Windows 10: Windows 11 Second Monitor / Apps not opening, asking me to type sxstrace.exe on the command...

Hello All,Pardon my subject line probably not making sense but I wanted to add all of the important keywords :-I have an issue with "extending" my second monitor so I can see my Autocad drawings better. The problem is, if our power goes out, or I move my laptop, or I reboot, the apps I have pinned to my taskbar on second monitor close and will not open. I have lost projects before, my file got corrupted. But the biggest issue is the apps not opening. I literally have to go to my blue start icon, search for the app and open it that way.Does anyone else have this issue, if so please help

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Mail app will not open on 10041.

Hello Adam,

This is the suggested solution below if you haven't already tried it.

In this Windows 10 build 10041, the Mail, Calendar, and People apps may be broken due to a licensing issue with the Store Beta. To get these apps working again, you need to follow these steps:

• Open powershell as administrator
• Run the command Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –like “*windowscommunicationsapps*”} | remove-appxprovisionedpackage –online
• Re-install Mail, People and Calendar from the Store (green tile)

 

How to change default app for file type

'Open With > Choose another app' has three step, in the first it only offers apps registered for that file type. If you click 'More apps' it lists all registered apps regardless of suitability. Both these steps have the tick-box for 'Always use...' in my 18363.752. The third step, if needed, is 'Look for another app on this PC'. The 'Always use...' must be ticked before taking this step if you want the change to stick. However, WMP appears at the second step.

For a quick look at a JPG almost anything (including WMP) is more practical than Photos which on my system takes more than ten seconds just to open a photo. The OP is probably not aware that the Windows Photo Viewer is still available in W10, but hidden away. That's my default viewer for JPG.


Restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10

And, once enabled, is available in Settings > Apps > Default apps.

 

Blurry Apps on second monitor

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand your concern that you are unable to access display in Extended monitor after upgrade to Windows 10.

There might be some issues with system files or viruses, or display drivers.

Please perform some of the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps:

Method 1: Update/Install the Display Adapter driver.

I suggest you to install/update the Display Adapter driver.

Steps to install the drivers for the Display Adapter.

• 
  Press Windows + R keys from the keyboard to open
  Run command.
  
• 
  In Run window type devmgmt.msc.
  
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  Then in device manager right click on Display Adapter.
  
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  Try to update the drivers from the option stating automatically update the drivers.
  
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  If it works fine otherwise try to search for the drivers with the help of model number of your computer from the Manufacturer’s website.
  

Method 2: Run the SFC.

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files.

Follow the below steps:

• 
  Right click on the Start button, click on
  Command Prompt (Admin).
  
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  Type “sfc /scannow” without the quotes and hit
  Enter.
  
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  After the scan, restart the computer and check for the issue.
  

After completion of this scan please restart computer and then check the status of your computer.

Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of the issue, we will be happy to help you.