Can't type in search bar Windows 10

Anonymous
2015-10-13T04:21:24+00:00

After I updated to Windows 10 the search box on the taskbar was working.

A few days later I discovered that I couldn't search anything from this box.

If you have fixed this or know how to fix please share your knowledge as I rely on the search box.

-AnonymousFellow

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Cortana and search

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Anonymous
2017-03-01T16:35:00+00:00

Hello guys and search for a solution for this problem and its was the simple of things.

I don´t know why it works but try it and tell if it works for you guys too.

  1. Press Win + R (to open Run )
  2. copy paste and press enter to run this program. "C:\Windows\system32\ctfmon.exe". it brings back the language bar and for me it allowed me to type in windows search, start menu and WINDOWS 10 apps again

I think it is due to missing Language bar or some think like that.

But when you restart it may stopped working again, just create a task to run this program every time you start the windows and your good to go.

Best regards.

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Anonymous
2015-10-13T09:58:21+00:00

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand that you are having a tough time working on the computer.

I will certainly help you to resolve the issue.

  • Do you receive any error code/message?
  • Is there are any update pending or failed to install?

If any of these functions like Start Menu, Settings, Search, Cortana, Microsoft Edge, Action Center and other Windows components are not responding, follow these below methods and check if it helps: 

Method 1:

  • Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard, select Command prompt (admin).
  • Enter the below commands one by one and hit Enter key. PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
  • It will open the PowerShell window.
  • Now enter the below command and hit Enter key. Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

If the issue still persist, follow the below method.

Method 2:

  • Open the Task manager.  Here’s a tip:  Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.
  • Click File > Run New Task
  • Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
  • Type Powershell
  • Type the following in the Powershell prompt:

$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest

  • Close the Powershell window
  • Reboot the computer and check if it helps.

Hope it helps.

Let us know the status, we are glad to assist you further.

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Anonymous
2017-06-24T14:19:43+00:00

you must type in cmd the next command: 

REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v ctfmon /t REG_SZ /d CTFMON.EXE

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-05-15T03:21:35+00:00

    continue to get the following:

    Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it

    modifies are currently in use.

    error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed

    Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_1.10.7.17134_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.

    NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 46c4ebde-ebfa-0003-a2f4-c446faebd301 in the Event Log or use

    the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID 46c4ebde-ebfa-0003-a2f4-c446faebd301

    At line:1 char:94

    • ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...

    +                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

        + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (C:\Windows\Syst...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception

        + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

    Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it

    modifies are currently in use.

    error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed

    Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.17134.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.

    NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 46c4ebde-ebfa-0004-cef5-c446faebd301 in the Event Log or use

    the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID 46c4ebde-ebfa-0004-cef5-c446faebd301

    At line:1 char:94

    • ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...

    +                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

        + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (C:\Windows\Syst...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception

        + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-05-09T14:03:16+00:00

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    I understand that you are having a tough time working on the computer.

    I will certainly help you to resolve the issue.

    • Do you receive any error code/message?
    • Is there are any update pending or failed to install?

    If any of these functions like Start Menu, Settings, Search, Cortana, Microsoft Edge, Action Center and other Windows components are not responding, follow these below methods and check if it helps: 

    Method 1:

    • Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard, select Command prompt (admin).
    • Enter the below commands one by one and hit Enter key. PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
    • It will open the PowerShell window.
    • Now enter the below command and hit Enter key. Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

    If the issue still persist, follow the below method.

    Method 2:

    • Open the Task manager.  Here’s a tip:  Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.
    • Click File > Run New Task
    • Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
    • Type Powershell
    • Type the following in the Powershell prompt:

    $manifest = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest

    • Close the Powershell window
    • Reboot the computer and check if it helps.

    Hope it helps.

    Let us know the status, we are glad to assist you further.

    Hello,

    My search bar doesn't work.

    When I click on the icon, the bar comes but I can't write anything and after a few seconds the bar closes again.

    I already tried this 2 methods and still the same. Also I updated my windows a few minutes ago and still not working.

    Can you please help me with that ?

    Thanks.

    Tiago R.

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