missing cortana search box in taskbar

[Asskickulater]

so, anyone else got this? even when I select "show the search bar in taskbar" button, it still only shows the button, curious of if my install is borked or if i found me a beta bug

 

[ausidog]

If you have too many windows open or if your screen is too small, it minimizes the search bar into a search icon (Cortana symbol).

 

[Asskickulater]

If you have too many windows open or if your screen is too small, it minimizes the search bar into a search icon (Cortana symbol).

interesting, well i have a 26" 1080p display, and 2 programs in my taskbar lol

 

[ausidog]

Ha ha, doesn' sound like that's the problem at all!

I'm noticing that the Search Bar becomes part of the Start Menu whenever you press the start button. Do you see it when you press the start button?

 

[Asskickulater]

Ha ha, doesn' sound like that's the problem at all!

I'm noticing that the Search Bar becomes part of the Start Menu whenever you press the start button. Do you see it when you press the start button?

yea, the search box is there when I click it, I honestly prefer the button, but I like toying with things, and while doing so, realized I couldnt use the search box option lol

 

[Asskickulater]

interesting, I just installed the latest update to my laptop, and it too wont use the search bar option..

do you know what the screen size requirement was for it?

 

[Ken Bowman]

Check your properties for the taskbar and uncheck use small taskbar buttons if it is checked. That showed the search box for me

 

[Delano Myers]

This worked for me as well... kinda bummed though I like smaller icons...:crying:

 

[jebjshop1]

This worked for me.

Check your properties for the taskbar and uncheck use small taskbar buttons if it is checked. That showed the search box for me

 

[Kenneth Brosas]

Now this solved my problems hahaha but I want the smaller icons with a search box. Oh well I'll type this in a feedback.

 

[Eckerddad]

This was the answer. Thanx.

 

[Mzs Munna]

its working after unchck the small task bar button from proerties!!! :grin:

 

[Asskickulater]

well, I'm glad theres a fix for you guys! I've since learned after making this post that Microsoft doesn't let you use the search box in taskbar when you dock the taskbar at the top of the screen for some ******** reason..

 

[Vikas_Kr]

If your taskbar is anywhere else bottom then search box will not appear.

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[Rasetech]

I also struggled with the "use small icons" setting and this behavior.

 

[anon(9614198)]

thank you Ken Bowman!!!!!

I spent what seemed like hours trying to figure out why one laptop would not show the option to have the search box, turned out to be the simple setting you suggested. Thanks!

 

[jameshaven]

thanks - that worked for me as well.

 

[Bill and Judy Kreeger]

I, too, was missing the search box but nothing in the previous replies helped. Then Googled "lost cortana box" and got to howtogeek.com's discussion of how to hide the search box (the opposite question). The answer: right-click on any empty space in the taskbar, click on Cortana, and either click on "hidden" to hide it or on "show cortana icon" to show just the icon or "show search box" to do that.

 

[ozstamps]

Just installed Windows 10 and also having issues finding WHERE to search my computer data base, of outlook emails, and word docs and scans etc etc.

I used that 20 times a day. Used to be a little box at lower left on my screen.

The post before mine seems to be the answer but DUMMIE question WHERE is the "taskbar" I need to right click on? Is that the same as the toolbar? Anyway, wherever I right click I see nothing that mentions 'Cortana'.

Apologies for such a thick question but not sure where exactly is that is on my laptop screen?

Do not even know where to find the section to the uncheck small icons? I am using Firefox is that is relevant.

No idea what or where a "Cortana" is either, but that does not seen relevant if I follow the post above?

Glen in Sydney

 

[ozstamps]

OK found Taskbar along base, and right click and small icons was not checked and I get none of these options available to me?

The answer: right-click on any empty space in the taskbar, click on Cortana, and either click on "hidden" to hide it or on "show cortana icon" to show just the icon or "show search box" to do that.

I can see a brief flicker of that round blue Cortana symbol on taskbar at base, but it vanishes in a millisecond and can't be licked on as far as i can see