Windows 10: Windows apps not opening

Discus and support Windows apps not opening in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Sticky Notes, Media Player, Store, Calculator app, all of these pre installed Windows apps will not open. I click to open, the icon flashes on my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Lucas Cramer, Nov 18, 2024.

  1. Windows apps not opening


    Sticky Notes, Media Player, Store, Calculator app, all of these pre installed Windows apps will not open. I click to open, the icon flashes on my toolbar, but immediately closes. I've tried searching for updates, resetting apps, cannot re install apps since the store won't open.

    :)
     
    Lucas Cramer, Nov 18, 2024
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  2. Brink Win User

    Mail app will not open on 10041.

    Hello Adam,

    This is the suggested solution below if you haven't already tried it. Windows apps not opening :)

    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)
     
    Brink, Nov 18, 2024
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  3. Edwin Win User
    Mail app will not open on 10041.

    Hey Shawn,
    I did that to no avail, then I ran WSReset.exe; now I'm good on all 3, Mail, Calendar and People! *Confused
    Go figure!

    Store Cache - Clear in Windows 8
     
    Edwin, Nov 18, 2024
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  4. Callender Win User

    Windows apps not opening

    Can I customize the list of suggest apps in the "Open with" menu?

    You can't use it to add additional programs, only to set default programs.

    Interestingly for me it shows nothing for text files:


    Windows apps not opening 295391d1598876794t-can-i-customize-list-suggest-apps-open-menu-setuserfta.config-notepad.jpg



    Windows apps not opening 95392d1598876815t-can-i-customize-list-suggest-apps-open-menu-oemdefaultassociations.xml-notepad.jpg

    Then if I want to add a portable app like Jarte Plus to open with context menu windows doesn't like it.



    Windows apps not opening 295393d1598876890t-can-i-customize-list-suggest-apps-open-menu-open-.jpg

    It's not present and is near impossible to add even via "look for an app on this PC"

    OpenWithAdd to the rescue:


    Windows apps not opening 295394d1598876979t-can-i-customize-list-suggest-apps-open-menu-openwithadd_jarte.jpg

    Result:



    Windows apps not opening 295395d1598877008t-can-i-customize-list-suggest-apps-open-menu-openwithadd_jarte-2.jpg
     
    Callender, Nov 18, 2024
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