Windows 10: "There’s a problem with Cortana. Reinstall the application from its original install...

Ever since a few days ago, everything related to the default windows apps has stopped working. No start menu, no notification bar, no settings, no search, etc.At startup, it spits out this message: "There’s a problem with Cortana. Reinstall the application from its original install location or contact your administrator."

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Vista HB reinstall = no original apps; help?

Computer: emachines W3611; Vista HmBSC w/DVDPk OEMAct

Problem: After system crash, os was reinstalled from original emachines operating disk.
After this install, original programs/applications (ie. Digital Media Player, Cyberlink DVD software. etc.) did not reinstall, nor did any emachines support, like "e Recovery".
Emachines web site says to "reinstall original programs/applications" using eRecovery and
recovery media; but this is no longer on machine.

Notes: Machine is no longer under warranty. Original recovery partition on "d" is still intact.

How can I restore or find original apps?

Thanks!!!

 

cortana problem after the update

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand the concern as you are facing problem with Cortana on your PC.



In this scenario, we would suggest you to refer the steps as mentioned in this article:
Cortana's regions and languages



Also perform these steps and check:

1. Click on Cortana icon on the taskbar and sign in with your Microsoft Account
   
2. If you still receive the same message, go to Microsoft Store and search for Cortana.
   
3. Click on the Get button, and install the update from the Store
   
4. Launch Cortana, sign into it.
   
   
   

If the issue persists then reinstall/re-register Cortana.

1. Press Windows + X key and click Windows PowerShell (Admin)
2. Copy and paste the below command and press Enter key:

Get-AppXPackage -Name Microsoft.Windows.Cortana | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

3. Restart the PC and check.



Regards,



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Cortana's bug

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Cortana might have been hidden, you can enable Cortana by following the below mentioned steps:

1. Right click on the taskbar and click on Cortana.
   
2. Select the option Show search box or Show Cortana icon.
   

However, you can follow the troubleshooting steps from
Troubleshoot problems with the Start menu or Cortana.

NOTE: The last step in the article mentioned is to Reset the PC. Resetting the PC will remove the data and programs/applications installed on the computer. We suggest you to take a data backup if you want to reset the PC.

If the above steps didn’t help you fix the problem, reply to the following questions:

• Since when are you facing this issue?
  
• Have you made any changes to the computer recently?
  

Hope it helps.

Let us know if you got the help you needed by clicking Yes or No.

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator