Windows 10: With the new co-pilot update the listing of previous questions/searches is now missing. is...

Prior to the recent Copilot update a few days ago There was a list of all previous questions/prompts/searches i had completed with Copilot on the right hand side. That listing is now gone, nor is there any listing of the new ones I do. i have looked on Chrome, Edge, and the standalone PC app and its no longer found. Is this by design, an oversight in the update, or some feature that needs to be now activated?

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Programs missing in app list and search

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps

• 
  Press Windows key + R.
  
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  Type Services.msc In the search box.
  
• 
  Select Windows Search.
  
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  Restart the services and set the service as Automatic.
  

Method 1: Run the
Search and Indexing troubleshooter.

Follow the steps below and check if it helps.

• 
  Press Windows key +X, select Control panel.
  
• 
  Change the view by option on the top right to
  Large icons.
  
• 
  Click on troubleshooting and click on the
  view all option on the left panel.
  
• 
  Run the Search and Indexing
  troubleshooter.
  

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

 

Windows 10 search question

Hi Steve,

Typing in the search box will provide suggestions and answers to your questions, and search results from your PC and the web. We would like to ask some questions for clarification:

• Did you make any changes on your PC before the issue started?
  
• Have you tried searching different files and check if the issue persists?
• Did you try to check if there available updates for your Windows 10?

We also recommend that you follow these steps to run the
Search and Indexing Troubleshooter to resolve issues with searching files in Windows 10:

• Go to Control Panel.
• In the search box, type troubleshooter.
• Click on Troubleshooting.
• Click on View all.
  
• Click Search and Indexing.

Regards.

 

File Explorer Search Question

Additional information to "properly" complete this task (this post is for the original poster, and for future reference for others that come across this post): The step that is mentioned in post #2 above disables that certain feature from listing the history of your search results, yet those search results that you posted in your picture, I highly believe, are still saved in your computer. (So if you undo the steps from post #2, your history will show up again.) The best practices in a scenario like this is to also remove those search results (that are now hidden after following step #2). What I would do: 1) Temporarily undo what you did from Step #2 2) Click in the search box, and place your mouse cursor on the first result. You will see an "X" on the right side. Here's an example of what mine currently looks like:

(as you can see, I placed my mouse cursor on the first result, to see that "X" on the right side of that history result) 3) Press that "X" button, to delete that search result from the history that the computer saved 4) The list will move upwards, removing that first result. The same thing will show for that next result. 5) Continue that same process until the list is cleared. 6) Keep note though! One this list is removed, press in that Search box again! It's possible that more results will show. If so, those next list of results are from even older. Sometimes Windows doesn't show every single item within that first list, so you must press the Search Box above again, in order for Windows to reload more of that list. 7) Continue this same process, if applies. 8) One there are no more items to list, then follow the same process from Step #2 above to go back to the new, history-disabled, method that you just did. What I typed is pretty much a more "proper" way to approach this scenario, in order to avoid others figuring out a way to look at the history of your searches. My steps are not necessary, but would be more preferred if you want to completely remove your search history. It's your choice.