Solved Apps not opening

krazzyjman

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Hi everyone,
I just installed Windows 8 yesterday but I am having one major issue, none of my apps are opening.
Whenever I click to open an app, the image goes full screen for a second then goes away and I am back to the metro ui. Only one app will open and that is the Maps app.
My screen resolution is high enough, so I know that isn't the issue.
I tried to do a refresh but it keeps saying I need to insert media when I already have the install CD in there.
Is there any way anyone knows of trying to fix this?

Thank you
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Thats happened to me a couple of times. One or two Apps will do that. Other than reinstalling Windows 8, I never found a fix that worked. I did the refresh but it didn't fix it. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling that app too. Maybe its a graphics thing so update your video card drivers and maybe chip-set drivers. I hope you have better luck than I did.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
I found a fix for me at least. I disabled Avast and it started working. I then went through all the shields and found out that when I disabled the Behavior shield it worked perfectly!
I hope this helps
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
I'm running Microsoft Security Essentials so I doubt its that. Also its only one or two apps when it happens. Anyway I'm glad you figured it out and your solution may help somebody else with app problems.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
I have a similar problem that I've been trying to find solutions for...

I installed Win8 yesterday and for a while, all the apps where working. I then installed my video drivers, AVast, Windows updates, and other applications I usually use on my PC.

Suddenly, SOME apps stopped working when I click on them while other continue to work (that's what so confusing)...
Those that stopped working (when I click on them, the update themselves when they're small tiles) are...
News
Sports
Weather
TomsHardware (never got it to work... installed it after the problems started)
TomsGuide (same)

Strangely enough, those are STILL working without issues...
Mail, people (contacts), Maps, Travel, Pictures, and newly installed Widipedia, CBC news plus a few others...

So, some work, others stop working for new obvious reasons... btw, I uninstalled AVast after reading that it solved the issue on some computers (didn't here).. I now only use Defender + Windows Firewall.

Starting to wonder if it's not the nVidia drivers which I'll rollback to the original to see if it works.

edit: removed nVidia drivers .. makes no differences.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro (Technet)
    CPU
    i7 2600k
    Motherboard
    MSI P67A-GD65(B3)
    Memory
    8GB Corsair Vengeance (1600Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 580 SC
    Sound Card
    USB Creative Labs Fatal1ty Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ G2400W
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Vertex 4 250GB (System/Data)
    OCZ Vertex 1 128GB (Data)
    WD 2TB HDD (Data/Backup)
    WD 1TB HDD (Data/Games)
    SG 320GB HDD (Data/Downloads)
    PSU
    Corsair TX850W
    Case
    Cooler Master HAF 922
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    60Mbs
Avast disables the windows built in Firewall. There have been reports that, even though the firewall shows it is enabled, Avast interferes with its operation. The Metro tiles/programs, must have the built in firewall to work. You can check the firewall and, if needed, re enable it, or, better, uninstall Avast and use Windows defender.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
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