Microsoft confirms Windows 10 KB5062554 breaks emoji picker's search feature

Windows 10 update messes up emoji picker, proving that even though the OS is about to shuffle into its grave, Microsoft can still break stuff - WorldNL Magazine

(Image credit: Shutterstock / ra2 studio) Windows 10's July update broke part of the emoji pickerThis is a panel that lets you select from a huge library of emojiThe search function is broken, making navigating that expanse more difficultWindows 10's latest update (for July) has broken part of the emoji panel in the OS, Microsoft has confirmed.If you're not familiar with the emoji picker, it's invoked by pressing the Windows key with the full s…

Microsoft confirms Windows 10 KB5062554 breaks emoji picker's search feature

KB5062554, the July 2025 security update for Windows 10, has wrecked some elements of the emoji picker for users. The issue doesn’t render the complete feature useless, but it partially affects it, notably the search feature. Whenever you try searching for something, the feature doesn’t execute it. We installed the KB5062554 update on our test PC and noticed the same problem. After clicking on the search icon in the emoji picker, we straight up …