Update : There is a new update from Microsoft available stating the fix as follows:Īddresses an issue that causes searchindexer.exe to keep handles to the per user search database in the path below after you sign out:Ĭ:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\.edb`).
Go through this entire post first and then see which one or more of these suggestions may apply for your Windows 10 version since Cortana has been separated from the search in recent Windows 11/10 versions. This week’s lucky contender is Windows Search. Windows 11/10 Search is not working We will walk you through some of the ways by which you can fix the Start Menu, Cortana & Search problem. As always in our industry, small changes in one platform can result in significant impact across what is “standard practice” in many other areas.