What happened The Search menu on my Windows 10 suddenly stopped working. When I clicked the Search icon or type something in the Start menu, it just shows a blank search window. The fix Right click on the windows key and tap Run Open the Registery Editor by typing regedit and tapping ok Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search Right-click the Search icon and choose New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name the new value: BingSearchEnabled Double-click the new BingSearchEnabled value to open its properties dialog.