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All windows 8.1 apps and metro interface apps show error and fail to opem help
Boggin:
Yes, I miss that troubleshooting a wireless connection in Safe Mode in Win 10 - can't be done.
assybish:
Well used safe mode ran sfc DISM both said they completed correctly.
Ran Chkdsk no errors
ran full repairs in win repair which completed successfully BUT STILL metro and apps fail to open with error message refreshing your pc might help blah bullsh** etc.
Time to go back to win 7 I thnk as 8 and 10 clearly are irreparable when it comes to apps. The windows system works fine but the modern apps and metro interface are a F** disaster.
Boggin:
Have you had the same problems in Win 10 ?
I'd give Win 10 another go - you can install it using the Assistive Technologies link as I have for one of my laptops.
I think it still works and upgrading may resolve your problem - https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/accessibility/windows10upgrade
I don't use any of the apps as I haven't created a MS account.
assybish:
Thanks I have win 10 on another identical laptop and to be honest I prefer win 8.1 especially the apps and the lack of cortana a waste of CPU and RAM if there ever was one - I am a "windows insider" involved in the development of win 10 and M'soft ignored much of the insider feedback just so they could say "we have restored the start menu " - which anyone could do for free with Classic start menu and much better than windows too!.
Unless I can get 8.1 working very soon I'm doing an in place upgrade to win 7 as this is ludicrous that some idiot permissions issue is screwing up the whole apps system and worse the metro interface so 40% of the system functionality has gone - like changing or adding a user account as windows settings fails to open with the same error message!
Have spent days Googling this and there are many out there with similar/same issues and no solutions except fresh install and lose all installed programs I the good old days of XP and 7 I would repair anything or at worst do an in place repair using the ISO eve just copying across files from the ISO to windows itself but 8 and 10 ?? No way jose. Anyone for Unix?
Boggin:
It's possible to do a repair install of Win 8.1 as you have an install disk and that way you won't have to reinstall all of your programs or does it affect your personal stuff.
I've done a few repair installs on my Win 10 by booting up Windows - Windows Explorer - My PC - stick the disk in and click on the Setup.exe although I disable my Norton Security first.
https://www.winhelp.us/non-destructive-reinstall-of-windows-8-and-8-1.html
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