Windows 10: Upgraded to Windows 11, browsers won't open, but internet is fine

Updated my dad's HP Pavilion Desktop 590-p0xxx from Windows 10 to Windows 11 on 12/18/22. Since then it shows that I have internet access, and I can connect to apps that use the internet like the Microsoft Store, Zoom, and Amazon, but I can't open a browser. I've tried to open Edge, Chrome, and Firefox both through the start menu and the desktop shortcuts, but all I get is the spinny mouse for ~5 seconds, then nothing. The computer doesn't seem to register that in trying to do something: there are no changes in the task manager processes or performance when I try to open any of the browsers. I

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Internet Explorer 11 Browser Tabs

Hi,

When you go to a certain website using Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 10 that requires 64-bit and it opens the tab in 32-bit, it is possible that there were changes or upgrades made.

For us to better assist you with this concern, we need to ask a few questions:

• Were there any changes or updates made prior to this issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
  

For information and steps to help resolve the issue, you can refer to Don Varnau's post on this

link.

Looking forward to your reply.

Thank you.

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer renamed to Windows Internet Explorer ?




Since version 7 of the world`s most popular web browser - Microsoft Internet Explorer was silently renamed to Windows Internet Explorer.Such a step from Microsoft is not a surprise since Internet Explorer is part of the Windows operation system for a long time.Obviously Microsoft corp. wants to state that Internet Explorer is already considered as a part of Windows and not as an external browser (remember the IE and WMP law issues last year!?).

 

windows 10 apps won,t open

Hi Robert,

Thanks for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

We appreciate you for trying the troubleshooting steps.



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

Step 1: Run Windows app troubleshooter.

Refer to the below link:

Fix problems with apps from Microsoft Store - Microsoft Support

Step 2: Run shell commands for Windows store and check if it helps.

Follow the below steps:

• 
  Press Windows key + X and select
  Command prompt(Admin) to open elevated Command prompt.
  
• 
  Type the following commands.
  
  
  
  powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml
  
• 
  Hit enter, the blackscreen will appear still for a couple of seconds. After a couple of second a new line saying C:\.... will appear.
  
• 
  Close Command Prompt.
  
• 
  Try to start the Windows Store again.
  

Hope it helps, reply to us with the status of your issue. We will be happy to assist you.