Windows 10 Non-Functioning Windows 10 Search Bar

[AlexB_171583]

The search bar in windows 10 is not currently working for me. When I click on the search bar, it does not let me type anything, and the window that appears above the search bar after clicking on it is blank (most of the time, occasionally it will flash the normal apps). The search bar forcibly closes itself a few seconds after being opened. I've been scouring through forums and YouTube videos, but have yet to find a solution. So far I've tried:

• Restarting

• Using Control panel troubleshoot for search and indexing (finds issues on the PC listed as permission issues, says it fixed them, no effect on search bar)

• Rebuilding the index

• Using admin command line: sfc /scannow and restart (scannow found corrupt files and says it fixed them, but did not have any effect on search bar)

• Using admin command line: DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth, followed by DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth and restart (did not show any issues after performing Scanhealth)

Is there any other known solution for this issue? Most YouTube videos that I find related to search bar issues do not show this specific error.

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