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Start menu search bar not working #1513

Closed luizgamabh closed 11 months ago

luizgamabh commented 1 year ago

I am not able to search though start menu items. By default I would go into the start menu and type in some term, the search would start automatically and I could easily find any program. Now the search bar doesn't work, and when you go into the start menu and start typing the name of some app, you just keep jumping between pinned apps, as you type a letter, it will select an app that starts with that letter. It has become almost impossible to open certain apps or settings directly from the start menu.

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pyrates999 commented 1 year ago

Uninstall explorer patcher, reboot, and see if search still behaves like this.

stef-barburou commented 12 months ago

getting the same issue since last update

Luxato commented 11 months ago

Same issue, will try @pyrates999 's solution.

pyrates999 commented 11 months ago

The reason I'm asking to do that is to determine if it's a bug in windows or caused by explorer patcher.

luizgamabh commented 11 months ago

Uninstall explorer patcher, reboot, and see if search still behaves like this.

I have uninstalled it, and the stat menu search is working fine, when I open the start menu and start typing something, automatically it starts to search some app. If Explorer Patcher installed I can't search any app, nor starting to type the app name or clicking on the search bar that is totally unusable, you can't select it to type something, in one way or another it doesn't work.

pyrates999 commented 11 months ago

You haven't posted the version of explorer patcher you installed and the windows build version. You can find that out by running winver.

KisImre commented 11 months ago

I have the same problem. Uninstalling ExplorerPatcher fixes the issue for me as well. ExplorerPatcher version: 22621.1555.55.1 Windows build version: 22621.1702

pyrates999 commented 11 months ago

Let's see if it's a setting causing this:

  1. uninstall explorer patcher
  2. delete the registry key: "Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ExplorerPatcher"
  3. reboot
  4. install explorer patcher
  5. verify you get a notification that symbols have been downloaded
  6. restart windows explorer using either the task manager or in the properties window of explorer patcher

Then attempt to search in the start menu.

KisImre commented 11 months ago

Let's see if it's a setting causing this:

  1. uninstall explorer patcher
  2. delete the registry key: "Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ExplorerPatcher"
  3. reboot
  4. install explorer patcher
  5. verify you get a notification that symbols have been downloaded
  6. restart windows explorer using either the task manager or in the properties window of explorer patcher

Then attempt to search in the start menu.

This solved the issue, the search box works again. Thank you.

luizgamabh commented 11 months ago

Windows 22H2 Build 22621.1702 ExplorerPatcher 22621.1555.55.1 That solution also worked for me. Thanks.

pyrates999 commented 11 months ago

Please close this then.

Sh4d commented 8 months ago

@luizgamabh I think this needs to be reopened for some further digging.

I did the above fix last week and it's worked great and then suddenly now it's broken again. Not ideal to have to do a wipe + reinstall regularly.

pyrates999 commented 8 months ago

@luizgamabh I think this needs to be reopened for some further digging.

I did the above fix last week and it's worked great and then suddenly now it's broken again. Not ideal to have to do a wipe + reinstall regularly.

try this to rebuild the search index: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/shell-experience/windows-search-performance-issues

Sh4d commented 8 months ago

@luizgamabh I think this needs to be reopened for some further digging. I did the above fix last week and it's worked great and then suddenly now it's broken again. Not ideal to have to do a wipe + reinstall regularly.

try this to rebuild the search index: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/shell-experience/windows-search-performance-issues

Just tried that but no luck. Just to clarify on behaviour, it's not an issue of not finding things via search.

When I hit the start button and start typing, there's no reaction from the start menu to my keyboard input. If I click on the actual search box in the start menu at the top, no cursor ever appears and I can't type into the field at all.

The only way I can launch things is by manually finding something under all apps, or using start+r to launch the run window.

Sh4d commented 8 months ago

Did a bit of playing around with this, none of these things help:

helixxger commented 7 months ago

Have the same issue, reinstalling helps, but not long, it is breaking again from time to time

EP: 22621.2361.58.4

Windows 11 Build 10.0.22621.2361

glctcx commented 7 months ago

Let's see if it's a setting causing this:

1. uninstall explorer patcher

2. delete the registry key: "Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ExplorerPatcher"

3. reboot

4. install explorer patcher

5. verify you get a notification that symbols have been downloaded

6. restart windows explorer using either the task manager or in the properties window of explorer patcher

Then attempt to search in the start menu.

thank you so much it worked ! I hope it will stay. I'll update

jincao1 commented 7 months ago

Have the same issue, reinstalling helps, but not long, it is breaking again from time to time

EP: 22621.2361.58.4

Windows 11 Build 10.0.22621.2361

Also facing the same issues on the same build of ExplorerPatcher. Windows build 10.0.22621.2428

CMeCode commented 7 months ago

Why closed? Experiencing same issue on 22621.2428.59.1

pyrates999 commented 7 months ago

Why closed? Experiencing same issue on 22621.2428.59.1

Please post windows version and build. You can find this by running winver.

Lyve1981 commented 6 months ago

Same issue here Windows 11 Pro Build 22621.2715 ExplorerPatcher 22621.2506.60.1

Its a keyboard focus problem, not a search index problem, as others have pointed out already. Even when left-clicking into the search box, there is no indicator that the text field gets focused, there is no blinking cursor

Lyve1981 commented 6 months ago

Another interesting observation: The focus seems to be on the part below the search box instead. if I press the E key, the selection rectangle jumps to Edge, if I press M it jumps to Mail, etc. However, it won't let me focus the search text box via clicking

pyrates999 commented 6 months ago

If it's a keyboard focus problem, this is not a bug in EP I think.

RobAus commented 4 months ago

Happening again on the latest version =(

Version 22621.2861.62.2

Anyone else having this issue again?

pyrates999 commented 4 months ago

Happening again on the latest version =(

Version 22621.2861.62.2

Anyone else having this issue again?

open up task manager and kill explorer.exe and then run task manager again and run explorer.exe

RobAus commented 4 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion but no luck...

pyrates999 commented 4 months ago

What about if you click on the search bar in the start menu? Does it work then?

RobAus commented 4 months ago

Refuses to activate the search bar. Can click as much as I like, similar to last time. Previously, I gave up fixing it and after an EP update, it just resolved itself.

pyrates999 commented 4 months ago

Please open up a new discussion then and link it to this one.

daalta commented 3 months ago

Hmm, I'm confused about why this issue was closed. 🤔 I'd appreciate a fix!

pyrates999 commented 3 months ago

it's a duplicate of: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/issues/2523