Search Box Not Clickable?!


ArthurDent

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Hi folks,

Hope someone can help with this.

This morning, for some strange reason, the Search box is not clickable - so I cannot initiate a search.

Worked yesterday and, as far as I am aware, Windows has not been updated since then.

Any thoughts / suggestions / fixes?

This is the first of two queries this morning, the second appears here

Cheers,

Art
PC is Thinkpad T495s / Win 11 Pro / version 23H2 22631.4890
 

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In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to reset the Windows Search components to fix problems with the feature on Windows 11.
 

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Can you check if you have any Store updates.
When this happens for me, windows update has done an update, but the store update for startmenu still has to be done, after the store update is completed, search works again. Open store -> goto left column the most lowest button, and update it all.
Perhaps it already works again, can you check what store updates has have run?

Can you also show you windows update history?
 

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Tester said:
Can you check if you have any Store updates.
When this happens for me, windows update has done an update, but the store update for startmenu still has to be done, after the store update is completed, search works again. Open store -> goto left column the most lowest button, and update it all.
Perhaps it already works again, can you check what store updates has have run?

Can you also show you windows update history?
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Thanks once again for the reply and help.

However, I'm not seeing a button to update?

This is what I get:

Microsoft Store - Updates.webp

or

Microsoft Store - Library.webp

Where should I be looking?

Windows Update History:

Windows Update History - 25.02.2025.webp

Cheers,

Art
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad T495s
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7Pro 3700U
    Memory
    16Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radion Vega 10 Mobile 2Gb
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SK Hynix 2280 m.2 SSD, 512Gb or Crucial T500 m.2 SSD, 1Tb
    Internet Speed
    380 Mbps Fibre
ArthurDent said:
Hi folks,

Hope someone can help with this.

This morning, for some strange reason, the Search box is not clickable - so I cannot initiate a search.

Worked yesterday and, as far as I am aware, Windows has not been updated since then.

Any thoughts / suggestions / fixes?

This is the first of two queries this morning, the second appears here

Cheers,

Art
PC is Thinkpad T495s / Win 11 Pro / version 23H2 22631.4890
Click to expand...
Did you try a simple restart?
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad T495s
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7Pro 3700U
    Memory
    16Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radion Vega 10 Mobile 2Gb
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SK Hynix 2280 m.2 SSD, 512Gb or Crucial T500 m.2 SSD, 1Tb
    Internet Speed
    380 Mbps Fibre
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