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Follow these steps to enable rounded search corners in Windows 10 v1903

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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The preview builds of Windows 10 April 2018 Update introduced the immersive search bar feature for the first time. Microsoft is now improving the search experience in the form ofa search app.

Starting with the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, Microsoft revamped the search experience. TheImmersive search bar has been restyled and now sports rounded corners.

Many people don’t have any idea that this feature is disabled by default in Windows 10.

However, your device should be running Windows 10 version 1903 (May 2019) in order to enable thehidden Immersive search bar.

This article lists some simple steps that you need to follow in order to get the new search experience ahead of its official release.

Before moving forward, it is recommended that you should back up your system. Remember, you can always use the backup to restore your system in case of any issues.

Steps to enable Immersive search with rounded corners in Windows 10

Finally, you should restartFile Explorer from the Task Manager to activate the new feature.

Alternatively, you can also reboot your system. Once the reboot is done, you can navigate to the taskbar and click the search icon to activate search window.

If you observe closely, the new window does not include Cortana and features rounded corners.

It is worth mentioning that the UI makeover is a work in progress. Microsoft may take some time to completely make it available to production devices.

Do you find the new search experience useful? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Milan Stanojevic

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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.

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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.