Windows 10: Problem with MS apps settings & dism cmds.

Hi all, I'm having problems with all MS apps when trying to open app settings, the page is blank, also settings>apps freezes as soon as it's opened & eventually closes itself. I tried dism & this gives a strange error message, a restart will usually fix it but I would like to now what it means.
So far I have tried sfc & a in-place repair but problem remains, I even used Macrium to restore which worked originally but after a restart the problem returned.
I suspect a clean install may be the only solution but I'd like to know whether the problem is due to the recent cumulative update.
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Thanks in advance.

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No option to pin apps to taskbar or uninstall apps

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• 
  Open an Administrator CMD window. If you can’t find a way, use these steps:
  
  • 
    Press CTRL+Shift+ESC to open Task Manager.
    
  • 
    Click File > Run New Task
    
  • 
    Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
    
  • 
    Type CMD
    
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  Type the following commands at the CMD prompt:
  
  dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
  
  sfc /scannnow
  

Then try to check if you find the option by right clicking on any app.

Let us know the status of the issue.

 

App Not updating error code 0x803f8001

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Method 1: I would suggest you to try the followings steps:

Follow these steps to run the troubleshooter.

a. In search Type “Troubleshooting” without quotes in the search box and hit Enter.

c. Select “View all” option from the left panel.

d. Select “Windows store apps” from the list and follow On-screen instructions.

Method 2: I suggest you to run the following commands.

• 
  Open the Task manager. Here’s a tip: Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.
  

• Click File > Run New Task
• Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
  
• Type CMD
• Type the following 4 commands at the CMD prompt:
  
  dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
  
  sfc /scannow
• Close the CMD window

Regards,

 

Settings and notifications apps crashing

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• 
  Open an Administrator CMD window. If you can’t find a way, use these steps:
  
  • 
    Press CTRL+Shift+ESC to open Task Manager.
    
  • 
    Click File > Run New Task
    
  • 
    Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
    
  • 
    Type CMD
    
• 
  Type the following commands at the CMD prompt:
  
  dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
  
  sfc /scannnow
  
• 
  If EITHER command does not show a good outcome, we need to stop and repair Windows. We have 3 options:
  
  • 
    Go Back: If there are other significant issues, or if the customer is not sure of using Windows 10, Go Back. The plan from there will be to clean up the configuration to prepare for an upgrade.
    
  • 
    Reset: If possible, remove Antivirus/Sec Software and perform a Reset (keeping data and settings). Customers will need to reinstall apps with this option.
    
  • 
    In-Place Upgrade: If the customer is unwilling, we can try uninstalling the Antivirus/Sec Software and try an in-place upgrade. We should set expectation.
    
• 
  If the above commands both completed and show no remaining issues, run these commands:
  
  powershell
  
  Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
  
• 
  Check to be sure this command ran, showed a blue progress indicator and then returns to the prompt.
  
  • 
    If you see a red error, then the command may have been typed or pasted incorrectly, or there may be a larger problem with Windows 10. Try again.
    
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  Check to see if the issue is resolved.
  
  • 
    If not, restart the PC. In this case try as a new administrator user account.
    
  • 
    If the new user also fails, go up to the steps for “3. If EITHER command does not show…” above. We need to repair Windows.
    

Hope it helps.

Thanks.