File Explorer search bar not working

I've noticed this issue yesterday. When I try to search something in my File Explorer it looks like it's searching but the green bar seems to go on forever. I left it up for an hour and it was still searching when I came back. I even tried to look for files that I knew were on my computer and got the same result. I tried restarting File Explorer with the Taskbar and it didn't work.

I would be grateful for any help you guys might give me.

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Hi there

My name is Jon and I am an independent technical adviser. I would like to help you with this issue.

Can you see if the ctfmon process is running in task manager? If not click on Start and type ctfmon and then run it and restart file explorer.

Hope this helps.

Jon.

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ctfmon.exe is already running.

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Thank you for your reply. Sorry you are experiencing this issue.

This could be related to Search indexing settings. Have a look at the link below that may be able to help you.

https://lookeen.com/blog/what-to-do-when-window...

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Last updated April 19, 2025 Views 124 Applies to: