Windows 7 Start Menu Search Box missing

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I have restarted my windows 7 ultimate x32 OS for couple of times and i still cannot see searchbox in my start menu. I searched it little bit and i applied this solution but it still doesn't appear.

Right click on the task bar and select properties, click on the start menu tab and then click on customize. At the bottom you'll see a button that says default settings, click that and it'll set everything in the start menu back to default.

How can i fix it?

This is my start menu:

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And this is how it suppose to be:

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Best Answer

Someone (or something) must have disabled the Windows Search feature on you PC.

To enable it back, do the following:

  1. Open Control Panel

  2. Find Programs and Features enter image description here

  3. In the left panel look for Turn Windows features On or Offenter image description here

  4. Scroll down the list and look for Windows Search and check the boxenter image description here

  5. Click OK and then Yes on the Windowenter image description here

  6. Restart to complete the change and you should find the Search on Start menu

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