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(SOLVED) Win10 apps dead after running Windows Repair
rop:
I bumped into the same problem after going through a full tweaking repair pass. When trying to reinstall microsoft store and all its minions, I got errors on registering certain apps, and it has something to do with localization. If I refer to your above log, no app with a language_nl (in my case language_fr) could register. All I have now when trying to start an app is "You will need an app to open ms windows store" error. Fyi those (on top of the app store) are beleaguered to the OTHER submenu (start menu) under their filesystem name.
KingHawk:
The sfc /scannow always returns perfect health without any errors. I'm running the suggested command with a newly downloaded ISO right now. Do you think I could have bad sectors on my Samsung 840 Pro SSD? The SSD still shows perfect health.
I fixed the image seems like Microsoft is doing some OneDrive maintenance or something.
The command has run successfully without any problems found and didn't change the problem.
I'll check again in the morning it's 1am here now so I'll have to call it a day.
Thanks again for the help and fast responses.
Shane:
The bad part is sfc doesnt cover everything in fact it misses a lot. On my own windows 7 system sfc reported fine every time yet I had updates failing repeatedly and when I would check the log it was because of missing or wrong version files in the winsxs folder yet sfc didnt see any of those.
I ended up having the same version o f Windows installed in vmware with all updates, I then copied and overwrote the entire winsxs folder from that one and then exported out the components registry key and the packages registry keys and imported them over. After that all updates showed installed and no errors, I didnt even have to install the updates themselves and every update after has installed perfectly now.
The app store repair in the program is simple in as it deletes the registry key under the current user account for the installed apps (Only for the current user) as this is one of the steps by MS on it, then it loops through the apps in the install folder and installs them, the powershell command that is ran. All the registry keys are remade by Windows and the apps reinstall.
The repair doesnt delete ANY files, only that one registry location and thats it. I did just do an update on windows 10 today after the 1511 update and MS has already released a cumulative update for it already, looks like it had some bugs that it had to fix as well.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3118754
It says that it replaces this update
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3105211
I will do another test run with the latest updates in 10 and see if the apps break for me. I always run the repairs in safe mode with networking, not sure if you have as well.
Shane
rop:
OK. did the test. fresh windows 10. updated to 1511. one pass of tweaking breaks the apps. Not all, but some. those won't launch and are in "other" under their FS name.
Shane:
I am doing a test run now as well.
This is build 1511 with the new update from yesterday and all other updates.
First run is doing all the repairs and the first repair app store in the list. 2nd run will be all repairs and the repair app store total reset.
I also have a registry backup from before the repairs so if they do break I will restore the registry and see if it fixes it. If it does then I will know it is a registry problem. Will report back in a bit. Time for dinner :-)
Shane
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