Windows spotlight not working after KB5065789

Giorgos Katerinopoulos 55 Reputation points
2025-10-07T05:22:30.1066667+00:00

After the last Windows 11 update KB5065789 a week ago, windows Spotlight is not working. It sticks to a solid picture. Has anybody the same problem? Usual methods used in the past to solve this problem (chang to Picture fist and then again to Spotlight, uncheck "Get Fun..." and deleting previous packages, etc seem not working. On the other side, I would not like to remove the update.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
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DaveM121 939.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-10-07T06:07:23.3466667+00:00

Many people have reported this problem with Spotlight after installing the optional preview update (KB5065789) that was released at the end of September, and all the usual methods like running commands and deleting Spotlight cache to fix Spotlight do not work to resolve the problem, try uninstalling that update and restart your PC to test if that resolves the problem with Spotlight, then wait for the full October update to be released.

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  1. Giorgos Katerinopoulos 55 Reputation points
    2025-10-11T19:16:19.7333333+00:00

    All of sudden spotlight started working yesterday! I didn't do anything. Just waited for new update from Microsoft.

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