Solved Cannot search in Start

SJMaye

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• Nov 5, 2025

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I went to search for an application. I opened Start and clicked in the search box. The moment I touch any key the Start menyu closes back to desktop. So far the only thing that seemed to fix it was rebooting the machine.

Is this a known glitch or something more sinister?

 

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Windows 11 Start Menu search bar not working issue may emerge anytime! But there are several fixes to try to eliminate this issue from scratch. This guide illustrates the fixes for this error.

 

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SJMaye

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That worked. Now I just hope it stays fixed. Thank you for the lead!

 

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  AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

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  Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WIFI7

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  32GB DDR5

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  AMD Radeon 9070 XT

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  Acer Predator 27"

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  PSU

  Corsair HX1000

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SJMaye said:

That worked. Now I just hope it stays fixed. Thank you for the lead!

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You are very welcome!

 

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  HP Pavilion

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  AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

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  Erica6

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  Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB

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  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

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  Realtek ALC671

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  Samsung SyncMaster U28E590

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  3840 x 2160

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I have tried all fixes, but "Search" is still broken. It started after update "KB5066835" was installed.

 

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SJMaye

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• Nov 6, 2025

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Mine is still working this morning. I will keep an eye on it

 

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  AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

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  Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WIFI7

  Memory

  32GB DDR5

  Graphics Card(s)

  AMD Radeon 9070 XT

  Monitor(s) Displays

  Acer Predator 27"

  Screen Resolution

  1080P

  PSU

  Corsair HX1000

  Case

  Cooler Master HAF-X

  Cooling

  ID-Cooling A620