Windows 10: microsoft store and other windows apps not working

Microsoft store, Calculator, Mail, Groove, Money will not run, I've tried everything suggested on various forums. I've also done a repair install.
Doing any powershell command to appxpackage results in this:

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> get-appxpackage *microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps* remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage : The database disk image is malformed
The database disk image is malformed
At line:1 char:1
+ get-appxpackage *microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps* remove-appxpa ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: : [Get-AppxPackage], Exception

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Exception,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.GetAppxPackageCommand

The problem apps do not show in the settings, Apps & features list but they do show in the Start Menu list.
Clicking on them in the Start Menu just causes the screen to flash momentarily.


Lost all my restore points on repair install so can not go back.

sfc shows no file corruption

Any suggestions please short of a clean re-install?

:)

 

Microsoft is purging a lot of low quality apps from the Windows Store

"Microsoft is sending emails to some Windows Store developers informing them that their apps have been removed from the Store for violating its quality standards."

"Neowin reports that app developers have been receiving these emails over the past couple of days:

In its latest review of the Store, Microsoft is evaluating if the published apps are good enough to be listed in the Windows Store. This includes publicly available apps as well as private beta apps. Additionally, Microsoft is also asking developers to delete any promotional campaigns for their apps to prevent advertising charges. Similarly, app name reservations are also being nullified; which means that if your app is unpublished, there's no guarantee that you'll be able to republish it under the same name.

Officially, the policies for the Microsoft Store says that apps must have "distinct and informative metadata" and "provide a valuable and quality user experience". There are also some specific standards that must be in the apps, including having a name that is not similar to another app or device, along with offering a description that is accurate about its features and functions.

There have certainly been many Windows Store users who have complained over the years about the large number of apps published that are clones of other apps or ones that are simply poorly made. Hopefully, this new move by Microsoft will help to curb these issues, at least for now."

Microsoft to remove low quality apps from Windows Store

 

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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