Windows 10: Cannot use windows search bar

Discus and support Cannot use windows search bar in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I left clicking on the windows button in the start menu. The usual window appears containing pinned applications etc. Now one of the following two... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Anthony____________, Nov 6, 2024 at 3:02 AM.

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    Cannot use windows search bar


    I left clicking on the windows button in the start menu. The usual window appears containing pinned applications etc. Now one of the following two things happen:1. If I click on the search bar at the top the whole window disappears and the desktop is displayed.2. If I start typing then a pinned application is selected that starts with the letter I typed. If I type another letter another pinned application is selected. If no pinned application begins with the letter I typed then nothing happens. Typing the same letter multiple times jumps to the next pinned application beginning with that let

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