Windows 11 Emoji Panel – Fix Search Box Displaying Random Characters

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When typing in the search box of the Windows 11 emoji picker, all I see are random characters. And it's not even consistent – sometimes the letter a might be replaced with r, sometimes v, you get the picture. This is on a brand new ASUS Zenbook laptop. Other than Microsoft Office 365, I haven't installed anything on it yet. I typed in thumb here to look for the thumbs up emoji, this is what is displayed:

searching for thumb

OS: Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 Installed on ‎7/‎4/‎2023 OS build 22621.2283 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22662.1000.0

Best Answer

Solved. It was ESET Internet Security's Secure All Browsers feature that was doing it. I turned that feature off and all is working normally again.

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