Locate the Cortana service from the Processes list.
Press and hold CTRL, SHIFT, Esc keys simultaneously (CTRL + SHIFT + ESC) to open the Task Manager.
To fix this you will have to restart this service. If Cortana is unresponsive then it can also lead to this particular issue.
Type $manifest = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + ‘\AppxManifest.xml’ Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest then press enter.
Check the option Create this task with administrative privileges.
Press and hold CTRL, SHIFT, Esc keys simultaneously (CTRL + SHIFT + ESC).
If the issue still persists then perform the following.
Type Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object then press Enter.
You should be able to see the PowerShell –ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted appear on the top of command prompt.
Type PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted and press Enter.
Right Click command prompt from the start search and select Run as administrator.
If you keep on performing this step every time you restart your computer then you can make the changes permanent by doing the steps listed below.
Type C:\Windows\system32\ctfmon.exe and press EnterĬheck if the Windows 10 can’t type in search issue still occurs.
Make sure that this process is running as it is required by the search bar. Now, reboot the computer and check if that fixed the issue.Ctfmon is a process that runs in the background and monitors the active program in case the program needs support for speech recognition, handwriting recognition, or other alternative user input services. Wait till the process completed and then close the Powershell window. Type the following in the Powershell prompt:Ĭommand: $manifest = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”. Or you can open it by right clicking on the taskbar if it works. Method 2: Open the Task Manager by pressing CTRL+Shift+ESC keys. If the issue still persist, follow the second method: Now enter the below command and hit Enter key:Ĭommand 2: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object Then enter the below commands and hit Enter key: Method 1: Right click on the start menu or press Windows + X keys on the keyboard, select and open Command prompt (admin). If you can’t open or type anything in the Windows 10 search menu, please try one or both of these methods: I've found that a good old system reboot will do the trick, however if that doesn't work, this fix has worked quite often.