Typing in sticky notes stopped working

Question

_{Thursday, November 9, 2017 7:30 PM}

I can no longer type text into Sticky Notes. I can paste text in, and typing works okay in Word, etc., but the Sticky Notes are dead.

I have Windows 10 with the updated version of Sticky Notes.

Also, just noticed that I cannot type into the Search Box in the Windows Settings.

I have the feeling that I've done something stupid, but I can't work out what.

All replies (2)

_{Thursday, November 9, 2017 10:27 PM}

• Open Settings
• Click Apps
• Select Sticky notes under Apps & Features
• Click Advanced options
• Click Reset

You may create a new user account and recheck.

You could try to reset it from Settings or register it through the following comlet in PowerShell (run as administrator):

Get-AppXPackage -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml” -Verbose}

If the issue persists, You could navigate to C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_1.8.2.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe, and replace Microsoft.StickyNotes.exe file with a work well version which copied from another machine running same version.

S.Sengupta,Microsoft MVP Windows and Devices for IT, Windows Insider MVP

_{Friday, November 10, 2017 9:53 AM}

I had already Rest Sticky Notes. And I have uninstalled it using Powershell and then reinstalled it from the App Store.

The problem is more fundamental - there are other elements of Windows not working properly - as I said I cannot type into the search box in the Windows Settings area.

There was some discussion on the Forum here that the problem was how typing services were dealt with in the taskscheduler. The fix is apparently to "enable" this. However, I have noticed that the taskscheduler does not work properly - when I run tasksch.msc the MMC gives me a snap in error.