Windows 10 Emoji Picker Search Functionality Broken Since July 2025 Update
By
rozab
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
The article discusses a bug in the Windows 10 emoji picker introduced by the KB5062554 update on July 8th, 2025, which broke the search functionality. Despite being a minor feature, the emoji panel is used by some users, and its failure highlights issues with discoverability and reliability.
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The emoji panel (accessed with Win + .) is the official way of typing emojis on Windows. I’m sure many users don’t know it exists.
It’s hardly discoverable, and most desktop apps offer their own little picker. Nonetheless, I use it a few times a week (for my sins), and each time it doesn’t work.
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