorer search? Unable to paste the copied

file name to search for as it was in previous versions. I have to

manually type the file name and press Enter. This is terrible! Why does Microsoft only make things worse with each new version ?!

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-02-01T14:39:53+00:00

    Anyone still battling this "demon" LOL (like me) ...try this freeware called "Everything" (no ads, no spy, no bloat...). Unbelievable and blows anything Microsoft ever wrote away. I don't even BLINK at MS search tools any more - who needs the aggravation.

    Hope this helps someone ...Happy searching!

    https://www.voidtools.com/

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-12-29T22:51:32+00:00

    Thanks to people mentioning the problem was cloud search being added, when I had a problem with a USB portable drive being constantly indexed so "in use" and causing issues with application access, I found this under Settings>Search>Permissons and History.

    Assuming that is the problem with search box usage causing Windows Explorer to crash, this might help. I'm still on 1909, so it's not something added, just something hidden. It does not resolve the lockout of the right-click menu.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-12-11T18:13:54+00:00

    Yeah!  I just removed 1909 and installed Windows 10 version 2004 AKA 20H1. Everything looks more stable than 1909.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-12-11T11:43:45+00:00

    1909, I have the same problem, File Explorer search stops working after a few searches.

    I cannot access it to type, just hover the mouse over it, but my history of searches (e.g. *.exe) does not appear and the box itself is not an editable field anymore.

    The fix is to go to task manager, kill Explorer.exe and restart it.

    I've been using WIndows since Windows 3.0 in 1991 and I NEVER EVER saw such a Priority 1 bug (I was SW System Tester for many years in Siemens) being shipped out this way, and not being corrected after weeks of worldwide reports (just google...or bing it!)

    Absolutely disgraceful.

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  5. Vijay A. Verma 104.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2019-10-22T10:21:07+00:00

    Please work with other experts on this. Somebody will respond to you who has better understanding of this issue.

    Please ignore my previous suggestions.

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