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Search box just stops working after one letter
So I've been dealing with this weird issue for a while now. Every time I try to search for something—either in the taskbar or in File Explorer—it just locks up. In File Explorer, I can only type one...
The search index is a database that Windows uses to quickly find files, apps, and settings. If this index gets corrupted, it can cause the search function to become unresponsive or yield strange results.