When click on the Magnifying Lens Icon and start typing to search Nothing Happens.

[FerSor]

In the lower left corner of the Task Bar an icon which seem to look like a Magnifying Lens, when I click on it and start typing to search nothing happens. Normally after a few letters it will direct you to the subject you are looking for. It used to work so I may have done something to change it. Appreciate the help.

 

FerSor

[jethrom]

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Do you see a blinking bar cursor before you begin typing. Do you see words being typed into the white box.

[jethrom]

If you don't see the above, try: Windows Control Panel W7, 8, 10, or Action center W7 > Troubleshoot common computer problems - Troubleshooter > select "View All" > Select "Search & Indexing" > Click "Next" when presented with a selection of checkboxes > choose the top one "Files Don't appear in Search Results" > click next to run the troubleshooter . Results will be presented when finished found, fixed, or otherwise unfixed. Hopefully this shows a found & Fixed result.

[CRJ_simpilot]

The search in Windows is not really all that great. YOu may be interested in the program Everything.exe.

 

https://www.voidtools.com/downloads/

 

If you are using Vista on up, then you can drag the shortcut to the task bar for quick access.

[il88pp]

Make sure Windows Search Service is set correctly and is running. Explained here how to do that:

https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/why-is-desktop-search-service-unavailable-308f0023-2052-4c80-959a-1530fef09b6c