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Fillelito

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Helloo! I can't open any programs at all in windows 8. I can open them in safe mode but never in "standard mode". Has anyone got a solution to this?
Thanks!
 

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Can you get to the Metro screen where you can see the program tiles? Can you click on the tiles? If you can, do you get an error when you click on them? Any other info you can provide will be helpful.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pssh. Who buys prebuilts?
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-2600k 3.4 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Asus 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 2160
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    OCZ SSD boot drive. Spinny secondary drive.
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phillipduran said:
Can you get to the Metro screen where you can see the program tiles? Can you click on the tiles? If you can, do you get an error when you click on them? Any other info you can provide will be helpful.
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Yes, I can go to metro but when trying to open apps, nothing happens. No error, just nothing. I click on them and they "get pushed in" as if they would open but nothing happens. I would love to provide information but it would be very nice if you could be a bit specific with what you need to know. I know nothing about this.
Thank you! :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    CPU
    Intel core i5 2500k
    Motherboard
    Asrock H61del
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 560 ti
    Sound Card
    Surround sound something
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung syncmaster P2250
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    500 GB SATA2
    PSU
    650 watt SUperflower 80PLUS
    Case
    Ace 990
    Cooling
    2 120mm fans 1 80mm
    Keyboard
    Fujitsu something old
    Mouse
    Razer Abyssus
    Internet Speed
    100 mbit/s download 10 mbit/s upload
    Other Info
    LOVE Stacraft 2 ♥
Fillelito said:
phillipduran said:
Can you get to the Metro screen where you can see the program tiles? Can you click on the tiles? If you can, do you get an error when you click on them? Any other info you can provide will be helpful.
Click to expand...
Yes, I can go to metro but when trying to open apps, nothing happens. No error, just nothing. I click on them and they "get pushed in" as if they would open but nothing happens. I would love to provide information but it would be very nice if you could be a bit specific with what you need to know. I know nothing about this.
Thank you! :)
Click to expand...

I'll try to be specific. I need to assess the problem and the environment first to be as specific as I can with a recommended solution.

How did you get Windows 8 on your computer? An upgrade, fresh install or was it already installed?
Are you running any 3rd party anti virus such as Kaspersky?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pssh. Who buys prebuilts?
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-2600k 3.4 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Asus 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    OCZ SSD boot drive. Spinny secondary drive.
    Case
    Diablotek
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Razer BlackWidow Toureny edition.
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    50 down 10 up
    Browser
    FireFox
    Antivirus
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. AV is for noobs.
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phillipduran said:
Fillelito said:
phillipduran said:
Can you get to the Metro screen where you can see the program tiles? Can you click on the tiles? If you can, do you get an error when you click on them? Any other info you can provide will be helpful.
Click to expand...
Yes, I can go to metro but when trying to open apps, nothing happens. No error, just nothing. I click on them and they "get pushed in" as if they would open but nothing happens. I would love to provide information but it would be very nice if you could be a bit specific with what you need to know. I know nothing about this.
Thank you! :)
Click to expand...

I'll try to be specific. I need to assess the problem and the environment first to be as specific as I can with a recommended solution.

How did you get Windows 8 on your computer? An upgrade, fresh install or was it already installed?
Are you running any 3rd party anti virus such as Kaspersky?
Click to expand...
It was a fresh install. Worked perfectly up until a couple of days ago. Nope, only using windows defender as antivirus.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    CPU
    Intel core i5 2500k
    Motherboard
    Asrock H61del
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 560 ti
    Sound Card
    Surround sound something
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung syncmaster P2250
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    500 GB SATA2
    PSU
    650 watt SUperflower 80PLUS
    Case
    Ace 990
    Cooling
    2 120mm fans 1 80mm
    Keyboard
    Fujitsu something old
    Mouse
    Razer Abyssus
    Internet Speed
    100 mbit/s download 10 mbit/s upload
    Other Info
    LOVE Stacraft 2 ♥
I did some googling and it appears that some people are having this problem from screen resolution settings. Try adjusting to 1024 X 768 if you can access display settings and test it out.

Also, open up task manager and see if all of the programs you clicked are running in the background.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pssh. Who buys prebuilts?
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-2600k 3.4 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Asus 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    OCZ SSD boot drive. Spinny secondary drive.
    Case
    Diablotek
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Razer BlackWidow Toureny edition.
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    50 down 10 up
    Browser
    FireFox
    Antivirus
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. AV is for noobs.
    Other Info
    I like Macs.
phillipduran said:
I did some googling and it appears that some people are having this problem from screen resolution settings. Try adjusting to 1024 X 768 if you can access display settings and test it out.

Also, open up task manager and see if all of the programs you clicked are running in the background.
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I can probably change it in safe mode but I can't open anything in "standard mode" not even ctrl+alt+del.. :(
Will try to change in safe mode but that won't be saved for standard will it?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    CPU
    Intel core i5 2500k
    Motherboard
    Asrock H61del
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 560 ti
    Sound Card
    Surround sound something
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung syncmaster P2250
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    500 GB SATA2
    PSU
    650 watt SUperflower 80PLUS
    Case
    Ace 990
    Cooling
    2 120mm fans 1 80mm
    Keyboard
    Fujitsu something old
    Mouse
    Razer Abyssus
    Internet Speed
    100 mbit/s download 10 mbit/s upload
    Other Info
    LOVE Stacraft 2 ♥

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Did you upgrade your NVIDIA drivers and if you did, is that when the problem started? I know they released an update recently and I see you have a 560.

You do any gaming?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pssh. Who buys prebuilts?
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-2600k 3.4 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Asus 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    OCZ SSD boot drive. Spinny secondary drive.
    Case
    Diablotek
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Razer BlackWidow Toureny edition.
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    50 down 10 up
    Browser
    FireFox
    Antivirus
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. AV is for noobs.
    Other Info
    I like Macs.
phillipduran said:
Did you upgrade your NVIDIA drivers and if you did, is that when the problem started? I know they released an update recently and I see you have a 560.
You do any gaming?
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I basically only game and surf the web :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    CPU
    Intel core i5 2500k
    Motherboard
    Asrock H61del
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 560 ti
    Sound Card
    Surround sound something
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung syncmaster P2250
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    500 GB SATA2
    PSU
    650 watt SUperflower 80PLUS
    Case
    Ace 990
    Cooling
    2 120mm fans 1 80mm
    Keyboard
    Fujitsu something old
    Mouse
    Razer Abyssus
    Internet Speed
    100 mbit/s download 10 mbit/s upload
    Other Info
    LOVE Stacraft 2 ♥

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    CPU
    Intel core i5 2500k
    Motherboard
    Asrock H61del
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 560 ti
    Sound Card
    Surround sound something
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung syncmaster P2250
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    500 GB SATA2
    PSU
    650 watt SUperflower 80PLUS
    Case
    Ace 990
    Cooling
    2 120mm fans 1 80mm
    Keyboard
    Fujitsu something old
    Mouse
    Razer Abyssus
    Internet Speed
    100 mbit/s download 10 mbit/s upload
    Other Info
    LOVE Stacraft 2 ♥
In that case, you might see if doing a system restore at boot using a restore point (if available) dated before this happened may be able to fix it for you.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
I basically only game and surf the web :D
Click to expand...

I play mostly MMO's. I did try out Firefall recently. It's an MMO FPS game. It's pretty impressive so far.

Since safe mode works, I bet it is one of your drivers or the screen resolution problem. You can try creating a new user and see if things work for that new user.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pssh. Who buys prebuilts?
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-2600k 3.4 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Asus 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    OCZ SSD boot drive. Spinny secondary drive.
    Case
    Diablotek
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Razer BlackWidow Toureny edition.
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    50 down 10 up
    Browser
    FireFox
    Antivirus
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. AV is for noobs.
    Other Info
    I like Macs.
phillipduran said:
I basically only game and surf the web :D
Click to expand...

I play mostly MMO's. I did try out Firefall recently. It's an MMO FPS game. It's pretty impressive so far.

Since safe mode works, I bet it is one of your drivers or the screen resolution problem. You can try creating a new user and see if things work for that new user.
Click to expand...
But why would the resolution be a problem? My drivers are up to date! Will try a new user!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    CPU
    Intel core i5 2500k
    Motherboard
    Asrock H61del
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 560 ti
    Sound Card
    Surround sound something
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung syncmaster P2250
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    500 GB SATA2
    PSU
    650 watt SUperflower 80PLUS
    Case
    Ace 990
    Cooling
    2 120mm fans 1 80mm
    Keyboard
    Fujitsu something old
    Mouse
    Razer Abyssus
    Internet Speed
    100 mbit/s download 10 mbit/s upload
    Other Info
    LOVE Stacraft 2 ♥
Fillelito said:
phillipduran said:
I basically only game and surf the web :D
Click to expand...

I play mostly MMO's. I did try out Firefall recently. It's an MMO FPS game. It's pretty impressive so far.

Since safe mode works, I bet it is one of your drivers or the screen resolution problem. You can try creating a new user and see if things work for that new user.
Click to expand...
But why would the resolution be a problem? My drivers are up to date! Will try a new user!
Click to expand...

I don't know but I have read a bunch of threads pointing to that. It's mostly from people running on small monitors or laptops and having it set too low.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pssh. Who buys prebuilts?
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-2600k 3.4 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Asus 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    OCZ SSD boot drive. Spinny secondary drive.
    Case
    Diablotek
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Razer BlackWidow Toureny edition.
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    50 down 10 up
    Browser
    FireFox
    Antivirus
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. AV is for noobs.
    Other Info
    I like Macs.
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