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HunterBlaze
Iron Contributor
Apr 11, 2025

Start Menu Search not working right - Typing causes loading


Just started having an issue today my pretty beefy Lenovo I've had for a year now (32GB RAM on an AMD Ryzen 7 6800 HS running Win 11 Pro): When I start typing in the start menu search, it's "loading" looking for the term I'm typing in

Some search terms are taking up to 5 seconds before the results show up.

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  • MikePen's avatar
    MikePen
    Bronze Contributor
    Apr 22, 2025

    Method 1: Restart Windows Search Service

    powershell
    # Run with administrator privileges:
    Stop-Service -Name “Windows Search” -Force
    Start-Service -Name “Windows Search” -Force
    Method 2: Rebuild the search index

    1. Open Settings > Search > Search Windows

    2. Click Advanced Indexing Options

    3. Select Rebuild Index

    Method 3: Disable Web Search

    powershell
    reg add “HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search” /v “BingSearchEnabled” /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

    Method 4: Reset Cortana Component

    powershell
    Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 | Remove-AppxPackage
    winget install Microsoft.549981C3F5F10
    Method 5: Repair system files

    cmd
    sfc /scannow
    dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

     Method 6: Rollback the search component version

    powershell
    # View the current version
    Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Windows.Search | Select Version

    # Rollback to stable version
    Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml”

    Method 7: Create a new user profile

    1. Create a new local administrator account

    2. Test the search function of the new account

    3. Delete the old account after migrating data

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