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I can't input anything in the Start Menu using the built-in physical keyboard.
The problem disappeared after I entered any key in the virtual keyboard, or logged out and then logged in again.
However. this problem will return again every startup/ after reboot.
How to solve it?

NOTE:
I using multiple OS. My Keyboard is OK in others OS/ Windows.
This System Info:

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
10.0.22631 N/A Build 22631
Lenovo U41-70
UEFI
GPT
SSD
Mr.Key7
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Just kill your explorer.exe shell instance forcing it to restart. That fixed it for me.

Agnel Kurian
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By following this post The keyboard cannot type in the start menu.
The cause is that service named TextInputManagementService does not start automatically at startup. And in my PC, there is no option to change it.
So. I use Task Scheduler to run the service at Log On.

# CMD
sc.exe start TextInputManagementService

PowerShell


Get-Service -Name 'TextInputManagementService' | Start-Service

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Mr.Key7
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The following worked for me on Win 11 23H2:

  • Windows + R
  • Type: C:\Windows\system32\ctfmon.exe
aagha
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Killing ctfmon.exe as suggested in a comment by @jorge-yanes-diez solved it for me. It was restarted automatically.

I killed it with Task Manager ("Details" tab), but you can use an elevated powershell terminal if you prefer: Stop-Process -Name ctfmon -Force

SvenS
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Try start "Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service".

How to Start the "Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service":

Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog box.

Type services.msc and press Enter.

In the Services window, press T to quickly navigate to the services starting with the letter T.

Find and double-click on "Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service".

Click the Start button to start the service.

If this solves your problem, set the Startup type to Automatic to ensure it runs at startup.

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