search issues

Windows 11’s taskbar search is more than a convenience — it’s the primary gateway to apps, settings, files, and quick answers — so when the search bar stops responding or returns blank results, it disrupts productivity and frustrates users. Over the last several years Microsoft and the Windows...

Fix High CPU or Disk Usage by Windows Search Indexer (Win 10/11) Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes Windows Search Indexer makes file and Start menu searches much faster. But sometimes it misbehaves and causes high CPU or disk usage (SearchIndexer.exe, SearchApp.exe, or...

Speed Up Windows 10/11 Search: Configure Indexing Options & Rebuild Index Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes Introduction Search speed in Windows can make a big difference to productivity. If Start menu searches or File Explorer searches are slow or returning incomplete...

Finding, launching, and managing Office applications has become an integral part of the modern Windows experience, especially as Microsoft continues to evolve its ecosystem. The seamless integration of Microsoft Office apps with Windows is crucial for productivity, whether users are working from...

Redesigning the user experience has become one of Microsoft’s top priorities in recent years, and Windows 11 is at the forefront of this initiative. A key development—now being tested within the Windows Insider Program—sees Microsoft merging all existing Search settings into a unified page in...

Windows 11, the latest chapter in Microsoft’s long evolutionary tale of operating systems, arrived in October 2021 with a promise of modernity — a more refined visual language, a reimagined productivity suite, and the usual round of security enhancements. Yet, beneath the polish and pastel glow...

Windows 11 offers a sleek and modern interface with numerous new features, yet no tech product is without its quirks. One glaring issue that Windows 11 users might face is the search function not working correctly. This isn't just a minor inconvenience; it can significantly hinder productivity...

Hi, This is my first day with Windows 11 and I'm already having a lot of trouble with a few niche things that are pretty important to my workflow. First: if I open the Photos app, for example, the first window opens where I want it to, but any subsequent photos I open while the first is open...

Not the place... The image file on the Hard Drive. When I look for how to change the Lock Screen image, what I get is information for how to change the Desktop Wallpaper. I don't understand why Microsoft doesn't make a clearer distinction between them as these are two entirely different things...

Hi, it's been a while since I posted here, I used to post when on Windows 7. I would be grateful if anyone can help me with the following W10 search issue: If I open a folder and initiate a search in the search bar at top right, once the search has completed, if I then hit the back button, then...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.588 (KB5011563) to Windows Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview Channels. This update includes the following improvements: New! We displayed up to three high priority toast notifications simultaneously. This feature is for...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22499 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR We are beginning to roll out the ability to quickly share the content from open app windows directly from your taskbar to your meeting calls starting with Microsoft Teams. You asked...

Can't get the datemodified: trick to work in my windows explorer. It doesn't show the promised calendar, parameters such as "thisweek" give nothing. Is WIndows 10 a bunch of crap? Never had this and a hundred other problems with 7 but it seems we're forced to use this OS or migrate to Linux...

Quick access contains the folders: Documents, Music, Pictures, Video On the right side of the window, there is a Quick access search field. Entering a search will find matching files in 3 folders but not matching files in the Pictures folder. If I navigate directly to the Pictures folder then...

I have a relatively new asus-computer (i7-6700 HQ-CPU, 2,6 Ghz, 8 GB RAM, 64 Bit) + W 10 Home. Suddenly it works really slow, searching files, f.e on both of my external harddrives (each 1,8 TB / each 1,4 TB free). It finds results but sometimes it searches "forever"...?!? Wyh is that so and...

hi, im having problems searching within files in win10. ive tried indexing the directory, adding the extension and clicking the search within files tab but it doesnt work. any suggestions?

I am running Windows 10 Version 1607 Build 14393.693. I have a file in Documents. If I use File Explorer and search Documents, the file is found. If I search This PC, the file is not found. What could be going on? Thanks for any advice. Regards, Jim

Hi I've had this problem several times before, and never figured out how to correct it. When I installed the Anniversary Update it started working again, the way it's supposed to. Now when I ask Cortana to play my music, she says, "Sorry I can't seem to find any music locally or in your...

Ive been using win7 for about 6 months now. Before that I was using xp for 15 years. Im having problems with: 1-Search; the status bar gets to 99% pretty fast, then it's literally hours before the search finishes. Why? 2-Ive been using firefox for over 10 years now. I always set it to...

working on my old computer today looking for the whitebox file funny can't find it can anyone tell me how to access it,