Windows 10

Today's Windows 1909 cumulative update fixes some of the bugs that made File Explorer search unusable since the November 2019 Update was released, but there is still more room for improvement.

With the release of Windows 10 1909, otherwise known as the November 2019 Update, Microsoft integrated Windows Search into File Explorer.

Since then, users have been reporting brief freezes and hanging issues in File Explorer, the search field becoming inaccessible, and not being able to right-click and paste text into the search field.

Today, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4532695 and with it comes some, but not all, of the fixes for various issues users have been having.

What's been fixed

The most important fix in BleepingComputer's tests is that File Explorer no longer briefly freezes and the search field does not become unresponsive.  Both of these issues previously made File Explorer and its search function frustrating to use.

This update also lets you right-click in the search field and paste text like you were able to do in previous versions of Windows 10.

Paste option is back
Paste option is back

Some issues remain

It is great that some of the bigger bugs have been fixed, but there is still room for improvement.

For example, when search results appear in the Windows Search drop-down box, you still are unable to delete ones that are repetitive or unwanted. This was a hoped-for addition that unfortunately did not make it into the build.

Can't delete search results
Can't delete search results

Another issue reported by Rafael Rivera, but that does not occur in our tests, is that you may need to click twice in the search field to move the carat.

Finally, Rivera also reports that the search field is just a 'facade' and you need to left-click on it for it to become active so you can right-click on it.

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