Windows 10: How to fix explorer.exe and some microsoft store apps not working?

System specs:R7 5800H16GB RAM512GB StorageW11 22H2Microsoft Apps ProblemsEver since I installed W11 I noticed calculator didn't work. It would open for some seconds and then instantly close. No big deal. I eventually started trying to fix it after some updates and it still being broken. In troubleshooting, I eventually tried to go and see if there were any updates in the microsoft store. Then I noticed that the same happened with the Microsoft Store. Now that's a real problem. Next was phone link. I was using it alright until today but now it opens but doesn't appear in the desktop. I've tried

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microsoft app store

How to run apps that are downloaded from Microsoft app store on multiple PCs without downloading multiple times.

 

App store and Microsoft account

Thank you for the advice

I see what you mean about the password but i think its a backward step to compromise my Microsoft password to to use the app store

 

Unable to launch Microsoft Store and Microsoft store apps.

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand how it could be when the applications doesn’t work as they are supposed to. We will look into this. However, please reply to the following questions to help you in a better way:

• Are you getting any error message?
  
• Since when are you facing this issue?
  
• Are you aware of any changes made on the computer recently?
  

In the meantime, I suggest you to follow the steps from the article
Fix problems with apps from Microsoft Store to fix the issues with the Microsoft apps that are not launching. Also, follow the steps from the article

Microsoft Store doesn't launch to fix the issues you are facing in launching Store.

Hope it helps.

Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator