Keyboard not working in Windows 10 Apps + Start Menu












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I recently updated to Windows 10 anniversary update and recentlly notiecd the PS/2 Keyboard has stopped working in Windows 10 apps such as the settings menu and the start menu. Desktop apps and control panel work fine including shortcuts buttons such as volume up, web browser etc.



The default driver installed seems to be Lenovo ThinkPad driver PS/2 keyboard (which the keyboard Is not). I uninstalled the driver, un-plugged keyboard and tried changing the driver to the standard driver and HID keyboard driver with no luck.



How can I get the keyboard to work in the Windows 10 app section?



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  • This sounds like a hardware failure. My PS/2 keyboard has no problems on my system

    – Ramhound
    Sep 17 '16 at 12:49











  • @Ramhound Possibly but I don’t understand why it works for the desktop section. I thought it could be a driver or security issue between the keyboard and Win 10 Metro Section.

    – TheIdiot
    Sep 17 '16 at 12:54








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    The chances of it being a driver problem, is very unlikely, PS/2 driver hasn't changed in years. Have you tried a different keyboard?

    – Ramhound
    Sep 17 '16 at 20:28











  • @Ramhound - I was having the same issue, the keyboard works fine in other apps, but just not for the start menu or built-in windows 10 apps like the calculator.

    – Tasgall
    Jan 24 '18 at 9:26











  • @Tasgall If the keyboard works then it literally cannot be a driver problem

    – Ramhound
    Jan 24 '18 at 12:13
















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I recently updated to Windows 10 anniversary update and recentlly notiecd the PS/2 Keyboard has stopped working in Windows 10 apps such as the settings menu and the start menu. Desktop apps and control panel work fine including shortcuts buttons such as volume up, web browser etc.



The default driver installed seems to be Lenovo ThinkPad driver PS/2 keyboard (which the keyboard Is not). I uninstalled the driver, un-plugged keyboard and tried changing the driver to the standard driver and HID keyboard driver with no luck.



How can I get the keyboard to work in the Windows 10 app section?



Thank You










share|improve this question























  • This sounds like a hardware failure. My PS/2 keyboard has no problems on my system

    – Ramhound
    Sep 17 '16 at 12:49











  • @Ramhound Possibly but I don’t understand why it works for the desktop section. I thought it could be a driver or security issue between the keyboard and Win 10 Metro Section.

    – TheIdiot
    Sep 17 '16 at 12:54








  • 1





    The chances of it being a driver problem, is very unlikely, PS/2 driver hasn't changed in years. Have you tried a different keyboard?

    – Ramhound
    Sep 17 '16 at 20:28











  • @Ramhound - I was having the same issue, the keyboard works fine in other apps, but just not for the start menu or built-in windows 10 apps like the calculator.

    – Tasgall
    Jan 24 '18 at 9:26











  • @Tasgall If the keyboard works then it literally cannot be a driver problem

    – Ramhound
    Jan 24 '18 at 12:13














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I recently updated to Windows 10 anniversary update and recentlly notiecd the PS/2 Keyboard has stopped working in Windows 10 apps such as the settings menu and the start menu. Desktop apps and control panel work fine including shortcuts buttons such as volume up, web browser etc.



The default driver installed seems to be Lenovo ThinkPad driver PS/2 keyboard (which the keyboard Is not). I uninstalled the driver, un-plugged keyboard and tried changing the driver to the standard driver and HID keyboard driver with no luck.



How can I get the keyboard to work in the Windows 10 app section?



Thank You










share|improve this question














I recently updated to Windows 10 anniversary update and recentlly notiecd the PS/2 Keyboard has stopped working in Windows 10 apps such as the settings menu and the start menu. Desktop apps and control panel work fine including shortcuts buttons such as volume up, web browser etc.



The default driver installed seems to be Lenovo ThinkPad driver PS/2 keyboard (which the keyboard Is not). I uninstalled the driver, un-plugged keyboard and tried changing the driver to the standard driver and HID keyboard driver with no luck.



How can I get the keyboard to work in the Windows 10 app section?



Thank You







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  • This sounds like a hardware failure. My PS/2 keyboard has no problems on my system

    – Ramhound
    Sep 17 '16 at 12:49











  • @Ramhound Possibly but I don’t understand why it works for the desktop section. I thought it could be a driver or security issue between the keyboard and Win 10 Metro Section.

    – TheIdiot
    Sep 17 '16 at 12:54








  • 1





    The chances of it being a driver problem, is very unlikely, PS/2 driver hasn't changed in years. Have you tried a different keyboard?

    – Ramhound
    Sep 17 '16 at 20:28











  • @Ramhound - I was having the same issue, the keyboard works fine in other apps, but just not for the start menu or built-in windows 10 apps like the calculator.

    – Tasgall
    Jan 24 '18 at 9:26











  • @Tasgall If the keyboard works then it literally cannot be a driver problem

    – Ramhound
    Jan 24 '18 at 12:13



















  • This sounds like a hardware failure. My PS/2 keyboard has no problems on my system

    – Ramhound
    Sep 17 '16 at 12:49











  • @Ramhound Possibly but I don’t understand why it works for the desktop section. I thought it could be a driver or security issue between the keyboard and Win 10 Metro Section.

    – TheIdiot
    Sep 17 '16 at 12:54








  • 1





    The chances of it being a driver problem, is very unlikely, PS/2 driver hasn't changed in years. Have you tried a different keyboard?

    – Ramhound
    Sep 17 '16 at 20:28











  • @Ramhound - I was having the same issue, the keyboard works fine in other apps, but just not for the start menu or built-in windows 10 apps like the calculator.

    – Tasgall
    Jan 24 '18 at 9:26











  • @Tasgall If the keyboard works then it literally cannot be a driver problem

    – Ramhound
    Jan 24 '18 at 12:13

















This sounds like a hardware failure. My PS/2 keyboard has no problems on my system

– Ramhound
Sep 17 '16 at 12:49





This sounds like a hardware failure. My PS/2 keyboard has no problems on my system

– Ramhound
Sep 17 '16 at 12:49













@Ramhound Possibly but I don’t understand why it works for the desktop section. I thought it could be a driver or security issue between the keyboard and Win 10 Metro Section.

– TheIdiot
Sep 17 '16 at 12:54







@Ramhound Possibly but I don’t understand why it works for the desktop section. I thought it could be a driver or security issue between the keyboard and Win 10 Metro Section.

– TheIdiot
Sep 17 '16 at 12:54






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The chances of it being a driver problem, is very unlikely, PS/2 driver hasn't changed in years. Have you tried a different keyboard?

– Ramhound
Sep 17 '16 at 20:28





The chances of it being a driver problem, is very unlikely, PS/2 driver hasn't changed in years. Have you tried a different keyboard?

– Ramhound
Sep 17 '16 at 20:28













@Ramhound - I was having the same issue, the keyboard works fine in other apps, but just not for the start menu or built-in windows 10 apps like the calculator.

– Tasgall
Jan 24 '18 at 9:26





@Ramhound - I was having the same issue, the keyboard works fine in other apps, but just not for the start menu or built-in windows 10 apps like the calculator.

– Tasgall
Jan 24 '18 at 9:26













@Tasgall If the keyboard works then it literally cannot be a driver problem

– Ramhound
Jan 24 '18 at 12:13





@Tasgall If the keyboard works then it literally cannot be a driver problem

– Ramhound
Jan 24 '18 at 12:13










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If you are still stuck try this simplest of the solution.




  1. Press Win + R (to open Run )

  2. copy paste and press enter to run this program. "C:Windowssystem32ctfmon.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






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    Wow, this worked for me. Now start menu reacts to keyboard again!. Thank you very much!

    – Jakob Sternberg
    Jul 16 '17 at 23:02











  • This is crazy, it worked

    – hardkoded
    Oct 13 '17 at 12:31






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    Is there a (preferred) way to ensure that ctfmon.exe runs on system startup? I can run it and the problem goes away but only until I reboot.

    – Craig Silver
    Nov 19 '17 at 5:52



















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I had the same problem. This is what worked for me:




  1. Open Task manager.


  2. Find Cortana or SearchUI on the Processes tab


  3. Right click it - End task







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  • The funniest thing is, this is the worst rated answer on this post but it did solve my problem.

    – Sebastien
    Apr 18 '17 at 13:56











  • Seems like Cortana is having a bit o'fun with my keyboard.

    – Sebastien
    Apr 18 '17 at 13:57











  • This just worked for me as well - zas' answer had no effect.

    – verism
    Jul 5 '17 at 9:15






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    "SearchUI.exe" on the details tab in task manager

    – StingyJack
    Jul 9 '17 at 21:04











  • If killing the process doesnt work, then restart the "Windows Search" service. From task manager, File-->Run then open cmd.exe with admin priv (checkbox). In the window that pops up, type sc stop WSearch and hit enter, then type sc start WSearch and hit enter

    – StingyJack
    Jul 9 '17 at 21:12



















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I solved the problem by ending the "search" process in task manager. (I have cortana disabled)






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    Found this solution that worked for me:



    http://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/64757-keyboard-does-not-work-windows-store-apps.html



    (Win+R > taskschd.msc > Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > TextServicesFramework. Right click MsCtfMonitor and choose Enable. Reboot your PC.)






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      Sep 1 '17 at 7:31










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    If you are still stuck try this simplest of the solution.




    1. Press Win + R (to open Run )

    2. copy paste and press enter to run this program. "C:Windowssystem32ctfmon.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






    share|improve this answer



















    • 1





      Wow, this worked for me. Now start menu reacts to keyboard again!. Thank you very much!

      – Jakob Sternberg
      Jul 16 '17 at 23:02











    • This is crazy, it worked

      – hardkoded
      Oct 13 '17 at 12:31






    • 2





      Is there a (preferred) way to ensure that ctfmon.exe runs on system startup? I can run it and the problem goes away but only until I reboot.

      – Craig Silver
      Nov 19 '17 at 5:52
















    45














    If you are still stuck try this simplest of the solution.




    1. Press Win + R (to open Run )

    2. copy paste and press enter to run this program. "C:Windowssystem32ctfmon.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






    share|improve this answer



















    • 1





      Wow, this worked for me. Now start menu reacts to keyboard again!. Thank you very much!

      – Jakob Sternberg
      Jul 16 '17 at 23:02











    • This is crazy, it worked

      – hardkoded
      Oct 13 '17 at 12:31






    • 2





      Is there a (preferred) way to ensure that ctfmon.exe runs on system startup? I can run it and the problem goes away but only until I reboot.

      – Craig Silver
      Nov 19 '17 at 5:52














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    45








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    If you are still stuck try this simplest of the solution.




    1. Press Win + R (to open Run )

    2. copy paste and press enter to run this program. "C:Windowssystem32ctfmon.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






    share|improve this answer













    If you are still stuck try this simplest of the solution.




    1. Press Win + R (to open Run )

    2. copy paste and press enter to run this program. "C:Windowssystem32ctfmon.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







    share|improve this answer












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    answered Jan 17 '17 at 5:53









    zaszas

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    • 1





      Wow, this worked for me. Now start menu reacts to keyboard again!. Thank you very much!

      – Jakob Sternberg
      Jul 16 '17 at 23:02











    • This is crazy, it worked

      – hardkoded
      Oct 13 '17 at 12:31






    • 2





      Is there a (preferred) way to ensure that ctfmon.exe runs on system startup? I can run it and the problem goes away but only until I reboot.

      – Craig Silver
      Nov 19 '17 at 5:52














    • 1





      Wow, this worked for me. Now start menu reacts to keyboard again!. Thank you very much!

      – Jakob Sternberg
      Jul 16 '17 at 23:02











    • This is crazy, it worked

      – hardkoded
      Oct 13 '17 at 12:31






    • 2





      Is there a (preferred) way to ensure that ctfmon.exe runs on system startup? I can run it and the problem goes away but only until I reboot.

      – Craig Silver
      Nov 19 '17 at 5:52








    1




    1





    Wow, this worked for me. Now start menu reacts to keyboard again!. Thank you very much!

    – Jakob Sternberg
    Jul 16 '17 at 23:02





    Wow, this worked for me. Now start menu reacts to keyboard again!. Thank you very much!

    – Jakob Sternberg
    Jul 16 '17 at 23:02













    This is crazy, it worked

    – hardkoded
    Oct 13 '17 at 12:31





    This is crazy, it worked

    – hardkoded
    Oct 13 '17 at 12:31




    2




    2





    Is there a (preferred) way to ensure that ctfmon.exe runs on system startup? I can run it and the problem goes away but only until I reboot.

    – Craig Silver
    Nov 19 '17 at 5:52





    Is there a (preferred) way to ensure that ctfmon.exe runs on system startup? I can run it and the problem goes away but only until I reboot.

    – Craig Silver
    Nov 19 '17 at 5:52













    21














    I had the same problem. This is what worked for me:




    1. Open Task manager.


    2. Find Cortana or SearchUI on the Processes tab


    3. Right click it - End task







    share|improve this answer


























    • The funniest thing is, this is the worst rated answer on this post but it did solve my problem.

      – Sebastien
      Apr 18 '17 at 13:56











    • Seems like Cortana is having a bit o'fun with my keyboard.

      – Sebastien
      Apr 18 '17 at 13:57











    • This just worked for me as well - zas' answer had no effect.

      – verism
      Jul 5 '17 at 9:15






    • 2





      "SearchUI.exe" on the details tab in task manager

      – StingyJack
      Jul 9 '17 at 21:04











    • If killing the process doesnt work, then restart the "Windows Search" service. From task manager, File-->Run then open cmd.exe with admin priv (checkbox). In the window that pops up, type sc stop WSearch and hit enter, then type sc start WSearch and hit enter

      – StingyJack
      Jul 9 '17 at 21:12
















    21














    I had the same problem. This is what worked for me:




    1. Open Task manager.


    2. Find Cortana or SearchUI on the Processes tab


    3. Right click it - End task







    share|improve this answer


























    • The funniest thing is, this is the worst rated answer on this post but it did solve my problem.

      – Sebastien
      Apr 18 '17 at 13:56











    • Seems like Cortana is having a bit o'fun with my keyboard.

      – Sebastien
      Apr 18 '17 at 13:57











    • This just worked for me as well - zas' answer had no effect.

      – verism
      Jul 5 '17 at 9:15






    • 2





      "SearchUI.exe" on the details tab in task manager

      – StingyJack
      Jul 9 '17 at 21:04











    • If killing the process doesnt work, then restart the "Windows Search" service. From task manager, File-->Run then open cmd.exe with admin priv (checkbox). In the window that pops up, type sc stop WSearch and hit enter, then type sc start WSearch and hit enter

      – StingyJack
      Jul 9 '17 at 21:12














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    I had the same problem. This is what worked for me:




    1. Open Task manager.


    2. Find Cortana or SearchUI on the Processes tab


    3. Right click it - End task







    share|improve this answer















    I had the same problem. This is what worked for me:




    1. Open Task manager.


    2. Find Cortana or SearchUI on the Processes tab


    3. Right click it - End task








    share|improve this answer














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    answered Apr 4 '17 at 11:54









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    • The funniest thing is, this is the worst rated answer on this post but it did solve my problem.

      – Sebastien
      Apr 18 '17 at 13:56











    • Seems like Cortana is having a bit o'fun with my keyboard.

      – Sebastien
      Apr 18 '17 at 13:57











    • This just worked for me as well - zas' answer had no effect.

      – verism
      Jul 5 '17 at 9:15






    • 2





      "SearchUI.exe" on the details tab in task manager

      – StingyJack
      Jul 9 '17 at 21:04











    • If killing the process doesnt work, then restart the "Windows Search" service. From task manager, File-->Run then open cmd.exe with admin priv (checkbox). In the window that pops up, type sc stop WSearch and hit enter, then type sc start WSearch and hit enter

      – StingyJack
      Jul 9 '17 at 21:12



















    • The funniest thing is, this is the worst rated answer on this post but it did solve my problem.

      – Sebastien
      Apr 18 '17 at 13:56











    • Seems like Cortana is having a bit o'fun with my keyboard.

      – Sebastien
      Apr 18 '17 at 13:57











    • This just worked for me as well - zas' answer had no effect.

      – verism
      Jul 5 '17 at 9:15






    • 2





      "SearchUI.exe" on the details tab in task manager

      – StingyJack
      Jul 9 '17 at 21:04











    • If killing the process doesnt work, then restart the "Windows Search" service. From task manager, File-->Run then open cmd.exe with admin priv (checkbox). In the window that pops up, type sc stop WSearch and hit enter, then type sc start WSearch and hit enter

      – StingyJack
      Jul 9 '17 at 21:12

















    The funniest thing is, this is the worst rated answer on this post but it did solve my problem.

    – Sebastien
    Apr 18 '17 at 13:56





    The funniest thing is, this is the worst rated answer on this post but it did solve my problem.

    – Sebastien
    Apr 18 '17 at 13:56













    Seems like Cortana is having a bit o'fun with my keyboard.

    – Sebastien
    Apr 18 '17 at 13:57





    Seems like Cortana is having a bit o'fun with my keyboard.

    – Sebastien
    Apr 18 '17 at 13:57













    This just worked for me as well - zas' answer had no effect.

    – verism
    Jul 5 '17 at 9:15





    This just worked for me as well - zas' answer had no effect.

    – verism
    Jul 5 '17 at 9:15




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    "SearchUI.exe" on the details tab in task manager

    – StingyJack
    Jul 9 '17 at 21:04





    "SearchUI.exe" on the details tab in task manager

    – StingyJack
    Jul 9 '17 at 21:04













    If killing the process doesnt work, then restart the "Windows Search" service. From task manager, File-->Run then open cmd.exe with admin priv (checkbox). In the window that pops up, type sc stop WSearch and hit enter, then type sc start WSearch and hit enter

    – StingyJack
    Jul 9 '17 at 21:12





    If killing the process doesnt work, then restart the "Windows Search" service. From task manager, File-->Run then open cmd.exe with admin priv (checkbox). In the window that pops up, type sc stop WSearch and hit enter, then type sc start WSearch and hit enter

    – StingyJack
    Jul 9 '17 at 21:12











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    I solved the problem by ending the "search" process in task manager. (I have cortana disabled)






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      I solved the problem by ending the "search" process in task manager. (I have cortana disabled)






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        I solved the problem by ending the "search" process in task manager. (I have cortana disabled)






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        I solved the problem by ending the "search" process in task manager. (I have cortana disabled)







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        answered Dec 8 '17 at 13:05









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            Found this solution that worked for me:



            http://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/64757-keyboard-does-not-work-windows-store-apps.html



            (Win+R > taskschd.msc > Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > TextServicesFramework. Right click MsCtfMonitor and choose Enable. Reboot your PC.)






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            • This answer helped me!

              – BestR
              Sep 1 '17 at 7:31
















            2














            Found this solution that worked for me:



            http://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/64757-keyboard-does-not-work-windows-store-apps.html



            (Win+R > taskschd.msc > Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > TextServicesFramework. Right click MsCtfMonitor and choose Enable. Reboot your PC.)






            share|improve this answer
























            • This answer helped me!

              – BestR
              Sep 1 '17 at 7:31














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            Found this solution that worked for me:



            http://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/64757-keyboard-does-not-work-windows-store-apps.html



            (Win+R > taskschd.msc > Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > TextServicesFramework. Right click MsCtfMonitor and choose Enable. Reboot your PC.)






            share|improve this answer













            Found this solution that worked for me:



            http://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/64757-keyboard-does-not-work-windows-store-apps.html



            (Win+R > taskschd.msc > Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > TextServicesFramework. Right click MsCtfMonitor and choose Enable. Reboot your PC.)







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            answered Oct 23 '16 at 10:11









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            • This answer helped me!

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            This answer helped me!

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            This answer helped me!

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            Sep 1 '17 at 7:31





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