You are right, it does not fix the problem, only bypasses the problem so that I can do searches.

I know that "what should be" and "what is" are totally different things. The world we live in is...

I have finally discovered why Windows 10 File Manager is never able to perform a search. :-)

Multiple searches tend to hang it up until it becomes totally unresponsive. :eek:

File manager...

Search did not work for me and I eventually had to re-install Windows, which fixed all of the problems I had.

I highly recommend down loading windows reinstall application and allow it to...

Thanks to everyone.

I had never did an in place install and I could not find any information about it or a full length video of it.

I tried to repair by booting off the ISO, but that doesn't...

"www.bing.com" works, but not "www.msn.com".

I went from "www.google.com" to "www.bing.com" just fine.
When I changed from "www.bing.com" to "www.msn.com", edge immediately returned to bing.
I...

Thanks.

I guess I will reboot and do it.

Thanks for the link.

The problem is that I can not find any definitive information about "Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade".

I have visited many different web sites and the...

I tried that; didn't work, maybe I need to do something else 1st?

I will try this instead ...

A) Uninstall cortana and/or Un-register it or disable it, if possible.
B) Sign out and Log in...

Thanks.

One file was 5,421,459,456 bytes in size and the other four files are 4,269,735,936 bytes in size.

I will assume that 4,269,735,936 bytes is correct and go with the 1st download since...

My Windows version is V1903 OS Build 18362.476; at least reported by winver?

Windows Update V1909/KB4517245 trashed my system. Oh well.

I want to download an ISO so I can initiate a repair.
...

Thanks ...

Yes, I hear that a lot. Why does Update only trash me?

I noticed other people have had problems with Edge after the update, so I am not all that unique or alone.

I was using Edge...

My winver is V1903 OS 18362.476.

Microsoft Edge stopped working after V1909/KB4517245 Enhancement Update

Microsoft Edge would immediately close.

The default behavior of Microsoft Edge is...

My winver is 1903 OS 18362.476.

The task bar search no longer accepts text input after the V1909/KB4517245 Enablement Package went in?

I have sort of gotten dependent on that search box by...

I uninstalled KB4517245 but I suspect it is a turn on trigger and now I am at V1909 forever more.

I recommend Fix File Explorer Search Not Working in Windows 10 - Troubleshooter

I did uninstall...

I was in a hurry to leave when I initiated a shutdown..

A popup came up and I was saying okay to the usual sequence of messages, however I realized belatedly that it was asking to update. Oh...

KB4517245 was a windows 10 killer for me.

Apparently KB4517245 is an on switch and not an off switch.

I have not been able to download the V1909 ISO.

The ISO download site previously...

I added set_theme.bat to "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp"

Windows 10 takes a lot of time to execute the bat and it scared me when my screen finally went blue. I had...

I know that double clicking on a theme file sets the theme, but how do you tell Windows 10 to double click a file?

I bet Windows 10 is using a PostMessage rather than a SendMessage to set the...

Windows 10 version 1803 always boots up with the High Contrast #1 Theme set? :shock:
note 1:Themes were working fine up to the version 1709 update? :chuckle:
note 2: I was forced to re-install...

I fixed my keyboard lag problems by writing a script customized for my computer.

Some times Windows Update must be run, otherwise 10 will run slowly.

The script is as follows ...

@echo off...

I am just guessing and speculating, but I think I was under attack by a Windows 10 Anti-Piracy feature.

My theory is that ...

Windows 10 does not work after major updates because the Windows 10...

This update totally destroyed me, which was not totally unexpected.

I have noticed that update issues are fairly common occurrences.

Microsoft must have a site that lists step by step actions...

Not to bad right now, which kind of surprised me because they like to activate when connecting to the internet. I can not really predict or control when these things run. I can usually tell they...

I also suffer from mouse/keyboard lag and missing keystrokes. I can temporarily fix the the problem by terminating all update activities running in the background. It is my personal belief that the...

I see, the problem is that the 0x80096004 error is a hexadecimal number!

Thanks for pointing that out to me. Best laugh I have had today. I guess they don't know.

I have opened a bug report...