The latest articles on DEV Community by Evans Kiptoo (@sudoevans). https://dev.to/sudoevans https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F574516%2Ff0d57e5d-a011-4598-9f64-bb6b523a51a6.jpg https://dev.to/sudoevans en Evans Kiptoo Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:37:02 +0000 https://dev.to/sudoevans/fix-windows-search-boxes-not-functioning-after-activation-ec5 https://dev.to/sudoevans/fix-windows-search-boxes-not-functioning-after-activation-ec5 <p>open command prompt and run $<code>ctfmon</code><br> or open ** Windows Key+ R** then type <code>ctfmon</code><br> For this you will have to repeat the same process every time your computer is restarted. <br> you can automate this by adding a script in the windows startup folder.<br> To do that;<br> create a .bat script with the line <code>ctfmon</code> and save it as <code>ctfmonrunner.bat</code><br> now copy the file and go paste inside the startup dir.<br> <em>C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup</em></p> <p>All done!</p> windows search bash cmd