Thursday, June 04, 2020

SearchUI.exe doesn't starts on WIndows 10 (English)

From time to time search box in the Windows 10 stop to work:



I can't type anything.

Command SFC /PURGECACHE stop to work for some reason.

Commands

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
SFC /scannow


See My Windows XP Cleanup Todolist (Russian)

not solves the issues either.


UPDATE 26/07/2020:
Today, this happens again, I follow instructions outlined in this post with no success. For my surprise, I found new resource with pretty simple solution:

(Win-x -> Command Prompt (Admin) -> ctfmon.exe

Based on https://www.wintips.org/fix-cannot-type-in-windows-10-search-bar/#method-2

END OF UPDATE

Rebuilding the index (Win-x -> Command Prompt (Admin) -> services.msc start control -> Index Options -> Advanced -> Index Settings (tab) -> Rebuilt doesn't help either.

This what solve the problem:

1. Restart in Safe Mode (Ctrl+Alt+Del->Restart+Hold Shift->F8 on PC start ->Restart in Safe Mode with Networking.
2. Delete the directory: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy
3. Reboot

Based on https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/searchuiexe-not-starting-cortana-and-search-wont/4eac914b-875c-4853-bcd2-2aea2b53d8ce?auth=1&page=2