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
    2023-05-09T13:46:45+00:00

    Thank you so much for confirming the solution, we covered it here to help other users resolve their issue.

    https://appuals.com/file-explorer-no-longer-remembers-search-history/

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-05-15T03:06:17+00:00

    I have done All task, already 4-5 time, and i already do all possibility, but it's not setting issue, it is a bug in recently update patches of win-11 KB-25372 please solve it. and launch a new patch for resolutions. I hope you will understood.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-05-19T07:21:37+00:00

    Hi Diplocaulus, and the other users who replied here.

    The current Windows 11 File Explorer no longer shows the search history, by design.

    Microsoft takes user experience very seriously, if you think this feature can be helpful to you.

    You can submit your ideas and suggestions through the Feedback Center, and the development team will periodically review the ideas or fixes that are submitted.

    Send feedback to Microsoft with the Feedback Hub app - Microsoft Support

    After submitting, please share the feedback link here, as this will allow others on the forums to vote for your submission, including me. More votes will result in more visibility and higher priority for the development team.

    Your Sincerely

    Hahn - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-05-19T08:13:49+00:00

    In other words, I post a criticism of a change MS made to my OS, WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE, and now MS wants me to reiterate my criticism in another forum? Didn't MS just invest $10 B in AI? This is a perfect example of S.N.A.F.U., a concept that I believe was first coined back in 1941!!!!!

    This is just another tech support run-around scam and I, for one, am not going to waste my time giving any more feedback.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-05-19T09:17:44+00:00

    I guess I'll just keep postponing all the updates for the foreseeable future since it seems you are also going to keep bundling 'features' with the security updates. Great, just great. That's some great design.

    Just bring it back and make it an option. What a bizarre way to just take away a feature, truly the Windows 11 way.

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