VIDEO: Fast Fix For Windows 10 Slow Start Menu Searches with Cortana

If you find your Windows 10 Start Menu is functional but typing text in the search bar is very slow or sluggish, there is a very easy fix.

NOTES:

If icons are missing or clicking on START menu items does nothing, the fix for that is HERE
You will still be able to search from the START button after this easy change
Disabling Cortana though the Start Menu GUI, does not resolve the issue

VIDEO: FIX FOR SLOW TYPING RESPONSE IN WINDOWS 10 START MENU

This short video demonstrates the slow typing response in the Windows 10 START menu and how to fix it with a simple registry key:

Right click on the START button and select RUN
Type regedit.exe and press the ENTER key on your keyboard
Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Search
Right click in the blank space and select NEW > DWORD32
Enter AllowCortana(note there is NO space between those two words) for thekey
Set the value to 0 (that is the number zero)
Reboot the PC

Set the following entry in the Group Policy Object of your choice:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Search