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The Windows 10 Search function has stopped working. I checked online for the basic troubleshooting and nothing resolved the problem. I will list specifics of the system below. Thanks in advance to any assistance with this search issue.
Windows 10 Pro is installed on a 1TB SSD drive. The automatic system updater is turned on and Windows 10 is updated regularly on a schedule. I have a second 250GB HP Turbo SSD for cache and temp files and three additional SATA hard drives 4TB, 3TB and 2TB, in the drive bays all of which are new and functioning properly as far as read and write. The search function has worked in the past and I am certain it is recent it has stopped.
I checked the Windows 10 SEARCH settings and made certain enhanced search is on and also deleted the files index so that a new index would be created, all under the search settings pane. I did a test of creating a simple file called Find Me.txt and placed in a top level folder on one of the drives. I then selected this drive and at the top search bar I entered Find Me.txt, the search progress bar begins with the "working on it..." message but nothing comes up. I've done several other search tests and let the search go for hours, nothing happens.
I should note that last year I had to do a system restore of Windows 10 when it would not accept my password, which itself was a mystery. Perhaps with this system restore, the permissions or admin got wonky. I checked each disc to ensure under properties that indexing is turned on and all other basic permissions appear OK.
I turned off BitDefender antivirus for 10 minutes, but the search problem persisted.
I know enough to keep Windows 10 running, but I am NOT a Windows 10 expert and could use some assistance with the search function not working. This is a work computer, so I'm flying blind with my job until I can resolve this, so any assistance would be astronomically appreciated!
Windows 10 Pro, version 1903, 9/25/2019, OS BUILD: 18362.592
HP Z820 Workstation, dual Xeons, 256GB ECC DIMMS, three 1080ti GPUs
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The Windows 10 Search function has stopped working. I checked online for the basic troubleshooting and nothing resolved the problem. I will list specifics of the system below. Thanks in advance to any assistance with this search issue.
Windows 10 Pro is installed on a 1TB SSD drive. The automatic system updater is turned on and Windows 10 is updated regularly on a schedule. I have a second 250GB HP Turbo SSD for cache and temp files and three additional SATA hard drives 4TB, 3TB and 2TB, in the drive bays all of which are new and functioning properly as far as read and write. The search function has worked in the past and I am certain it is recent it has stopped.
I checked the Windows 10 SEARCH settings and made certain enhanced search is on and also deleted the files index so that a new index would be created, all under the search settings pane. I did a test of creating a simple file called Find Me.txt and placed in a top level folder on one of the drives. I then selected this drive and at the top search bar I entered Find Me.txt, the search progress bar begins with the "working on it..." message but nothing comes up. I've done several other search tests and let the search go for hours, nothing happens.
I should note that last year I had to do a system restore of Windows 10 when it would not accept my password, which itself was a mystery. Perhaps with this system restore, the permissions or admin got wonky. I checked each disc to ensure under properties that indexing is turned on and all other basic permissions appear OK.
I turned off BitDefender antivirus for 10 minutes, but the search problem persisted.
I know enough to keep Windows 10 running, but I am NOT a Windows 10 expert and could use some assistance with the search function not working. This is a work computer, so I'm flying blind with my job until I can resolve this, so any assistance would be astronomically appreciated!
Windows 10 Pro, version 1903, 9/25/2019, OS BUILD: 18362.592
HP Z820 Workstation, dual Xeons, 256GB ECC DIMMS, three 1080ti GPUs
Continue reading...