The featured Image Of Cortana Ask me anything bar is white

Fix Cortana Ask Me Anything Search Turned White

Recently some Windows 10 updates have made changes to the Cortana search bar. The color of the Cortana Ask Me Anything Search bar has changed it’s color from grey to white. This is not a big problem, but users find it very irritating. Windows 10 taskbar is black in color, and now the new white color for Cortana search looks ugly to some users. Yes, it feels awkward because of this unexpected change. But we are here with a solution to this problem.

Error CodeAsk Me Anything search turned white
Error TypeCortana issue
Error MessageCortana Ask Me Anything search turned white
Device Type​Windows 10
Error Causes​The Cortana app not working properly
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Fixing Cortana ask me anything search bar color

Change Ask Me Anything Search Bar Color
Ask Me Anything Search Bar Color

There is a very simple solution or a workaround to this problem. All you need to do is change your system location temporarily. Sign out and Sign in back to your account. Then, change the location again.

Performing these steps is working for many users, and they can now see the Cortana Ask Me Anything search bar back in the color it used to be earlier. No, we won’t leave you high and dry with this much information, so here are the steps that you need to take:

  • Step 1: Go to Settings > Time & Language > Region & Language.
  • Step 2: Now, choose another country from the drop-down menu. (the location where Cortana is currently unavailable.)
  • Step 3: Close the window and Sign out from your account.
  • Step 4: Sign back into your account. Now you must have fixed the search bar color issue.
  • Step 5: Do step 1 again and change the location to your country.

That is all you need to do to fix the Cortana Ask Me Anything search bar color change problem. This is just a workaround. We are still determining if this is a bug from Microsoft’s side or if they have intentionally changed the color. If case above steps don’t work for you or you do not want to do them, you can even hide the Cortana bar itself.

  • Right-click on the taskbar.
  • Hover on Cortana.
  • Click on hidden.
  • Now, the Cortana bar is hidden.
Hide Ask Me Anything Search Bar
Hide Cortana Ask Me Anything Search Bar

Let us know if the steps mentioned above helped you. You can ask questions in the comments below if anything bothers you about this post. Have a Great day!!!

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