How to fix a broken Windows 10 start menu search

The Problem

Apparently, the Windows 10 start menu search seems to be broken for some users.

The Solution

A simple and safe way to fix it, is to deactive Bing search and Cortana. One way to do this is to use the following commands to edit the Windows registry:

reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search /v BingSearchEnabled /t REG_DWORD /f /d 0

reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search /v CortanaConsent /t REG_DWORD /f /d 0

If you prefer a .REG file, see the link below in the references.

References

You can find more info at: https://borncity.com/win/2020/02/05/windows10-search-is-broken-how-to-fix-it-feb-5-2020/


Enjoy!
--Neno