Windows 10: Win10CU - Refuses to open most/all MS apps through start menu search

Discus and support Win10CU - Refuses to open most/all MS apps through start menu search in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Been getting this odd behaviour as of late, where the Start Menu (Winkey, type "cmd" or whatever) won't let me launch any MS based app that it finds in... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Mansen, May 9, 2017.

  1. Mansen Win User

    Win10CU - Refuses to open most/all MS apps through start menu search


    Been getting this odd behaviour as of late, where the Start Menu (Winkey, type "cmd" or whatever) won't let me launch any MS based app that it finds in searches.

    I'm a lazy guy who tends to search for CMD, Paint, WFS (and so on) rather than use icons. And Search DOES find them. But nothing happens when I try to (right)click the results in the search popup whatsoever.

    It'll let me run Adobe Photoshop but not Paint. *Shock

    :)
     
    Mansen, May 9, 2017
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  2. window's apps not working

    The windows start menu, cortana and all the windows apps are not opening or working. There is no response on clicking the start menu or search menu or the notifications panel. The edge browser and the windows photos does'nt open saying "the app did'nt start
    in the required time". None of the windows store installed apps work either. I have tried most of the methods shown in the internet.

    Please help!!
     
    ravitejagolla, May 9, 2017
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  3. Houlet Win User
    Limited Access to MS Apps Windows 10

    I realise this question has been asked before and I have gone through and tried all the solutions on other threads that I could find to no avail.

    I upgraded to Windows 10 from W 8.1 and for about six weeks all was OK. Then one day I found that I no longer had access to the Store, and in fact most MS Apps which tell me that I do not have access to the internet. Google Chrome, Firefox and all my other
    programmes seem to work fine but not Edge.

    In fact the info on the Tiles like News and Weather in the Start Menu is updating itself but they still refuse to get me access.

    My MS account wants me to verify but then tells me I am not connected so that is impossible.
     
    Houlet, May 9, 2017
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