This gives you a nice and clean look to the taskbar and easy access to the Start button. In the following example, I completely disabled it - all gone. You can still click on it to do a search, but it frees up a good chunk of space on the taskbar. From the menu go to Search and you can choose to just Show search icon or select Hidden.įirst, here’s a look at showing only the search icon – it looks like a magnifying glass and is just a button.
Right-click in the box or an empty area next to it on the taskbar. To remove the search box you have a couple of options. It also includes features at the top that allow for more in-depth and specific searches if you need them. When you search for an app, file, or other items, a search results box will pop up with the best matches. But it takes up a lot of room on the taskbar. Let me know if that will work, we have another set's of troubleshooting steps.The Windows Search box lives next to the Start button. On the site before you decide to download and install it. Thoroughly research any product advertised Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information.
Restart the PC and check, moreover if the issue persist you may follow the steps provided here: Note: Do it on 2 registry path that I provided. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\SearchBoxTransparencyBackgroundĦ0 for Semi transparent or 0 for transparent HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\SearchBoxTransparencyBackground Open Registry editor ( Press Windows key + R then type in regedit and hit OK) Hi thanks for replying, now I fully understand your concern, moreover we have options to make the Search bar transparent, let's do the following troubleshooting steps that will resolved the issue.