If you want the Recent searches to appear in the Search window, then you need to search for something.
This is how the Windows Search should look now.
There is nothing wrong with your Windows installation or the Search box.
Clicking the search shows no content
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Jack Smook
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For the past few days, when I click on the Search in the tasbar, the content is missing except for the suggested apps.
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Cortana and search
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Jack Smook 150 Reputation points
2026-10-29T11:28:01.9333333+00:00 The AI's answer didn't fix the problem
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Ruwim.B 7,325 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2026-10-29T14:38:50.52+00:00 I think you should stop modifying your Windows installation. What you are seeing is the current version of Windows Search. I'm on the latest regular Windows 26H2 version (26300.9711) and this is what I'm seeing on the Search window without actually doing any search, so no search history is shown.
This is what happens when I enter some search text in the search bar:
I haven't yet selected any search results, but if I would have done this, the results would be shown in the Search history.
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Ruwim.B 7,325 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2026-10-29T13:39:02.25+00:00 I guess that you have selected the option "Search box" in "Personalisation -> Taskbar -> Search". With this option selected, the "Search bar" is not shown at the top of "Suggested". This bar is shown when selecting the "Search icon only" or "Search icon and label" options.
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Ruwim.B 7,325 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2026-10-29T13:43:35.3433333+00:00 Note also that Windows search box was recently redesigned.
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Jack Smook 150 Reputation points
2026-10-29T13:59:20.01+00:00 I just changed it from search box to search icon and label and the type here to search is now there, but the other content is still missing
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Jack Smook 150 Reputation points
2026-10-29T21:49:40.01+00:00 I used to have the 'before' images in that link... now I have the ugly 'after' images
Thanks for the explanation
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Ruwim.B 7,325 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2026-10-29T13:11:33.6666667+00:00 Don't you see the "Search bar" at the top of "Suggested"?
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DaveM121 946.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor2026-10-29T11:57:07.53+00:00 There are some reports of this problems lately, this may be caused by a new setting added to Windows 11.
Open the Settings App.
Go to Privacy and Security - Search.
Do you have a new section in there labelled 'how suggested search results'.
If so, try toggling the settings in that section On to test if that resolves the problem.
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Jack Smook 150 Reputation points
2026-10-29T12:12:08.98+00:00 There is no 'how suggested search results' shown
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DaveM121 946.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-10-29T12:13:34.6033333+00:00 Thank you for that information.
Click your Start Button, type winver and press Enter.
Please provide a screenshot of the resulting dialog.
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DaveM121 946.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-10-29T12:39:07.3866667+00:00 Please provide this screenshot when you are able to, I need to check your Windows version and Build No.
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DaveM121 946.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-10-29T13:36:53.97+00:00 Thank you for the screenshot, I see you have installed the optional KB5127936 preview update, that is basically a beta version of the November update that does not need to be installed and those optional preview updates may contain bugs, the best option would be to uninstall that update to test if that resolves the problem with Windows search.
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Jack Smook 150 Reputation points
2026-10-29T14:24:30.08+00:00 I uninstalled KB127936 and restarted and still no content in search in the taskbar. The update still shows in update history but not in uninstall updates before I uninstalled it.
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DaveM121 946.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-10-29T14:37:59.8266667+00:00 This is very strange.
Open the Settings App.
Go to Privacy & Security - Search.
Please provide a screenshot of that window.
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Jack Smook 150 Reputation points
2026-10-29T14:53:10.2566667+00:00 That's going to be a multi page screenshot... I'm going to try what ApexNáV said to do and will get back to you later
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Ruwim.B 7,325 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2026-10-29T14:58:57.2466667+00:00 Please, don't do this. There is nothing wrong with your Windows installation.
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Jack Smook 150 Reputation points
2026-10-29T17:00:58.19+00:00 Too late and almost 2 hours later... it didn't do anything... content still missing
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DaveM121 946.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-10-30T07:22:54.96+00:00 How are you proceeding with this problem, as Ruwim has indicated, what you are seeing is normal in the latest version of Windows 11, if you have not typed anything into the search box.
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Jack Smook 150 Reputation points
2026-10-30T09:39:36.5733333+00:00 Yep, they changed the search box... I don't like it, but searching shows what I searched for. I Like the old version better.
Thanks for all your help
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