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Fixed—Windows 11 Search Not Working

By Hally | Last Updated

Like its predecessor, Windows 11 has a search menu. It is a great tool that you can use to search for apps and use to search and open files quickly. Inevitably, there are some unexpected problems in Windows 11 because it is still in its infancy. For example, Windows 11 search not working. So, what shall we do when we encounter this situation? How to fix the Search not working in Windows 11? Here're six ways to solve it.

  1. Way 1: Restart Your Windows 11 PC
  2. Way 2: Reset Your Windows 11 PC
  3. Way 3: Detecting Problem through Troubleshooter
  4. Way 4: Click the Start Button to Open the Search Box
  5. Way 5: Right-click the Start Button to Open the Search Box
  6. Way 6: Press Win + R

fix windows 11 search not working issue

Way 1: Restart Your Windows 11 PC

Step 1: Find and click on the Windows icon on the desktop. Note that the Start button is no longer in the lower-left corner of the desktop, but in the taskbar of the desktop.

Step 2: Tap the Power icon at the lower-right corner.

Step 3: Tap Restart to re-open the windows 11 system.

restart windows 11 pc

Way 2: Reset Your Windows 11 PC

Step 1: Click or right-click the Start button to go to Settings > System.

Step 2: Tap Recovery.

select recovery

Step 3: Click on the Reset PC box next to “Reset this PC”.

tap reset pc

Step 4: Select Keep my files or Remove everything option.

choose an option

Way 3: Detecting Problem through Troubleshooter

Step 1: Click the Start button, tap Settings.

hit start button and tap settings

Step 2: Tap System. Then, click on Troubleshooter on the right sidebar.

hit system and tap troubleshooter

Step 3: Tap Other troubleshooters.

tap other troubleshooters

Step 4: Go to Search and Indexing and then click the Run option to the right of it.

tap run next to search and indexing

Step 5: Wait for detection. In no time, there are some problems with Windows search. Please select all that apply and then click Next.

select the problem that apply and then click next

Step 6: In this step, the problem with Windows 11 Search not working is found. If your problem is solved, click Yes and then close the Troubleshooter.

click yes if your problem is solved

Way 4: Click the Start Button to Open the Search Box

The search box has been added to the Windows 11 Start menu as shown below. When Windows 11 Searching bar crashing, you can directly click the Start button and see a search box right above that says “Type here to search”. Just type in what you want to search for quickly.

hit start button to open search box

Way 5: Right-click the Start Button to Open the Search Box

Step 1: Right-click the Start button.

Step 2: In the context menu, tap Search.

right click start button to open search box

Step 3: After doing so, you'll see a search box is right at the top of the page as described in the previous way.

Way 6: Press Win + R

Win + R is a classic shortcut key in Win11, the function is to bring up the "Run" dialog box, mainly used to open those not commonly used system functions. Therefore, if your Windows 11 Search not working, you can press the Win + R keys at the same time to open Run. After you do this, type in what you want to search for in your Windows 11 and then tap the OK option.

press win+r and then enter what you want to search for

It is a common problem that the Windows 11 search bar not working. What can I say, however, is that it can be fixed in several ways. If you want to know how to fix the Windows 11 Search not working, try some of the ways above.