As of now, the search bar in Windows 11 task manager is an experimental feature that you can use with insider build 25231 or newer. By default, this feature remains hidden for all users but you can enable it easily with a simple command-line tool called ViveTool and then start using it. Let’s check how to do it.
How to enable the Search bar in Task Manager of Windows 11
The steps to enable the search bar in Windows 11 task manager are as follows: When the command is executed successfully, sign out and sign in to your Windows 11 PC or restart your system if this doesn’t work. You have enabled the search bar.
Using the Task Manager Search bar in Windows 11
Open the Task Manager using the taskbar right-click menu or any other way and you will see a search box in the top middle part (or title bar) of the task manager. Now you can start using it to search for any background process, running apps or services. The search results are displayed instantly. But here are a few things to consider for using the search bar in Windows 11 task manager: This feature works well for me except it hanged or crashed the task manager a few times when performing the search. Hope such a bug will be fixed as the feature improves.
Disable the Task Manager Search bar in Windows 11
In case you don’t need the search bar in the task manager, you can remove or disable the task manager search bar using the disable command and ViVeTool. Open Command Prompt or PowerShell window as administrator and execute the following command: Restart the PC and the change will take effect.
How do I enable search in Windows 11?
If you want to enable the floating desktop search bar in Windows 11, then you can use ViVeTool with an elevated CMD window and execute the vivetool.exe addconfig 37969115 2 command. This feature works with insider build 25210 or newer and not on the stable release of Windows 11.
Why can’t I use the Search bar in Windows 11?
The search bar or new search button in Windows 11 taskbar can be enabled and used with Windows 11 Version 22H2 (build 22621.754 or newer). So, to use the new search bar in the taskbar, you should first update your PC and then you can enable it. On the other hand, if you want to add a search bar to the task manager in Windows 11, then read this post and follow the covered steps. Read next: Task Manager is not responding, opening, or disabled by the administrator.
