If it runs already, click on the stop button to turn it off, and then on Start to turn it on again.

Check the startup type of the Service then, and make sure it is set to automatic.

If that is not the case, click on Start to run the service.

Check the service status (it should read running).

Locate Windows Search in the Services window that opens, and double-click on the entry.

Use Windows-R to open the runbox, type services.msc, and hit the Enter-key.

And, you may as well disable and enable it again just to make sure that this works fine and does not throw any errors. So, one thing you may want to check is whether the service is up and running. While Search is intermingled with Cortana on Windows 10, it is powered by a service called Windows Search. If the search troubleshooter does not work either, you may want to consider the following methods that may fix search for you after all: Option 1: The Windows Search Service

There you need to click on 'troubleshoot search and indexing', and follow the instructions on screen to resolve the issue.

Click on Indexing options, and when the menu opens on the Advanced button.

Select large or small icons under 'view by'.

Click on 'Control Panel Home' when the window opens.

Alternatively, use the keyboard shortcut Windows-Pause to open the Control Panel if the above does not work.

Tap on the Windows-key, type Control Panel and hit enter.

If that does not work for you, run the built-in search troubleshooter to find out more about it. The Cortana process is reloaded right away by the operating system.

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