Change the value of the BingSearchEnabled and CortanaConsent parameters to 0 If these registry settings are missing, create them manually (use the REG_DWORD 32 parameter type).

Go to the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSearch.

Run the Registry Editor (Win+R -> regedit.exe).

The easiest way to fix this problem is to disable Windows 10 Search Integration with Microsoft Bing Search.

The fact is that, by default, Windows 10 sends everything that you entered in the Start Menu search to its cloud servers, which return the search results from Bing to you. Most likely the cause of the problem is the inaccessibility of the Bing cloud search services. When you click the Search icon or type something in Start menu, it shows a blank search window. On February 5, 2020, many users noticed that search from the taskbar or Start menu did not work on Windand 1903. Blank Windows Search Result on Windows 10 with Bing Search Integration

Delete the following registry key: HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerFolderTypesĪfter the command completes, reboot the computer.

Run the Registry Editor from the Task Manager (File -> Create new task -> regedit.exe).

Kill the File Explorer (Explorer.exe) process by right-clicking an empty space on taskbar with Ctrl+Shift pressed -> Exit Explorer or use the Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc).

If the search doesn’t work only in the Windows 10 Start menu, try the following solution:

The next time you try to use Windows 10 search, these processes will automatically restart.

Similarly, kill the SearchApp.exe process.

Find SearchUI.exe in the list of processes, right-click on it and select End Task.

If the search from the Windows 10 Taskbar does not work, try to restart this process: The Cortana process ( SearchUI.exe) is responsible for the search from the Taskbar. The problem is related to the temporary unavailability of cloud-based Bing search services and can be solved by disabling the Windows 10 search integration with Bing (see the solution “ Blank Windows Search Result on Windows 10 with Bing Search Integration” below). Many users of Windows 10 on Februbegan to complain about the search box breaking down (the search shows blank results). In this post, we’ve put some basic tips that should help if search in the Start Menu, Taskbar, Cortana or other Windows 10 interface elements doesn’t work properly. However, in some cases, Windows 10 search in Start Menu, Cortana and Taskbar Search stops working: when you trying to find an app or a file, an empty list is returned (as a rule, it happens after installing Windows updates or upgrading Windows 10 build). You can use Windows search to find an app, file, setting item, system feature or even search the Internet much faster. Search in Windows 10 is used more often than in previous Windows version.

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