How to activate the new immersive search in Windows 10

In Windows 10 v1903 and later versions, the general experience of searching for files, folders, remains more or less the same as in previous versions. However, you can make changes to the user interface that can make those searches more attractive. For example, you can replace the 90-degree corners around the Windows 10 search box with rounded ones.

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Since the last Windows 10 update, Microsoft has separated the search for the voice assistant Cortana. But this is not the best as now Windows 10 search is considered and treated as a search application. However, many of the new search functions are hidden and therefore must be activated in case you want to take advantage of them.

The new search experience will allow users to search within applications, recent activities and will get better performance. And also, as we have already mentioned, the search aspect will change from right angles to more rounded ones.

Although this new search is already incorporated into Windows 10, to activate the new search we will have to make several changes in the Windows registry editor. Since the Windows registry is something really delicate, from Windows 10 we recommend that you make a backup copy of it. If you don’t know how to do this, you can find out by following the steps indicated in this post: Create a backup of the Windows 10 registry and how to restore it.

Here we show you step by step how to activate the new immersive search and rounded corners in Windows 10:

How to enable immersive search and rounded corners in Windows 10

– Access the Windows 10 registry editor

– Once here you will have to go to the following route:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSearch

– In the tree on the left you will have to right click on the Search key and in the contextual menu you will have to go to: New> DWORD Value (32 bits).

– When the new DWORD Value has been created you will have to rename it as: ImmersiveSearch

– Next, double left click on the DWORD and change the field “value information” to the number: 1

– Now you will have to go to the following path within the same registry editor:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSearchFlighting

– Right-click on the Flighting folder in the left tree of the window. In the menu you will have to select the option: New> Password.

– This new key must be named as: Override

– At this point you will have to access the key folder Override newly created. Now in the right part of the window you will have to right click so that when the contextual menu is displayed, go to: New> DWORD (32 bits).

– The new element must be named as: ImmersiveSearchFull and set the value information as: 1

– Here too (inside the Override folder) you will have to create a new element by right clicking on the right side and selecting New> DWORD (32 bit). In this case we will have to rename it as: CenterScreenRoundedCornerRadius and give a value of: 9

Finally, you only have to close the Registry Editor and restart your computer. Line followed proceeds to search for any item to see what the new immersive search in Windows 10 looks like as well as the new design with rounded edges and corners.