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

• Windows 10's July update broke part of the emoji picker
• This is a panel that lets you select from a huge library of emoji
• The search function is broken, making navigating that expanse more difficult

Windows 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 stop (period) key, and it consists of a compact panel full of emojis that you can select from. These can then be directly inserted into your active app (such as Word, for example, if you want to add some emojis in a document you're working on).

The bug doesn't stop the picker from appearing - the problem is that the search function no longer works. After the latest ...