HOW TO FIX OUTLOOK SOMETHING WENT WRONG ERROR WHEN SEARCHING?

May 21, 2021
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Tech

Outlook is one of the most prominent email services developed by Microsoft with enticing features; it is a personalized information manager online application for efficient time utilization. Microsoft Outlook comprises webmail, calendaring, contacts, and other services. As applicable as Outlook sounds, there are some errors faced by its users now and then. But just like in other applications, there are a few issues yet to be resolved for Outlook. Finding errors in today's technological advancement is quite common in today's world. One of these issues is when users are unable to search in Outlook. You will find the solutions to this problem in this blog.

STEPS TO FIX OUTLOOK UNABLE TO SEARCH 

In the scenario where you receive a yellow box stating "Something went wrong and your search couldn't be completed," every time you search for an email, it simply means that your Windows Search Service is damaged. To fix Outlook something went wrong error, follow the steps mentioned below.

  • Click on the Start icon and insert SERVICES.MSC to initiate the Services management console
  • Next, double-click the Windows search and change it to Disabled; please do not press STOP as it won't complete the process; you must disable it completely
  • The third step is to reboot the system
  • The fourth step to fix the unable to search in Outlook problem is to delete all files from the following folders:

 

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp

  • The next step is to click on the Start icon again and insert SERVICES.MSC to initiate the Services Management Console
  • Double click the Windows Search to change it to Automatic-Delayed Start 
  • Now, you can either reboot or manually initiate the Windows Search service

Please note that to fix Outlook something went wrong error, you must leave Outlook open as it will only repair when it's running. The process will take longer, so be patient with the process. Each time you try to search, Outlook will show you the 'We're indexing right now, try again later' message. For more assistance, please refer to our other blogs.