There are people who still have issues with their Windows 10 after few core updates. One among them is ‘Can’t type in Windows 10 search bar or even at the settings’. Windows 10 search bar is extremely helpfull when needed to search for an App or files on the Computer. But, assume that you’re in hurry and need to look at the file or required to launch an application. How do you feel?

Being frank, I came across the same situation and found a fix that perfectly works. Here is how you can do the same if you are unable to type in Windows 10 search box.

Fix 1: Using CMD

1. Open Command prompt with Administrative rights and run the following command.

   PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

2. This will get you the PowerShell and now run the following command and hit Enter.

   Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

If you still can’t type in Windows 10 search box, try the second method.

Fix 2: Using PowerShell

1. 1. 1. Open the task manager by right clicking at the taskbar or press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC to launch the task manager.
      2. Go to File then choose ‘Run New Task’ then enter PowerShell and select ‘Create this task with administrative privileges’.
      3. Select Ok to open the PowerShell window.
      4. In here copy and paste the below code then press Enter.

         $manifest = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest

      5. Reboot the computer and check whether it helped or not.

If not, try the last method to fix unable to type in Windows 10 search bar.

Fix 3: Bring Back Language Bar

1. Open Run by typing Windows + R keys together.
2. Here run this program

   C:\Windows\system32\ctfmon.exe

3. This essentially get you the language bar to the system tray. But surprisingly, this solution worked well for me personally than anything else. But I guess the above two fixes should support the fix 3. So better implement all three methods in order.

Note: If you cannot type in Windows 10 settings or search box after rebooting the computer, do repeat the Fix 3 once again. I should solve the problem.

To help you more, here is the video tutorial on the same.

With the new iOS 14 update, you can allow movies, videos and TV shows to be watched in picture in picture mode which is a small window without leaving the active tasks on your iPhone or iPad. Many applications like Hotstar, Netflix etc supports this PIP feature.

Sadly, for now this support is not yet available to YouTube application but you can still take the advantage of YouTube Picture in Picture mode on iPhone or iPad through Safari web browser by creating a simple shortcut. Let me show you how.

YouTube Picture in Picture (PIP) Mode on iPhone/iPad

1. First of all, launch the Shortcuts application on your iPhone then tap on this + icon to create a new shortcut.
2. Now choose ‘Add action’ then ‘Web’ and then ‘Run JavaScript on Web Page’
3. Now tap on ‘Web page’ label then select ‘Shortcut Input’ in the pop-up menu.
4. Here you must remove the existing code and copy and paste the following code.

   let v = document.querySelector('video');
   v.addEventListener('webkitpresentationmodechanged', (e)=>e.stopPropagation(), true);
   setTimeout(()=>v.webkitSetPresentationMode('picture-in-picture'), 3000);
   completion()

5. Now tap on these three dots then name your Shortcut. I’m naming it as Y PIP.
6. Now, enable ‘Show in Share Sheet’ then tap on ‘Share Sheet Types’, choose ‘Deselect All’ then select only ‘Safari web pages’.
7. Come back to the details screen then choose ‘Done’ and again confirm the shortcut by choosing ‘Done’ again.
8. Now open YouTube on Safari web browser then pick your favorite video. Tap the share icon and here choose the created shortcut for the YouTube Picture in Picture mode on iPhone or iPad. For the first time, you need to allow the script to run on Safari.
9. Finally, refresh or relaunch the browser then choose the YouTube video the tap on Action icon and here select the created shortcut.

That’s it. You can now move the YouTube PIP window anywhere on the screen and can do other things on the iPhone or iPad.