Can't Access Apps

I cannot get the tiles to work. I click on them and they come up on full screen. The nothing happens and Windows 8 Consumer Preview goes right back to the Start Screen. How can I get the tiles to work?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq
    CPU
    AMD
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    2G
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD
good luck in getting this answered. i have the same problem and 1. have not been able to fix and 2. have not received an answer on it.
 

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  • OS
    microsft windows
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion m9402f
    CPU
    4
    Motherboard
    chipset nVidia MCP61
    Memory
    7gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia geforcese n force 430
I had this problem also. For me it was related to the UAC settings. I believe that you need use your Windows Live account to sign into Windows 8 or the Apps in Metro won't work so that is the first consideration. Turning off UAC can also cause this problem but not in my case. Read on for more information about this problem.

I set my UAC to off right after I installed Windows 8, the Apps all opened and stayed open for me however, when I turned UAC back on again most of the Apps would not open correctly and it would go right back to the Metro start screen. Nothing I did after that point would fix the problem. Turning UAC back off did not help. Others said that just having UAC off was enough to cause this problem but that wasn't the case for me.

Luckily I created a system image last week using Windows 7 file recovery in the control panel. I used that image to go back to before the problem started and the Apps were fixed, apparently this is yet another Windows 8 bug.

Lesson learned, do not mess with UAC once you have turned it off because if you turn it back on there is a good chance the Apps will not work again.

There are various complaints about this obvious BUG all over the internet with no clear resolution. Some say that creating another User account and switching back and forth deleting the old Admin account and a bunch of other screwy stuff, way too much of a hassle and likely to cause even more problems,...no thanks. Using a system image and not touching UAC again was the only way to fix this problem for me.

I have tested this three different times and it did the exact same thing each time. No more messing with UAC for me. :)
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
This is hilarious. Not only do I have to put up with the Metro start screen but I can no longer run any of the built in APPS! I have completely disabled UAC and now (only) my Metro default apps will not run. So much for user choice.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit GA
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7-4770K Haswell
    Motherboard
    ASUS Z87-PRO
    Memory
    16 GB of Corsair 1866
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 780
    Sound Card
    Cooler Master Storm Headphones
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 27 inch U2711 IPS
    Screen Resolution
    2560 by 1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 Pro 250GB SSD plus 2 3 TB drives
    PSU
    Corsair-750
    Case
    Corsair White Graphite Series 600T
    Cooling
    Corsair H00i Water
    Keyboard
    Corsair K90
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 Laser
    Internet Speed
    6.3 MBps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    MS
One other thing to consider, if you're using a third-party firewall, unless your rules allow for all outbound connections, you'll be blocking most of the system processes required for Metro application connectivity.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate/Windows 8.1/Linux
    CPU
    FX-8350
    Motherboard
    GA-990XA-UD3
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD7860
    Sound Card
    Xonar Essence STX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Various
    PSU
    Corsair HX 850W
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian
    Cooling
    Thermalright
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    50/50
    Browser
    firefox
Most of the possible causes are addressed above (UAC off, Firewall etc.). Some other issues are Nero, Avast or an upgrade over Windows 7.

Sometimes a PC refresh helps.

If DCOM errors are reported in event manager, a registry hack is required. I wrote a few days an article, facing all this issues - it will be found in [1] - but still in German (so Google translate will be helpful).

1: Windows 8: Metro-Apps starten nicht « Borns IT- und Windows-Blog
 

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  • OS
    Win 7/Win 8/Android x86/iOS/OS X
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