Windows 7: Search box in start menu does not work

spddemun · 28 Sep 2010

Thanks a bunch! HOW DID THIS GET TURNED OFF? Have been going crazy trying to figure this out. Your suggestion fixed it perfectly!

Quote: Originally Posted by Orbital Shark

Hi iinlane, welcome to the forums.

Check your start menu settings (right-click taskbar-Properties-Start Menu-Customize)
Attachment 12066

You might also want to reset your advanced internet settings (Control Panel-Network and Internet-Internet Settings-Advanced-Restore advanced setting).

Hope this helps

Jeff

Orbital Shark · 29 Sep 2010

That's good to hear, glad I could help

spddemun · 30 Sep 2010

I still don't know HOW it happened, but at least I know where to come fix it, if it does.

Got a few other oddities going on now, but I'm working on it.

Such a great forum! Wish I were here reading during RC!

perno · 04 Nov 2010

I had the same problem with my Windows 7 64 home "search on start menu not working"
tryied a lot but finally this registry hack + system restart gave me my search function back.

It worked for me to

Thanks for your help.
//perno

Quote: Originally Posted by jonny163

I tried that :S
No result, I'm attempting to look through the registry but I have no idea what to do in it. I also have another user account to test stuff out

I found this answer on a similar thread

Quote:

I ran into the same problem over the past couple days with Windows 7 RC and finally dug into it some more.

1. End Task on EXPLORER.EXE from Task Manager.

2. Start the Registry Editor

3. Look for the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\{EF87B4CB-F2CE-4785-8658-4CA6C63E38C6}\TopViews\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

4. Rename the key so it looks like the following:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\{EF87B4CB-F2CE-4785-8658-4CA6C63E38C6}\TopViews\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}.BACKUP

5. From Task Manager click on File | New Task (Run) and type EXPLORER.EXE and hit return.

6. Now try your search from the Start Menu again.

If the above process doesn't work for you, you can always put it back the way it was by reversing the process above.

It worked for me

EmilSM64 · 30 Jan 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by jonny163

I tried that :S
No result, I'm attempting to look through the registry but I have no idea what to do in it. I also have another user account to test stuff out

I found this answer on a similar thread

Quote:

I ran into the same problem over the past couple days with Windows 7 RC and finally dug into it some more.

1. End Task on EXPLORER.EXE from Task Manager.

2. Start the Registry Editor

3. Look for the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\{EF87B4CB-F2CE-4785-8658-4CA6C63E38C6}\TopViews\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

4. Rename the key so it looks like the following:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\{EF87B4CB-F2CE-4785-8658-4CA6C63E38C6}\TopViews\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}.BACKUP

5. From Task Manager click on File | New Task (Run) and type EXPLORER.EXE and hit return.

6. Now try your search from the Start Menu again.

If the above process doesn't work for you, you can always put it back the way it was by reversing the process above.

It worked for me

Thank you so ******* much!

Nebulaz · 26 Feb 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by EmilSM64

Thank you so ******* much!

Does anyone have any advice for this, if I do not have the above registry file. I have four keys in the Folder Types but none with that string. =/

Nebulaz · 03 Mar 2011

bump...

jodavis · 05 Aug 2012

To whomever wrote this I am having the same issues...........PLEASE tell me how you fixed it because im having all the same issues

dude1717 · 28 Sep 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by jodavis

to whomever wrote this i am having the same issues...........please tell me how you fixed it because im having all the same issues

thank-you very much this tricks work for me

zombie4eva · 1 Week Ago

Thanks very much jonny163, it worked like a charm....you saved my day...It worked for me too

Searched the net and tried many options but none worked, finally landed here and jonny163's suggestion worked..

Quote: Originally Posted by jonny163

I tried that :S
No result, I'm attempting to look through the registry but I have no idea what to do in it. I also have another user account to test stuff out

I found this answer on a similar thread

Quote:

I ran into the same problem over the past couple days with Windows 7 RC and finally dug into it some more.

1. End Task on EXPLORER.EXE from Task Manager.

2. Start the Registry Editor

3. Look for the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\{EF87B4CB-F2CE-4785-8658-4CA6C63E38C6}\TopViews\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

4. Rename the key so it looks like the following:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\{EF87B4CB-F2CE-4785-8658-4CA6C63E38C6}\TopViews\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}.BACKUP

5. From Task Manager click on File | New Task (Run) and type EXPLORER.EXE and hit return.

6. Now try your search from the Start Menu again.

If the above process doesn't work for you, you can always put it back the way it was by reversing the process above.

It worked for me

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