Windows 10: Every single app is greyed out and not working

Discus and support Every single app is greyed out and not working in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; please please please i'm so frustrated i've been doing this for hours, every app is greyed out including the microsoft app store itself. ive tried so... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by frogmoji, Jul 11, 2020.

  1. frogmoji Win User

    Every single app is greyed out and not working


    please please please i'm so frustrated i've been doing this for hours, every app is greyed out including the microsoft app store itself. ive tried so many methods ive seen in other questions and nothing is working. i tried sfc/ scannow, i tried the powershell, i tried restarting. i keep getting different errors like


    "ms-windows-storeEvery single app is greyed out and not working :purgecaches

    The app didn't start."


    and


    Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed InputApp_1000.18362.449.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 94060a59-57f6-000a-7c11-0694f657d601 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 94060a59-57f6-000a-7c11-0694f657d601 At line:1 char:38 + ... Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$$_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: C:\Windows\Syst...ppXManifest.xml:String [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed

    Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_10.0.18362.449_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.

    NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 94060a59-57f6-0008-be11-0694f657d601 in the Event Log or use

    the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 94060a59-57f6-0008-be11-0694f657d601

    At line:1 char:38

    + ... Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$$_.I ...

    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: C:\Windows\Syst...ppXManifest.xml:String [Add-AppxPackage], Exception

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand


    i don't know what to do. this is a brand new laptop, i literally got it today. everything is updated. nothing works.

    :)
     
    frogmoji, Jul 11, 2020
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  2. Standard apps + Store app are all greyed out


    I had the same problem, but found a solution:
    1. Open Command Prompt as administrator
    2. Type "sfc /scannow"
    3. Once it is complete type " dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth"
    4. Restart your PC
    5. Open Powershell as admin
    6. Type "Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}" and press enter - when finished all tiles were no longer greyed out and all apps could now run

    Although steps 5 and 6 are the same as in the first post, doing steps 1-4 first fixed problems allowing step six to properly work

    Hope this helps
     
    Redgeneral, Jul 11, 2020
    #2
  3. Standard apps + Store app are all greyed out


    I had the same problem as described in this forum and came across this whilst trawling the net...I followed redgenerals steps and all worked for me without having to reinstall windows 10 over the top of the original installation...overall i would say the process took about an hour to complete...Also highly advise if anyone else attempts this to copy and paste redgenerals commands to cause any confusion.

    Much appreciated for the post!
     
    monkeyboycbd51, Jul 11, 2020
    #3
  4. ckristi Win User

    Every single app is greyed out and not working

    Apps greyed out and underlined in Windows 10 Start Menu

    I was trying your solution and got as far as step 4. My apps that are greyed out (Mail and Calendar) don't even show up in the text file. I was going to skip the uninstall & just try to install; but don't know the apps Name to use, since they aren't
    in the text file. Any suggestions on where to go from here?
     
    ckristi, Jul 11, 2020
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