How to fix Search bar not working after Windows 11 23H2 update

Anonymous
2023-12-09T06:26:37+00:00

Thank you

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-04-09T23:52:11+00:00

    Easy Fix,

    1. Open task Manager.
    2. Find the Explorer.exe process.
    3. End the Task
    4. Run new task
    5. explorer.exe

    Thank you this fixed it for me on Win 11 24H2 (not sure what cause it to hang with the search)

    You can also right click on Windows Explorer in the Task Manager list and select restart to restart Windows Explorer

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-07T13:52:47+00:00

    Hello Jeremy,

    I've opened the task manager as recommended. Explorer.exe was not on the task manager list.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-11-14T17:04:56+00:00

    I did everything this page suggests, still can't type in search bar.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-03T09:59:51+00:00

    windows11 Search not Working.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-24T18:18:12+00:00

    Yes! This worked for me too. Thank you.

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