Windows start menu/Windows Search broken.
Hello all! I have this really weird problem and it is driving me insane. I run a small tech company (kasintech.com) and I have taken this issue to a few other tech people and nobody has been able to fix it.
The problem is with Windows Search. If I click the Windows key or the search button in the bottom left, the Start menu opens completely normal. I can see pinned apps, all apps, recommended files, everything. But as soon as I try to type in the search bar it just turns grey and does nothing. Yes I have restarted. Yes I have checked the integrity of my Windows install. Yes I have tried WinUtil. Yes I disabled Copilot but my suspicion was maybe Windows was getting mad at me for that, so I turned it back on and it is still broken. I really do not want to reinstall Windows because if I am going through all of that I might as well just switch to Linux at this point 😂
Specs: MSI Raider GE76 12UH Intel i7 12th gen 16GB DDR5 RAM RTX 3080 Windows 11 Pro OS Build 26200.8655
If anyone has any ideas I would seriously appreciate it. This is one of those issues that feels like it should be simple but has been impossible to track down.
(Photos attached are of problem. Typing "s" in hope for searching for the Spotify app while it is currently running in the background)