By James Peckham
Publication Date: 2026-04-08 12:10:00
Microsoft is rolling out a Windows 11 update to fix a Start Menu glitch that’s been producing blank search results and other issues.
As Bleeping Computer reports, a server-side fix is rolling out now as part of health update WI1273488, so it’ll automatically apply to your device, without you needing to do anything.
Reports suggest the problems began after an April 6 update and appear to affect only devices running Windows 11 23H2.
“An investigation determined that the problem coincided with a server-side Bing update designed to improve search performance,” Microsoft says. “To mitigate the issue, the server-side Bing update was rolled back, and reports of search failures are steadily decreasing.”
Ironically, this comes soon after Windows design director Diego Baca said Microsoft wants to improve both “search performance” and “predictability” of the feature.
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