Start Menu Search not working right - Typing causes loading


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aagha

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On Version Win 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.3476)

Just started having an issue today my pretty beefy Lenovo I've had for a year now (32GB RAM on an AMD Ryzen 7 6800 HS running Win 11 Pro): When I start typing in the start menu search, it's "loading" looking for the term I'm typing in:

1743033917188.webp

Here's a video of it: 3NkDMAT6Md.gif

Some search terms are taking up to 5 seconds before the results show up.
 

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Lenovo
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Ryzen 7 6900 HS
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32 GB RAM
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RTX 3050ti
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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Windows 11
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PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
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Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
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3840 x 2160
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SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
check the speed of your internet connection.
 

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    win 11Pro 25H2 26200.8246I9-13900kG.Skill Ripjaws S5 32GB Kit DDR5 6000.GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti VISION OC 8G (rev. 2.0)
    OS
    win 11Pro 25H2 26200.8246
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DIY: LianLi 207 case, ASUS mobo, Arctic aio cooling
    CPU
    I9-13900k
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-E Gaming wifi-6E, latest AMI BIOS 3107
    Memory
    G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32GB Kit DDR5 6000.
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti VISION OC 8G (rev. 2.0)
    Sound Card
    on mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S3221QS (curved 32")
    Screen Resolution
    4K but I usually display at 1K
    Hard Drives
    Sam 980 Pro 1T M.2, 990Pro, WD 570, others(all NVMe)
    PSU
    Corsair RM750e fully modular
    Case
    Lian Li 207
    Cooling
    CPU:Arctic liq frz iii Pro 360 on top, CASE: 2 front fans IN, 2 bottom fans in.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB Core
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps Comcast; I226-V NIC
    Browser
    Firefox(current)
    Antivirus
    on win BitDefender AV Free
    Other Info
    Terabyte Unlimited Image
    WuMgr, StartAllBack, , Revo Uninstaller Pro Portable.

    Davinci Resolve or Wondershare Filmora Basic to process my vlogs. DJI Pocket 2

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    win 10, Minti7-10510U 1.8-4.9GHz16GB DDR4Nvidia Quadro P520 2GB DDR5 supports 4K exter...
    Operating System
    win 10, Mint
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo P15s
    CPU
    i7-10510U 1.8-4.9GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel SoC
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Quadro P520 2GB DDR5 supports 4K external via HDMI or USB-C
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC3287 HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6"
    Screen Resolution
    1K
    Hard Drives
    NVMe various
@FreeBooter unfortunately none of those worked for me.
 

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Win 11Ryzen 7 6900 HS32 GB RAMRTX 3050ti
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Win 11
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Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo
CPU
Ryzen 7 6900 HS
Memory
32 GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 3050ti
@krism 800MB - 1GB downstream
 

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Win 11Ryzen 7 6900 HS32 GB RAMRTX 3050ti
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Win 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo
CPU
Ryzen 7 6900 HS
Memory
32 GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 3050ti
aagha said:
@krism 800MB - 1GB downstream
Click to expand...
I suspect that's Mb small b but that's plenty.
How about a screenshot of
rt click taskbar/Task Manager - processes CPU
right after desktop appears, or while you are having the proiblem
 

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  • At a glance

    win 11Pro 25H2 26200.8246I9-13900kG.Skill Ripjaws S5 32GB Kit DDR5 6000.GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti VISION OC 8G (rev. 2.0)
    OS
    win 11Pro 25H2 26200.8246
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DIY: LianLi 207 case, ASUS mobo, Arctic aio cooling
    CPU
    I9-13900k
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-E Gaming wifi-6E, latest AMI BIOS 3107
    Memory
    G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32GB Kit DDR5 6000.
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti VISION OC 8G (rev. 2.0)
    Sound Card
    on mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S3221QS (curved 32")
    Screen Resolution
    4K but I usually display at 1K
    Hard Drives
    Sam 980 Pro 1T M.2, 990Pro, WD 570, others(all NVMe)
    PSU
    Corsair RM750e fully modular
    Case
    Lian Li 207
    Cooling
    CPU:Arctic liq frz iii Pro 360 on top, CASE: 2 front fans IN, 2 bottom fans in.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB Core
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps Comcast; I226-V NIC
    Browser
    Firefox(current)
    Antivirus
    on win BitDefender AV Free
    Other Info
    Terabyte Unlimited Image
    WuMgr, StartAllBack, , Revo Uninstaller Pro Portable.

    Davinci Resolve or Wondershare Filmora Basic to process my vlogs. DJI Pocket 2

  • At a glance

    win 10, Minti7-10510U 1.8-4.9GHz16GB DDR4Nvidia Quadro P520 2GB DDR5 supports 4K exter...
    Operating System
    win 10, Mint
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo P15s
    CPU
    i7-10510U 1.8-4.9GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel SoC
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Quadro P520 2GB DDR5 supports 4K external via HDMI or USB-C
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC3287 HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6"
    Screen Resolution
    1K
    Hard Drives
    NVMe various
So, it looks like I resolved the problem.... but not to my satisfaction.

I uninstalled the latest Windows Feature and Quality updates.

Now, the problem is that though Cloud Content Search is active:

1743186842164.webp

When I search, I get no cloud results back:

1743186856270.webp

I believe there used to be a copilot icon in that circle before.

I'm on this version of Windows now

When Is started this thread, I was on Win 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.3476). Now I'm on 26100.1:

1743186794324.webp

any ideas on how to get the cloud search functionality back?
 

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Win 11Ryzen 7 6900 HS32 GB RAMRTX 3050ti
OS
Win 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo
CPU
Ryzen 7 6900 HS
Memory
32 GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 3050ti
no. I disable all that stuff. I user google w/o AI and w/o ads(FF w uBlock Origin. Sorry.
 

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System One System Two

  • At a glance

    win 11Pro 25H2 26200.8246I9-13900kG.Skill Ripjaws S5 32GB Kit DDR5 6000.GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti VISION OC 8G (rev. 2.0)
    OS
    win 11Pro 25H2 26200.8246
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DIY: LianLi 207 case, ASUS mobo, Arctic aio cooling
    CPU
    I9-13900k
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-E Gaming wifi-6E, latest AMI BIOS 3107
    Memory
    G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32GB Kit DDR5 6000.
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti VISION OC 8G (rev. 2.0)
    Sound Card
    on mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S3221QS (curved 32")
    Screen Resolution
    4K but I usually display at 1K
    Hard Drives
    Sam 980 Pro 1T M.2, 990Pro, WD 570, others(all NVMe)
    PSU
    Corsair RM750e fully modular
    Case
    Lian Li 207
    Cooling
    CPU:Arctic liq frz iii Pro 360 on top, CASE: 2 front fans IN, 2 bottom fans in.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB Core
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps Comcast; I226-V NIC
    Browser
    Firefox(current)
    Antivirus
    on win BitDefender AV Free
    Other Info
    Terabyte Unlimited Image
    WuMgr, StartAllBack, , Revo Uninstaller Pro Portable.

    Davinci Resolve or Wondershare Filmora Basic to process my vlogs. DJI Pocket 2

  • At a glance

    win 10, Minti7-10510U 1.8-4.9GHz16GB DDR4Nvidia Quadro P520 2GB DDR5 supports 4K exter...
    Operating System
    win 10, Mint
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo P15s
    CPU
    i7-10510U 1.8-4.9GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel SoC
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Quadro P520 2GB DDR5 supports 4K external via HDMI or USB-C
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC3287 HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6"
    Screen Resolution
    1K
    Hard Drives
    NVMe various
What KB did you uninstall?
 

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Windows 11 Pro
OS
Windows 11 Pro
@dacrone When I installed through the Restore user interface, it didn't tell me.
 

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Win 11Ryzen 7 6900 HS32 GB RAMRTX 3050ti
OS
Win 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo
CPU
Ryzen 7 6900 HS
Memory
32 GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 3050ti
go to windows update > update history and see whats listed there to see if you can pick which one that was installed is now gone
 

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Windows 11 Pro
OS
Windows 11 Pro
1743190899735.webp
 

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Win 11Ryzen 7 6900 HS32 GB RAMRTX 3050ti
OS
Win 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo
CPU
Ryzen 7 6900 HS
Memory
32 GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 3050ti

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.7922Intel Core i9 13900F2 x Kingston Fury 32gb DDR5 5600 BeastGigabyte Eagle (Nvidia) RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.7922
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Local shop built (KC Computers Ltd)
CPU
Intel Core i9 13900F
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X (rev. 1.0/1.1) - (BIOS: F32 09 18 2025)
Memory
2 x Kingston Fury 32gb DDR5 5600 Beast
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte Eagle (Nvidia) RTX 3060
Sound Card
Chord Async USB 44.1kHz - 384kHz 2Qute DAC
Monitor(s) Displays
Gigabyte AORUS FO32U2 32” OLED Flat Gaming Monitor, 0.03ms, KVM, 250 cd/m2, FreeSync Premium Pro, HDR True Black 400
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160 (UHD), 240Hz
Hard Drives
1 x KINGSTON NVMe M.2 SSDSKC3000D2048G 2TB
1 x Samsung SSD 870 EVO 250GB
2 x Crucial CT4000MX500SSD1 4TB
2 x Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1 2TB
1 x Crucial CT250MX500SSD1 250.0 GB
PSU
Gigabyte 750w
Case
Fractal Torrent
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Stock Intel CPU, 2 x Fractal 180mm PWM (front), 3 x Fractal 140mm PWM (bottom)
Keyboard
Logitech MX Mechanical Wireless Illuminated Performance Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3S Wireless Performance Mouse
Internet Speed
900 Mbps/900 Mbps Trooli FTTP
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
Eset Nod32

My Computer My Computer

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Win 11Ryzen 7 6900 HS32 GB RAMRTX 3050ti
OS
Win 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo
CPU
Ryzen 7 6900 HS
Memory
32 GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 3050ti
aagha said:
So, it looks like I resolved the problem.... but not to my satisfaction.

I uninstalled the latest Windows Feature and Quality updates.

Now, the problem is that though Cloud Content Search is active:

View attachment 129661

When I search, I get no cloud results back:

View attachment 129662

I believe there used to be a copilot icon in that circle before.

I'm on this version of Windows now

When Is started this thread, I was on Win 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.3476). Now I'm on 26100.1:

View attachment 129660

any ideas on how to get the cloud search functionality back?
Click to expand...

Look at these reg entries:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]
"AllowCortana"=dword:00000000
"AllowSearchToUseLocation"=dword:00000000
"DisableWebSearch"=dword:00000001
"ConnectedSearchUseWeb"=dword:00000000
"ConnectedSearchUseWebOverMeteredConnections"=dword:00000000

;; Windows IntegratedWebSearch DISABLED
;; Ø = No; 1 = Yes
;; change DWORD to 00000001 to enable; to 00000000 to disable.
 

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OS
W11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Gigabyte
CPU
i7-12700
Motherboard
B760M G P WIFI DDR4
Memory
128GB DDR4
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti, 4GB discrete memory
Sound Card
Realtek HD switching output between each monitor, a soundbar, headphones, earphones
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2 Vizio 40" D-series LED Smart TV in Monitor-Mode
Screen Resolution
1080p 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Internal: Bootdrive WD_Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe 1TB SSD; secondary WD_Black SN770 NVMe SSD GAME DRIVE 2 TB PCI Gen 4 x4
External: 2 Seagate 6TB Backup Hubs, 2 Seagate 6TB Expansion Drives
NAS: WD EX2 Ultra 16TB Cloud Server, with WD 8TB HD attached
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ATX - RM750e-Modular
Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Case
Cooling
Laminar CPU Cooler plus two CORSAIR 120mm AirGuide fans, utilizing anti-vortex vanes
Keyboard
Logitech K740 Illuminated Keyboard
Mouse
LogiTech M720 Triathlon Multi-3-Device BT & Wireless
Internet Speed
1 Gbps
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