Settings not appearing when I search for them in search bar

Hi
I Just bought a new XPS 13 (lowest end model) that came with Microsoft 10 pre-installed (bought it from Microsoft store). my problem is that I cannot search for settings in the main search bar or even the settings search bar, the settings search bar simply doesn't work at all, and to double check that this wasn't a windows 10 issue I tried it out on a friend's Laptop and it worked fine. I took screenshots of both my Laptop and my friend's.

My Laptop:



searching for "add or remove" brings up nothing, even in the settings search


My friend's Laptop:



as you can see it works fine on my friend's laptop bringing up the settings i was searching for

I appreciate any help

thank you

oh okay I'll try thanks

hi again, I've tried what you suggested to no avail. I'm completely puzzled as to what could cause this

puppydays said:

hi again, I've tried what you suggested to no avail. I'm completely puzzled as to what could cause this

Ever heard of a 'lemon'? Since another pc can perform your desired tasks...maybe this not an OS problem!

this does seems like a software issue, I also realized one difference between our two PCs
My friend's laptop originally had Windows 8.1 and was upgraded to 10
While my one had windows 10 pre-installed

puppydays said:

Hi
I Just bought a new XPS 13 (lowest end model) that came with Microsoft 10 pre-installed (bought it from Microsoft store). my problem is that I cannot search for settings in the main search bar or even the settings search bar, the settings search bar simply doesn't work at all, and to double check that this wasn't a windows 10 issue I tried it out on a friend's Laptop and it worked fine. I took screenshots of both my Laptop and my friend's.

My Laptop:



searching for "add or remove" brings up nothing, even in the settings search


My friend's Laptop:



as you can see it works fine on my friend's laptop bringing up the settings i was searching for

I appreciate any help
Yea..........
thank you

Yea.........I'm finding this annoying issue also in 10....also did in 8.1 as well.

Rebuild the search index. How to: Rebuilding your search index in Windows 10

Any progress or fix on this? Having the exact same issue on a couple of Thinkpad L440s upgraded from 7 pro to 10 pro.
Called up MS support and they guided me through rebuilding the index ...to no avail.

I can search for apps and programs, no problem. Anything that has to do with system settings ..nope.

Upgraded a custom desktop from 7pro to 10 pro at the same time and no problems there. My Surface Pro 3 also went from 8.1 to 10 without a hitch.

did you click settings icon , to check the settings