2025-12 Security Update (KB5072033) (26200.7462): Broken searchbar

[wiresnchains]

After installing 2025-12 Security Update (KB5072033) (26200.7462) security update, the search bar no longer works. Only an infinite loading bar shows up. I am using the latest Windows 11 25H2 alongside the latest tiny11builder of the 06-09-25 release

[wiresnchains]

Looks like a microsoft edge webview related issue:

2026-01-11 21:42:13, Info                  CSI    0000023b [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\\delegatedWebFeatures.sccd from store
2026-01-11 21:42:13, Info                  CSI    0000023c [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\\Edge.dat from store
2026-01-11 21:42:13, Info                  CSI    0000023d [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\\EdgeWebView.dat from store
2026-01-11 21:42:13, Info                  CSI    0000023e [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\\icudtl.dat from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    0000023f [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\\show_third_party_software_licenses.bat from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    00000240 [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\\vk_swiftshader_icd.json from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    00000241 [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\AdSelectionAttestationsPreloaded\\ad-selection-attestations.dat from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    00000242 [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\AdSelectionAttestationsPreloaded\\manifest.json from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    00000243 [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\edge_feedback\\camera_mf_trace.wprp from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    00000244 [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\edge_feedback\\mf_trace.wprp from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    00000245 [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\Extensions\\external_extensions.json from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    00000246 [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\MEIPreload\\manifest.json from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    00000247 [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\MEIPreload\\preloaded_data.pb from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    00000248 [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\Trust Protection Lists\Mu\\CompatExceptions from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    00000249 [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\Trust Protection Lists\Mu\\LICENSE from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    0000024a [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\Trust Protection Lists\Mu\\Other from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    0000024b [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\Trust Protection Lists\Mu\\TransparentAdvertisers from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    0000024c [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\Trust Protection Lists\Sigma\\Cryptomining from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    0000024d [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\Trust Protection Lists\Sigma\\LICENSE from store
2026-01-11 21:42:14, Info                  CSI    0000024e [SR] Repairing file \??\C:\WINDOWS\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView\WidevineCdm\\manifest.json from store

[theRustbox]

I installed Edge from the Microsoft installer and it fixed the search after a restart of Windows.

[avonwyss]

No need to install the full Edge browser, installing the current WebView2 is sufficient to fix the problem.
https://developer.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/webview2#download-the-webview2-runtime