Windows 11 File Explorer no longer remembers search history; how to reenable?

Anonymous
2023-03-18T16:09:33+00:00

I frequently use File Explorer to search for local files. Until recently, it would remember my past file searches, but beginning two days ago, without warning, File Explorer no longer remembers those searches; the search bar is empty. How do I reenable it?

I've confirmed that search and file history is enabled in Privacy settings. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Windows 11 Home 10.0.22621 Build 22621

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-03-01T16:08:38+00:00

    Amazingly, they don't respond to all these people with this problem.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-17T13:04:32+00:00

    omg, yes, they magaged to butcher the search on Win 10 too :O this is crazy. Are they doing it on purpose?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-14T21:10:53+00:00

    This does not work, but very glad to be able to cancel the suggestions in searching my own files. I know what I am looking for and do not want suggestions. BUT, why the search history is no longer there is perplexing and time wasting., Isn;t WIN11 supposed to be an improvement over WIN10. Please update this and let us know ASAP. Many thanks.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-09-22T17:38:30+00:00

    Many of us are using Windows 11 for work so we do not have permissions to use the Microsoft Store and change admin settings so we need a solution that applies to all users like it always used to in Windows 10 and earlier.

    Maybe you should alert your IT admins, if you haven't already?

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-09-22T06:34:51+00:00

    i tried all this methods and the problem still not solved

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