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For the longest time - not really sure HOW long, BTW - my system would get log entries and event entries about failures to update Store apps. I've done just about everything to resolve this, including just recently doing a "repair install" that may have fixed some OTHER problems but certainly did not fix the Store problems. Over time, especially THIS week, I've done a number of things sourced from various places on the 'Net (including multiple threads on this site) that I didn't keep track of - these included things like changing permissions of both registry keys and file structures, ownership modifications, etc etc (I wish I had kept an accurate record of what I did but, alas, I did not).
The end result of my manipulation was that certain apps, like Reader, suddenly became "uninstallable" [clarification - "uninstallable" means it became possible to uninstall an app where before trying to do that generated an error] where before they simply generated an error message when clicked on and created the standard icon that simply flashed when clicked with no other functionality. This bad behavior was present for a lot of uSoft apps and a few 3rd-party apps.
Almost all of those apps suddenly became uninstallable - which I did. I reinstalled the Reader app to see if it was actually usable and - tada! - it behaves as one would WANT it to behave - yay!
However...
As depicted here:
a few apps continue to show "Error" next to their Start icons. Strangely, the Store app itself, though showing "Error", actually works. The others, however, are broken as before. (all the apps in the image showed "Error", the Reader and HP apps are ones I uninstalled and reinstalled successfully)
I understand that ALL the remaining broken apps are "built-ins" - Camera and Photos are part of OneDrive, PC Settings is part (or something) of File Manager, and I have no clue what's up with Store.
Anyway, since they're built-ins rather than run-of-the-mill apps, whatever I did to get most apps uninstallable won't work with these.
So...What is causing that "Error" to appear next to the app name? Why does Store work yet the others are broken? How DOES one "reset" a built-in app like Camera or Photo?
I've followed various threads here already, including "wsreset", "appxpackage" stuff, etc but those had no effect. I have no problem with twiddling registry entries, file permissions, ownerships, etc but certainly will NOT be performing another system refresh/repair (that appears to NOT affect Store stuff...hmmm...could this suggest a problem with something within MY folders (not system folders) is the cause of the problem?).
Any clue not already here on this site (since I've read and done just about all of them) would greatly be appreciated, especially pointers to LOCATIONS, both registry and file, that may hold relevant things to twiddle.
The end result of my manipulation was that certain apps, like Reader, suddenly became "uninstallable" [clarification - "uninstallable" means it became possible to uninstall an app where before trying to do that generated an error] where before they simply generated an error message when clicked on and created the standard icon that simply flashed when clicked with no other functionality. This bad behavior was present for a lot of uSoft apps and a few 3rd-party apps.
Almost all of those apps suddenly became uninstallable - which I did. I reinstalled the Reader app to see if it was actually usable and - tada! - it behaves as one would WANT it to behave - yay!
However...
As depicted here:
a few apps continue to show "Error" next to their Start icons. Strangely, the Store app itself, though showing "Error", actually works. The others, however, are broken as before. (all the apps in the image showed "Error", the Reader and HP apps are ones I uninstalled and reinstalled successfully)
I understand that ALL the remaining broken apps are "built-ins" - Camera and Photos are part of OneDrive, PC Settings is part (or something) of File Manager, and I have no clue what's up with Store.
Anyway, since they're built-ins rather than run-of-the-mill apps, whatever I did to get most apps uninstallable won't work with these.
So...What is causing that "Error" to appear next to the app name? Why does Store work yet the others are broken? How DOES one "reset" a built-in app like Camera or Photo?
I've followed various threads here already, including "wsreset", "appxpackage" stuff, etc but those had no effect. I have no problem with twiddling registry entries, file permissions, ownerships, etc but certainly will NOT be performing another system refresh/repair (that appears to NOT affect Store stuff...hmmm...could this suggest a problem with something within MY folders (not system folders) is the cause of the problem?).
Any clue not already here on this site (since I've read and done just about all of them) would greatly be appreciated, especially pointers to LOCATIONS, both registry and file, that may hold relevant things to twiddle.
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- Windows 8.1, 10, various Linux
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