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This solution was offered by an anonymous reader and may give some relief if done of the above methods worked for you. How to Restart the Cortana Process if Cortana Search is Not Working To do so, right-click the service and choose “Restart”. Once you’ve completed the steps, it can be beneficial to restart the service if Windows 10 search is not working still. In the Windows search properties dialog, click the dropdown next to “Startup type:” and choose “Automatic”, or “Automatic (Delayed Start)”, whichever suits your preferences.

Set the Windows search startup type to automatic.

Under “Local services”, find the “Windows Search” entry, right-click it, and select “ Properties”.

Press “Windows + R” and type “services.msc”.

This can persist across boots unless you go in a set it manually, the restart the Window search service. Though it sounds silly, one reason users find the Windows 10 search bar is not working is that the OS “forgot” to make the service run at startup.