Windows 10: Most stock Store apps displayed as "ms-resource:AppName" in search results

For many months now, I noticed that the standard windows Calculator app, which I use often, no longer was displayed as "Calculator" in the search results, but as "ms-resource:AppName". It didn't bother me too much since I could still type "calc" or rather, the German equivalent "rech" to have it bring up the Calculator shortcut, even though the name was not displayed.


However, since installing the May 2020 feature update, this has changed, and typing "calc"/"rech" into search no longer brings up the calculator shortcut. I figured out that I can now only find the Calculator anymore by actually searching for the displayed name, e.g. by typing "AppName". The search results will then show me a list of suggestions, and it seems that most stock Windows apps at this point are displayed as either "ms-resource:AppName" or "ms-resource:AppName/Text", instead of by their actual names. This includes Alarms & Clock, Calculator, Calendar, Voice Recorder, and others; all third-party apps and a few remaining stock apps seem fine. The start menu shortcuts of these applications also show their correct name, it's only the search results that are affected.





As you can see, it's still possible to distinguish what app each result refers to by looking at the icon. But, needless to say, this is a very cumbersome way of starting these apps.


Here are a few things I already tried:

• Reboot the system
• Check for new updates I'm all up-to-date
• Update the affected apps through Windows Store
• Reset the affected apps
• Uninstall and reinstall the affected apps
• Run the Microsoft Store troubleshooter – it didn't do anything
• Use an ugly way of forcing Windows to rebuild the Start Menu database

Out of these, only the last one had any effect at all: it fixed the name for the Calendar app, which now is displayed as "Calendar" again, instead of "ms-resource:AppName". However, subsequently performing that step repeatedly doesn't fix the display names of any other apps; Calendar is the only one I could get fixed.


How can I get my apps to display properly again?

:)

 

MS Store apps icons are missing in search results

I get the same issue as described here App icons missing in start menu search results

To reproduce it I

1. Open Start menu
2. Type an app name (UWP app only)
3. Look at the search results

Consistently, UWP apps have no icons in the search results while W32 or x64 apps do.

I have already attempted to :

- Flush icon cache (as described in the linked post above)

- Repair app store

- SFC /Scannow

- DISM /Repairhealth

- Restore/Reset individual apps

And none of them worked.

So Please, do not claim this question if you have not experienced this and fixed it yourself.

Thank you very much

 

Search Results

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

Please do let us know where exactly are you searching for the photos.

Are you searching on Windows search bar from desktop or Windows Explorer or Photo app?

If you are searching on Photo app try the below,

Step 1: I suggest you to run the
Windows Store Apps troubleshooter.

Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter,
troubleshoots problems that may prevent Windows Store Apps from working correctly.

Follow the below steps:

• Type troubleshooting in the search bar on the Taskbar.
• Select Troubleshooting.
• Select View all on the top left corner.
• Click on Windows Store Apps.
• Select “Advance” and click on “Run as Administrator”.
• Click “Next” and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the troubleshooting process.

If you are searching on Windows Explorer or Search box try the below,

Step 2: Run Search and Indexing Troubleshooter.


If you're having problems locating specific files, folders, or other items on your computer, try using the Search and Indexing troubleshooter to fix the problem. It makes sure that the Windows Search service is running, and checks
to see whether you have the correct permissions to search all the directories on your computer.

Follow the steps given below to run Search and Indexing Troubleshooter.

• Type Troubleshooting in the
  Search box from the desktop.
• Select the Troubleshooting option.
• Select View All option and select the
  Search and Indexing.
• Click on Next to perform the
  Search and Indexing troubleshooter and follow the steps.

Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of this issue, we will be happy to assist you further.

 

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