Windows 10: Reset App in Windows 10

How to: Reset App in Windows 10

How to Reset an App in Windows 10


Starting with Windows 10 build 14328, you can now reset a default Windows app included with Windows 10 from Settings if the app gets into a bad state.

The Reset feature allows you to either try to repair (if supported) an app, or to reset the app to default.

If you reset an app, the app's data will be deleted.

If the app supports repair, the app's data will not be affected.

This tutorial will show you how to repair or reset an app that is in a bad state to fix it for your account in Windows 10.


Here's How:

1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Apps icon.

2 Click/tap on Apps & features on the left side, click/tap on the app (ex: Get Started) you want to reset, and click/tap on the Advanced options link. (see screenshot below)



3 If the app supports Repair, you can click/tap on Repair to try and fix the app without having to reset it, and go to step 6. (see screenshot below)



4 If you want to reset the app, click/tap on the Reset button under the Reset section. (see screenshot below)



5 Click/tap on Reset to confirm. (see screenshot below)



6 You will now see a check mark next to the Repair or Reset button indicating the app has been repaired or reset. (see screenshot below)

If you used Repair and the app is still not working properly, then you can go to step 4 to reset the app.




7 When you are finished, you can close Settings if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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Windows 10 upgrade - data loss

I have the same problem. I had two users set up with Windows and after upgrading I have one user, which was the one that I did not use. Now I cannot figure a way to regain access to my other user account or to an admin account. I hope Microsoft posts
a fix soon.

 

Sync E mail

Try resetting the Mail app:

How to Reset the Windows 10 Mail App - groovyPost

 

I guess this doesn't work in Win10 .420 .....

Since the Windows Updates earlier this week , I can no longer access the Store or the People App , the Store Troubleshooter ,said it was cos UAC was disabled but re-enabling didn't change anything , neither has the .bat from the other Thread on re-registering the Store though it's activity changed, I now get a spinning circle then nothing ,whereas before it opened a window briefly and then closed , same as the People App is still doing.

Thanks.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/8...dows-10-a.html

I saw this too but don't want to reinstall All Apps ,as I don't want to have to setup Mail again after being forced to use it as WLM is closing / not syncing soon.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...ws-8-10-a.html

 

Hello kbird,

No worries. Using the tutorial to reinstall and re-register all apps will not delete any app data. It only acts as a nondestructive repair install for them. *Smile

 

Ok Thanks Brink , I haven't seen other Reports of this yet , so I am guessing it is system specific , I had hope M$ would issue an update and it would be fixed.

 

Please let us know how it went.

 

Assuming I did it right .....it didn't help , People still opens briefly and disappears and with the Store ,it's still a spinning icon, for maybe 10-15 secs then it disappears, the desktop ,then refreshes itself (seems to blink) and that's it...


I use the elevated powershell incase all users were effected? 1st run there was no red items , so I ran it again and saw 1-2 red items I think but still no Store , so I rebooted just in case but still No Store or People.

 

If you like, you could do a repair install to fix this without losing anything. *Smile

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade

 

I thought you might say that *Smile


I may try it if it becomes more of a problem this week...

 

Yeah, it's a last resort fix, but it usually works to avoid a clean install.

 

That's why I'm trying to avoid it , only did a clean install about 10 days ago and it looks like .420 broke it or one of the updates just after .... *Smile

 

Did a bit more digging and while it doesn't appear it worked for me M$ has acknowledged the issue (70008) and has an online repair troubleshooter for those with and without multiple accounts too now.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/window...re-not-working

with multiple Accounts too ( I have a unused elevated Admin account ...just incase )

It couldn't fix it 1st run for me so I rerun with the advance button checked (autofix) and it said it was fixed but not in my case it appears. 3rd run said there wasn't an issue.

click on the this troubleshooter link under the pic.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/window...unch-windows10

 

Ok I think I need a Repair Install , I was thinking about what I have done in the last week or two since the Clean Install and I have sometime in the last week installed your "TakeOwnership" Context menu reg. file as I was sick of Win10 incessantly asking for permission even with UAC off and being signed in as Admin. (default ,not elevated) , and saw in the 1st post of that thread it can be used on Drives , Folders or Files , and I may have done it to Drives rather than Folders I think and maybe even C:\ but just now in the Ownership thread I saw this warning , which I didn't see if it's there? in the OP of the Thread.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...tml#post497835

Will a Repair Install fix this? or do I need to go Clean again? perhaps I'll check my backups and see if Macrium has a full backup from a week or so ago.

edit: I have now found the warning on the Owner of Files and Folders - Change in Windows 10 Thread , perhaps add it to the Context Menu Thread too. (assuming I am right about my issues)


https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html

Thanks.

 

Hello kbird, *Smile

There's already a warning in the Take Ownership context menu tutorial about not taking ownership of the C drive.

A repair install would be a good option to try and fix it to hopefully avoid a clean install.