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    "windows 8 can't get settings for this app right now"???

    For anyone this may help: Windows 8 now appears to be working correctly after re-installing as follows. I did a factory reset of my desktop computer to Windows 7 64, installed all 140+- updates, removed Norton, re-installed Windows 8. That's it. My initial problem seems to be related to having...
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    "windows 8 can't get settings for this app right now"???

    Update: I couldn't get the tiles to work after much research and attempted tweaking. Also, reinstalling 8 didn't work, so I am back on Windows 7 64 which works like a charm (pun intended). Perhaps it's just my machine. But then again, it's a very mainstream HP desktop that is only 2 years old...
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    "windows 8 can't get settings for this app right now"???

    I installed the latest graphics driver for Win 8. No difference.
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    "windows 8 can't get settings for this app right now"???

    P.S. I clicked on the Wikipedia tile and it said that the app need to be repaired. It was re-downloaded and installed again from the Windows Store and worked fine. The other broken tiles aren't doing this. I tried to do it manually. The apps install fine, but with the same problem. Is there...
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    "windows 8 can't get settings for this app right now"???

    I actually like Windows 8 and want to use it, but I am having a problem with several tiles including: The New York Times, Bing Search (standard Windows 8 tile), and Weather (standard Windows 8 tile). When I try to access Settings for the NYT, I get the message "windows 8 can't get settings for...
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