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The Windows 11 search box can’t be grabbed and dragged around like a widget, but you can control exactly how it appears on the taskbar — from the full search box to a single magnifying-glass icon or hidden entirely — and there are safe, supported ways plus third‑party options if you want more...

Windows 11 users occasionally encounter an infuriating yet surprisingly common problem: the search bar stops working. This renders quick access to files, apps, and settings cumbersome, forcing users to rely on alternative navigation methods. The search bar, a seemingly simple yet integral part...

The Windows search feature is your trusty sidekick in navigating through the labyrinth of files, apps, and system settings on your PC. But what happens when this loyal companion decides to go on strike, leaving you tapping away hopelessly at an unresponsive search box? Fear not! We've got a...

whenever i try to use the windows search bar, the search bar completely freaks out and crashes. It buffers for about 2 seconds, and then crashes completely. Idk what more information I can give on this, tried many things I saw from other threads but none of them worked. Also I did not tweak any...

1. MOST TABS AND MOUSE SCROLLS ARE JERKY. HOVERING OVER HIDDEN TASKBAR TAKES TIME TO SHOW SOMETIMES. MAKE IT FLUID. SETTINGS PANE TAKE TIME TO LOAD, WIN 10 WAS FASTER. 2. REMOVE SEARCH BAR IN START LOGO DIALOG BOX, THERE IS ONE IN SEARCH BOX ITSELF. 3. WHEN YOU TOGGLE OFF SUGGESTIONS IN...

When I open Edge I see a search bar. In order to get voice search, I have to click on this blank search bar first to get a voice search box. How can I get Edge voice search the first time? In other words how do I set Edge to open to voice search?

Hi, There used to be a search box where you can input search queries into it to take you straight to a search engine of your choice and produce a set of results hwoever about a year or so ago they removed the search bar and instead made it such that you could use the address bar instead. This is...

how to cure the windows search bar black box

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19619.1000 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. You can check out our Windows Insider Program documentation here, including a list of all the new features and updates released in builds so far. Not seeing any of the...

So, my Win10 Installation is pretty broken, but somehow still working... (I already used SFC /Scannow, it didn't do shit) (I want to know ways, without reinstalling Windows 10) Question: I have several problems with Windows 10, and I would like to know if there are any ways to scan and repair...

The title is so due to my lack of better words to describe the problem. Also, I don't know if the term I used ("preview mode") is what it really is called, or not, so please pardon me. As you can see in the above, I am getting a link "Open in Browser", when I press the right arrow, which is...

Running Windows 10 and Google Chrome. Hi Today I had a strange issue start in Google Chrome, whenever I type a search into the address bar, it takes me to a website for, ECS Tuning.com a automobile parts supplier. I ran a search and did not find anyone else reporting this issue. I ran...

Hello everybody! I just got my custom PC upgraded to Windows 10 version 1709 from 1703, and what really bothers me is the Cortana Search bar in my taskbar. It used to be a lighter shade of my accent color earlier, and looked less distracting. Now, its dazzling white, looks like it pops out of...

Hey there, I'm an IT Technician at a secondary school currently setting up Windows 10 for our students. Currently they're all using 7 and we have a pre-configured image which we roll out to all our computers using pxe, this is set up with many pre-installed programs and settings. We're...

Suddenly a white bar on the top of the desktop appeared as shown on the attached. It is a search bar & there is no way to delete it. Can you help to get rid of it please? .......thanx .......nick

Hello, In windows 10 bulid 10586.164 (stable version) I can't access the start-menu or I can't open the search bar. Could someone help me how to solve this problem?

Even in windows 8, my laptop has been like this. I open up an app and it takes for ever to load for example, if I open up Counter Strike:Global Offensive, it opens up but there is a black screen for a very long time and then it will load in after 2-5 minutes. Or when I try to watch youtube...

Even in windows 8, my laptop has been very slow. I open up an app and it takes for ever to load for example, if I open up Counter Strike:Global Offensive, it opens up but there is a black screen for a very long time and then it will load in after 2-5 minutes. Or when I try to watch youtube...

what do i do?? I have two user accounts on my computer and the other users start menu works just fine. Mine however (the administrator account) does not work / respond at all. When i click the start button i see a little blue loading wheel appear for a split second and then nothing happens and...

Hi If you click search from the start button right click menu it opens a search panel on the right side of the screen. It has 3 categories, Everywhere, Files and Settings. If I type in the word "Lucy" (I picked Lucy because it's my animated character and there are a lot of files like Lucy...