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update history gone on Windows 10
hdrabkin:
After using Tweak.com on my Windows 10pro desktop, which restored Edge and a few windows 10 apps that had stopped working, I am still not able to open the Windows 10 store or some other apps that came with WIndows 10 (not all, just some).
However, during the tweak, my windows update history is now empty, and I fear the windows update may now not be working at all, as I did not get notified for a June update that installed on my windows 10 laptop.
Should that have happened (the clearing of the update history)?
hjd
Boggin:
Yes - the SoftwareDistribution folder is emptied as part of the update fix which removes the update history.
This is standard as part of a fix to resolve update problems.
Is the June update you haven't received, a normal update or part of the Insider Fast Ring ?
Did you run the Option 2 Pre-Scan to see if it found any problems with the Package, Reparse Points or Environment Variables ?
Can you open a Command Prompt (Admin) and enter these commands -
dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
This one can appear to hang at 20% but will complete.
Follow that with a sfc /scannow to see if any corruption remains.
hdrabkin:
Ok, good to know that the empty update history is to be expected.
I haven't had an update problem before using tweak, but was using to fix any permission problems which were blocking Edge (which was working fine a few weeks ago and then just suddenly stopped. When I lost Edge I lost the windows store app, along with several others. Tweak got back Edge and the apps that aren't part of Windows 10 (like my FB app). In addition it fixed a problem that came with Windows 10 upgrading from Windows 7, in which it suddenly made my Office 2016 programs require administrative privileges. MS support fiddled around with my computer (which is how I think a lot of permissions got changed), and just ended up checking "run as administrator" in the advanced section of properties/security for each. However, after Tweak this is no longer needed
Weather and News and Flipboard all work, and about three other games. But the calculator app, store, Cortana, and solitare still do not.
Did run Option 2 pre-scan and it reported it had fixed whatever it found.
I will run the suggested commands and report back later tonight. Thank you.
I did run all steps in order.
Boggin:
When it first happened pre-MS tech fiddling, it's unfortunate you first didn't try your restore points - if you had any and then you could have run Windows Repair for the other problems if the restore points resolved Edge.
hdrabkin:
The EDGE problem occurs some time after the ms-tech was fiddling around to solve why Office 2016 needed run-as-administrator. The EDGE problem suddenly developed and while googling, I came across that EDGE problems may be caused by permission problems, and that Tweak could fix permissions problems. The fact that Tweak also fixed the run-as-administrator problem with Office 2016 was a bonus.
Anyways, here is what happened after running your suggested commands:
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586]
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C:\WINDOWS\system32>dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.10586.0
Image Version: 10.0.10586.0
[=========== 20.0% ]
The operation completed successfully.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.10586.0
Image Version: 10.0.10586.0
[==========================100.0%==========================]
Error: 0x800f081f
The source files could not be found.
Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077.
The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log
C:\WINDOWS\system32>sfc /scannow
Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.
Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some
of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For
example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. Note that logging is currently not
supported in offline servicing scenarios.
I am attaching the two log files if they will help
C:\WINDOWS\system32>
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