In the outlook search bar "Search <0w>" appears

Anonymous
2024-04-05T09:00:22+00:00

In the outlook search bar "Search <0w>" appears instead of a plain "Search". The search works fine but this <0W> is annoying. How can I delete it and why it appeared suddenly?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-08-24T16:44:49+00:00

    I bought and installed Office Pro 2019 two days ago and the 0w is the default, it seems.

    Because it's a fresh install, downloaded during the install, there are no updates to be done.

    Of note, I had had OneNote 2019 installed and that blocked me from installing so I had to run the SARA uninstaller to remove all traces of 2019 from my system and then install it all fresh so no pre-existing issues should have been present.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-08-26T14:33:07+00:00

    The fix for this issue is expected in the Office updates in late September. If you need the fix now you can switch Office to the Beta Channel, Use a registry command to install Microsoft 365 Insider on Windows devices - Microsoft 365 Insider | Microsoft Learn.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-09-28T12:03:14+00:00

    Still have "Search <0w>" in Outlook search bar (September 28, 2024)

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-30T06:44:15+00:00

    Forced an Office update today, and the problem was fixed!

    Microsoft finally did it!

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  5. lmacri 2,505 Reputation points
    2024-09-30T11:12:06+00:00

    Forced an Office update today, and the problem was fixed! ...

    Hi GTN Administrator:

    What Microsoft Office C2R product do you use (e.g., MS 365, MS Office 2021, etc.) and what build are you on? The Current Channel release notes at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/current-channel currently list Version 2409 / Build 18025.20104 (rel. 25-Sep-2024) as the latest release.

    Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.4894 * Firefox v130.0.1 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.24080.9-1.1.24080.9 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.1.11.133-1.0.5048 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783 * Microsoft Office Home and Business 2019 C2R Version 2408 / Build 17928.20156

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