Windows 10 - Search Broken - Blank Window

varkanoid · 5 Feb 2020 at 14:13

Looks like good old Microsoft broke Search on Windows 10 1903/1909 (so far) machines dropping like flies at work. Its slowly starting to be picked up on the web if you google it.

There is a sort of fix here but its not always been working for me.

https://superuser.com/questions/1522905/windows-10-search-not-loading-showing-blank-window

My laptop been fine all morning came back after lunch and its got it too.

Something to do with Bing I think as it points to it when using Windows 10 search.

brendy · 5 Feb 2020 at 14:26

varkanoid said:
Looks like good old Microsoft broke Search on Windows 10 1903/1909 (so far) machines dropping like flies at work. Its slowly starting to be picked up on the web if you google it.

There is a sort of fix here but its not always been working for me.

https://superuser.com/questions/1522905/windows-10-search-not-loading-showing-blank-window

My laptop been fine all morning came back after lunch and its got it too.

Something to do with Bing I think as it points to it when using Windows 10 search.

A couple of the pcs I support have just done the same thing, will post up a fix when I find it!

Perfect_Chaos · 5 Feb 2020 at 14:40

Yep same here

Also found it quickly when searching https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-search-down-many-showing-blank-box-instead-search-results

Deleted member 77746 · 5 Feb 2020 at 14:40

I got this too this morning. Can confirm it's a registry key x2 issue and this is the fix. Apply key then reboot.

To add via command line (CMD)

Code:

Reg Add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search /v BingSearchEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Code:

Reg Add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search /v CortanaConsent /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

To add via registry file (REG) https://mega.nz/#!yvxACCpT!56C7eR0yCxcrpjGQJdDYrSCSmDKUuU0qkILc8AlEdZg

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search]
"CortanaConsent"=dword:00000000
"BingSearchEnabled"=dword:00000000

slipd · 5 Feb 2020 at 15:08

mrbell1984 said:
I got this too this morning. Can confirm it's a registry key x2 issue and this is the fix. Apply key then reboot.

To add via command line (CMD)

Code:

Reg Add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search /v BingSearchEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Code:

Reg Add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search /v CortanaConsent /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

This. Thanks for that, I was starting to get angry

Deleted member 77746 · 5 Feb 2020 at 15:09

slipd said:
This. Thanks for that, I was starting to get angry

Yep, I was too because it was working yesterday. I really don't get how they can manage to break things this often.

These keys means they must be integrating desktop searches back up to the cloud/bing or whatever so more stealing data lol. Probably to do with their Bing default search roll out.

brendy · 5 Feb 2020 at 15:25

varkanoid said:
Looks like good old Microsoft broke Search on Windows 10 1903/1909 (so far) machines dropping like flies at work. Its slowly starting to be picked up on the web if you google it.

There is a sort of fix here but its not always been working for me.

https://superuser.com/questions/1522905/windows-10-search-not-loading-showing-blank-window

My laptop been fine all morning came back after lunch and its got it too.

something to do with Bing I think as it points to it when using Windows 10 search.

Same as guys above though the alternative route via regedit,

Hit the Windows Key + R shortcut on your keyboard.
Type regedit and hit Enter on your keyboard.
Double-click HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
Double-click SOFTWARE.
Double-click Microsoft.
Double-click Windows.
Double-click CurrentVersion.
Double-click Search.
Right-click the right pane of the RegEdit window to bring up the menu.
Click New.
Click D-WORD (32-bit) Value.
Type BingSearchEnabled and hit Enter on your keyboard.
Double-click the BingSearchEnabled entry you just created.
Type 0 in the Value data field. (It should already be 0 but make sure).
Click OK.
Double-click CortanaConsent.
Type 0 in the data field. (It should also already be 0 but make sure).
Click OK.
Restart your PC.

Seemed to work for me, Ive a second machine to do it on too, first pc was W10 pro v1903 needs to be rebooted after rather than restarting services.

Kurgen · 5 Feb 2020 at 16:27

Microsoft Muppets. just re-built mates laptop, and wtf no search working... im only grateful i did a quick google before reformatting

Deleted member 77746 · 5 Feb 2020 at 16:28

Kurgen said:
Microsoft Muppets. just re-built mates laptop, and wtf no search working... im only grateful i did a quick google before reformatting

It's a global issue by looks of it.

Kurgen · 5 Feb 2020 at 16:33

ive got a good idea,.. why done they test it first .... :rolleyes:

wesley · 5 Feb 2020 at 17:16

Hopefully they'll release an update to fix this problem ASAP!

Having the same problem on multi computers at work.

Mcnumpty2323 · 5 Feb 2020 at 17:44

This is why I prefer
A search tool
That's not part of the operating system
I use a small free program
Called everything by void tools i
Think it is

Deleted member 77746 · 5 Feb 2020 at 17:53

Kurgen said:
ive got a good idea,.. why done they test it first ....

I actually don't think it was an update.

Mcnumpty2323 · 5 Feb 2020 at 17:55

Wasn't it a security patch
Caused it?

ChrisLX200 · 5 Feb 2020 at 19:30

Any current issues with network discovery as well? Lost some computers on my network for no apparent reason..

brendy · 5 Feb 2020 at 20:08

wesley said:
Hopefully they'll release an update to fix this problem ASAP!

Having the same problem on multi computers at work.

Group policy the sucker, add the reg entries to a batch file.

wolfie138 · 6 Feb 2020 at 07:42

BBC news says it's been fixed now

Maundie · 6 Feb 2020 at 07:53

All working fine again at work now, wasn't a patch or anything (our machines don't apply Windows 10 patches as update is turned off, we apply them through Manage Engine) and no fix applied to my PC so it's got to be something tied to the back of Cortana/Bing.

Deleted member 77746 · 6 Feb 2020 at 08:18

Maundie said:
All working fine again at work now, wasn't a patch or anything (our machines don't apply Windows 10 patches as update is turned off, we apply them through Manage Engine) and no fix applied to my PC so it's got to be something tied to the back of Cortana/Bing.

In that case I might remove to fix and see if that’s the case. Good news.

varkanoid · 6 Feb 2020 at 10:19

My work laptop this morning still not working (dont really care as done use it) but the other laptops are working. Apparently it was a problem with Bing search servers.