One of the most frustrating issues users report after upgrading toWindows 11is thesearch bar failing to work properly.
You click in the search bar and start typing, but no results appear at all.
Or the results are totally unrelated to what youre searching for.
Anon-functional searchis a major productivity killer in Windows 11.
But many users encounter problems with the search bar notworking properly after upgrading to Windows 11.
While frustrating, a non-working search bar in Windows 11 is a solvable problem.
Fix #1.
Rebuild the Index
Often, a corrupted search index is the culprit behind non-working search.
Rebuilding the index from scratch resolves this.
Open an admin PowerShell and run:
Give it some time to fully reindex your system.
Search should now be working.
Another way to do this is adhere to these instructions.
This resolves many search issues resulting from a corrupted index.
Fix #2.
Be sure to run them as admin.
Fix #3.
This optimizes search performance.
Monitor disk usage after changing locations.
Fix #4.
Reset Search controls
As a last resort, resetting the search configuration often resolves stubborn search problems.
Go toWindows parameters > Searchandturn off search historyandCortanato fully reset parameters.
Fix #5.
This wipes allsystem settingsback to default.
