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Fix Windows 10 search not working [February 2020]

Many Windows 10 users, myself included, have discovered that the Windows 10 search function has stopped working and is only showing a blank box when opening the Start menu and typing the name of an application to launch, or a file to find. Luckily, I came across this solution over at windowscentral.com . It solved the problem on my computers for this Bing related problem. Hit the Windows Key + R shortcut on your keyboard. Type regedit and hit Enter on your keyboard. Double-click HKEY_CURRENT_USER . Double-click SOFTWARE . Double-click Microsoft . Double-click Windows . Double-click CurrentVersion . Double-click Search . Right-click the right pane of the RegEdit window to bring up the menu. Click New . Click D-WORD (32-bit) Value . Type BingSearchEnabled and hit Enter on your keyboard. Double-click the BingSearchEnabled entry you just created. Type 0 in the Value data field. (It should already be 0 but make sure). Click OK . Double-click CortanaConsent . Type