Can't type anything in search box

[pcpaul]

I can’t type anything in the search box (Cortana), start menu works normally otherwise.
In services.msc windows search is set to start automatically although when I look in running process’s there is no search or cortana running.
The system is running Win10Pro which was updated from Win7 under the free upgrade offer. I don’t want to do reset because all my installed apps/programs are working fine.

Can anyone offer assistance please?

[jmarket]

Heya pcpaul

I’ve had this issue myself. I find a restart fixes it and it works normally again. Have you tried restating and see if the issue persists?

[pcpaul]

It’s not been working for months, in the past few days I’ve tried sfc and dism “fixes” I found on google but neither work.
Some fixes suggest using task manager and ending Cortana and/or search and restarting but they never appear in task manager

[Malnutrition]

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[ul]
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[pcpaul]

Thanks you, ran as instructions. Still unable to type in search box.

CTR log:

Rapport de Contrôle restrictions Pierre13 (CTR version 2.4.0.0 ) du 07\02\2017 à 15:39:39
PC de Sheila
Windows 10 Pro (64 bits)

réparation erreur 2203 effectuée.

Contrôle présence restrictions

[TROJ_POWELIKS.B] clé feature_browser_emulation supprimée.
Autorisation installation sponsor Java(x86) supprimée.
Autorisation installation sponsor Java(x64) supprimée.
Restriction Affichage Documents récents supprimée.
Restriction Affichage Documents supprimée.
Restriction synchronisation en arrière-plan des flux d’informations et des Web Slices supprimée.
Restriction découverte des flux RSS et des Web Slices supprimée.
Pavé numérique activé.
Restriction utilisateur pour Windows Installer supprimée.
Recherche Windows Update rétablie.
Service Pare feu Windows activé.
Paramètres Pare feu Windows rétablis par défaut et activés.

238 restrictions contrôlées.

11 restriction(s) réparée(s).
Re démarrer le PC pour prendre en compte la ou les réparations.

Le rapport est sur le bureau (C:\Users\Sheila\Desktop\CTR.txt)

[Bastet]

You could try an in-place repair which will not delete files or programs.
Follow Brink’s tutorial here: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...e-upgrade.html

[veeg]

Do you have any updates for us?

[pcpaul]

I don’t want to risk an in-place repair because my programs, settings etc are exactly how I want them.
I had hoped getting Cortana/search to work would be easier than it seems to be.
Basically I’d rather live without search than screw my system up

[veeg]

I don’t want to risk an in-place repair because my programs, settings etc are exactly how I want them.
I had hoped getting Cortana/search to work would be easier than it seems to be.
Basically I’d rather live without search than screw my system up

Ok.i understand..so how do you want to proceed with this thread?

[pcpaul]

Since it looks like no one can fix the problem easily you can take it down or mark it solved

[veeg]

Thanks

[Malnutrition]

You can use the Everything Search Engine.

[Lord_Chance]

From Microsoft.
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:

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[li]Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard, select Command prompt (admin).[/li]

[li]Enter the below commands one by one and hit Enter key.[/li]
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

[/ul]
[ul]
[li]It will open the PowerShell window.[/li]

[li]Now enter the below command and hit Enter key.[/li]
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$.InstallLocation -like “SystemApps”} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

[/ul]
If the issue still persist, follow the below method.

Method 2:

[ul]
[li]Open the Task manager. Here’s a tip: Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.[/li][li]Click File > Run New Task[/li][li]Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”[/li][li]Type Powershell[/li][li]Type the following in the Powershell prompt:[/li]$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + ‘\AppxManifest.xml’ ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest
[/ul]
[ul]
[li]Close the Powershell window[/li][li]Reboot the computer and check if it helps.[/li][/ul]