Windows 10: Built-in calculator app broken???

I use the built-in windows calculator occasionally. The last time that I brought it up its window flashed up and disappeared very quickly. So it is getting invoked, but dying then very quickly. So I tried starting it from a DOS prompt window, same thing, and no error message in the DOS prompt window after it quickly died.

Tried "sfc /scannow" just for yuks, nothing found there. I suppose that's good, but not welcome.

Using Windows 10 Pro with threshold 2 update, and am just mystified by this one. The calculator is one thing that has never been broken for me, very surprised.

Any ideas what I might do to get it back? In the interim I can go find another calculator, but I like the built-in one, it's simple and quick to use.

Thanks!

:)

 

Windows 10 Calculator has stopped working

In answer to your questions:

1. Are you facing this issue on a local account or the Microsoft account?

- I suppose it's a local account. What do you mean by a Microsoft account?

2. Are you facing this issue with the built in calculator or the calculator app?

- This is with the built-in calculator. I downloaded another calculator app (Calculator Plus) from the app store and it works.

 

Calculator Will not Open

I am a local account

After uninstalling the calculator, typing Calc.exe prompts me to install the calculator app from the app store. I am unable to find a built-in calculator app

After installing the Microsoft calculator from the app store, running calc.exe does nothing

Logging into another account on this PC calc.exe works fine

 

Read in another posting that there was an updated calculator in the MS Store. Don't know why, but after I updated it, the calculator is now working fine.

Thanks a bunch MS, fine work you're doing there.

 

Glad that the update I posted about worked and got your calculator back up and running

 

It seems whenever there is a pending update to a bundled app then that particular app will stop working. I had the same issue with photos app as you did with calculator. I headed to the store and under updates it showed photos, calculator and one drive. Suddenly they auto downloaded and after a short while installed. Went back to the photo app and now working again. I had the same issue because of the same reason a few weeks ago with the photos app too. So I guess the same is what bodged your calculator app.