Windows – What causes the MsCtfMonitor scheduled task to be deleted in Windows 10, causing the keyboard to stop working

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I have repeatedly hit an issue with Windows 10 where the keyboard stops working in the start menu. It is this issue with the important difference that the MsCtfMonitor scheduled task is not just not running but missing entirely:

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The fix for this is to XML export the task on a working Windows 10 installation and import it where it is missing. This is documented on the web.

Now, I have hit this issue on multiple Windows installations. It is not a one-off bug. I had it even inside of virtual machines which are, supposedly, quite clean and "ordinary" Windows installations.

Right now, I hit this on a physical computer after rebooting. There were no Windows updates recently.

What could I be doing wrong to cause this task to be deleted? What might trigger this bug?

Best Answer

This may be caused by installing (potentially a software like kmspico).

To fix:

Windows + R Type regedit and enter.

Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Right click on Run and add String

name it ctfmon and add value C:\Windows\System32\ctfmon.exe

After reboot that service will be up and you should not have that problem.

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