Windows 10 gets a fix for long-running search bugs

Including a solution for the issue where you can’t paste text into the search bar

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Windows 10has received another update which promises to cure some troublesome bugs with search functionality experienced by those running theNovember 2019 Update(and May 2019 Update, for that matter).

Microsofthas struggled with issues pertaining to search in File Explorer for some time now, and as weobserved at the end of 2019, problems remained with the search tool which broke it in several different ways, including making it impossible for some users to right-click on the search bar and paste text into it.

AsTom’s Hardwarespotted, the KB4532695 patch which has just been released forWindows 10November 2019 Update and May 2019 Update fixes these search-related gremlins.

In asupport document, Microsoft clarifies that the update applies the following troubleshooting measures:

This patch has also been rolled out for Windows 10 May 2019 Update, as mentioned, although only the first fix – the problem with the grey box appearing – pertains to those users.

You’ll get the patch, as usual, through Windows Update.

Say hello to better accuracy

KB4532695 further applies a number of other fixes and improvements, including a solution for errors when removing flash drives from USB Type-C hubs, and a bugbear whereby invitations to play in multiplayer games didn’t work in some scenarios. Apparently the accuracy of face authentication via Windows Hello is also bolstered with this particular update.

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Microsoft’s cumulative updates had apretty rocky road throughout 2019, and are still proving problematic this year, with the latest problem being a security patch for acritical vulnerabilityreportedlycausing crashes and indeed boot failures.

Darren is a freelancer writing news and features for TechRadar (and occasionally T3) across a broad range of computing topics including CPUs, GPUs, various other hardware, VPNs, antivirus and more. He has written about tech for the best part of three decades, and writes books in his spare time (his debut novel - ‘I Know What You Did Last Supper’ - was published by Hachette UK in 2013).

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