8.1 Apps not working

[Cliff S]

Depends on your hardware, from 15 minutes(SSD) to an hour(laptop hard drive).

 

[Matchlock]

Excellent, and thanks again for all your help Cliff. I do really appreciate it very much.

You know I find that most of the boards I frequent or have frequented in the past are populated by people like you Cliff. Many are always willing to help those like me that are less adept at figuring out these computers and it's a real pleasure talking to you all. Keep up the good work you do for others Cliff, and you shall reap the rewards.

All the best to you Cliff,

Bud

Depends on your hardware, from 15 minutes(SSD) to an hour(laptop hard drive).

 

[Cliff S]

Thank you Bud

 

[Matchlock]

You're quite welcome Cliff;

I guess you know that I can't just cut and paste this into that black area ( or can I? ) and last night I had trouble figuring out where the spaces were in the line of text and where there was not a space. As you can imagine, it was a nightmare trying to type it in correctly and I was so afraid of doing it wrong I just deleted what I had already typed and will try again this evening.

Do you know of a better way to get this text into this area exactly as it should be typed? Is there an easy way to tell where the spaces are?

I'm so sorry to be such a troublesome patient Cliff but keying it in incorrectly just scares the dickens out of me. I wonder what damage I could do to my computer if I type ain incorrect letter or slash etc.

Any help you could offer here would be most welcome Cliff. Thank you

Bud

Thank you Bud

 

[Cliff S]

View attachment ClassicMaint.zip
Click the above link and download and save(not run). Then go to downloads, right click, and choose Properties. In properties, on the bottom right corner check (1) "Unblock", click apply, and click OK. Then right click again and choose (2)"Extract all". After it's unzipped right click the Batch file and run as administrator.

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[Matchlock]

Hi Cliff;

Well, I ran this thing last night exactly as you said in admin mode. After it finished (about 40 minutes) I rebooted the machine and ran it again and when it was done I shut it down for the night.

I booted it this morning and it took less than thirty seconds to boot up which I thought was remarkable. Is that what it's supposed to do Cliff? If so, it worked great. Now, is there another step after this to get my apps working? The Store app and the others still don't work. When I click on them they display full screen for a few seconds and then just close down again.

Anyway, thanks so much for all your help Cliff, at least the machine boots really fast now and that's a huge plus.

Bud

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Click the above link and download and save(not run). Then go to downloads, right click, and choose Properties. In properties, on the bottom right corner check (1) "Unblock", click apply, and click OK. Then right click again and choose (2)"Extract all". After it's unzipped right click the Batch file and run as administrator.

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[Cliff S]

Glad to hear it boots faster, but I had hoped it would solve your problem with the store apps not staying open:huh:. Can you check in Control Panel>Date&Time that your Time zone is set correctly?


Also while you're there click the Internet Time tab and change settings,


Then click Update Now, and OK after.


the reason being your PC and Microsofts servers must be sync'd time wise.
One other thing to check, make sure you are using a Microsoft account, and not a Local account.

 

[Matchlock]

Thank you Cliff;

I did everything as you asked. The time was synchronized with 'time-b.nist.gov'. but I changed it to the windows one you suggested and updated it. Everything else is correct and I do believe I am using a Microsoft Account, although how would I check?

I do remember signing in to a Microsoft account a week or so ago but does that remain permanent? I don't know.

Thanks again Cliff, and do I need to run that other script that I ran last night again now?

Bud

Glad to hear it boots faster, but I had hoped it would solve your problem with the store apps not staying open:huh:. Can you check in Control Panel>Date&Time that your Time zone is set correctly?
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Also while you're there click the Internet Time tab and change settings,
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Then click Update Now, and OK after.
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the reason being your PC and Microsofts servers must be sync'd time wise.
One other thing to check, make sure you are using a Microsoft account, and not a Local account.

 

[Cliff S]

Thank you Cliff;

I did everything as you asked. The time was synchronized with 'time-b.nist.gov'. but I changed it to the windows one you suggested and updated it. Everything else is correct and I do believe I am using a Microsoft Account, although how would I check?

I do remember signing in to a Microsoft account a week or so ago but does that remain permanent? I don't know.

Thanks again Cliff, and do I need to run that other script that I ran last night

nist.gov was ok too, as long as you checked and manually sync'd. If you're signed into a Microsoft account that's ok, it stay's as long as you sign into it when you boot up or like me automatically let it sign in(it's the one with your Email account & password).

You could try and check out this tutorial by Brink: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/21051-apps-tiles-not-working-responding-fix-windows-8-a.html It's set up like a check list you can go through, maybe that can help.

 

[Matchlock]

Ok, thank you Cliff I'll give that check list a try. Once again I really appreciate all your help.

I just noticed that you're in Germany. Is that your home country or are you there with the military or something?

I hope you don't mind me asking.

Bud

Thank you Cliff;

I did everything as you asked. The time was synchronized with 'time-b.nist.gov'. but I changed it to the windows one you suggested and updated it. Everything else is correct and I do believe I am using a Microsoft Account, although how would I check?

I do remember signing in to a Microsoft account a week or so ago but does that remain permanent? I don't know.

Thanks again Cliff, and do I need to run that other script that I ran last night

nist.gov was ok too, as long as you checked and manually sync'd. If you're signed into a Microsoft account that's ok, it stay's as long as you sign into it when you boot up or like me automatically let it sign in(it's the one with your Email account & password).

You could try and check out this tutorial by Brink: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/21051-apps-tiles-not-working-responding-fix-windows-8-a.html It's set up like a check list you can go through, maybe that can help.

 

[Cliff S]

Ok, thank you Cliff I'll give that check list a try. Once again I really appreciate all your help.

I just noticed that you're in Germany. Is that your home country or are you there with the military or something?

I hope you don't mind me asking.

Bud

Once again you're welcome Bud, It's just I can't think of anything else other than a repair install that would help, but before that it's better to try Brinks tutorial.
I am originally from New Hampshire on the east coast, and got out of the military about 23 years ago over here, I was married to a German national and she wanted to stay here, and even after we divorced I stayed, because I had a job and friends here.

 

[Matchlock]

I tried that but nope, still no apps are working. I guess I'll just have to learn to live without them.

Thanks for all you done to try and help me, it was fun at least. All the best to you Cliff and good luck with everything.

Bud

Ok, thank you Cliff I'll give that check list a try. Once again I really appreciate all your help.

I just noticed that you're in Germany. Is that your home country or are you there with the military or something?

I hope you don't mind me asking.

Bud

Once again you're welcome Bud, It's just I can't think of anything else other than a repair install that would help, but before that it's better to try Brinks tutorial.
I am originally from New Hampshire on the east coast, and got out of the military about 23 years ago over here, I was married to a German national and she wanted to stay here, and even after we divorced I stayed, because I had a job and friends here.

 

[Cliff S]

Two more steps you could try Bud(don't give up just yet)

First open up an admin command prompt again and give the following to re-register the Windows Store:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.XML

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Then open up PowerShell(just plain PowerShell not the other 3) in all apps screen(it should be all the way on the left if I remember correctly) and give the following in to re-install and re-register all store apps:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

 

[Matchlock]

Ok, thanks Cliff I'll give this a try. Is there a space after the word "Register" in the top line?

Bud

Two more steps you could try Bud(don't give up just yet)

First open up an admin command prompt again and give the following to re-register the Windows Store:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.XML

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Then open up PowerShell(just plain PowerShell not the other 3) in all apps screen(it should be all the way on the left if I remember correctly) and give the following in to re-install and re-register all store apps:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

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[Matchlock]

Cliff;

It came back instantly with a lot of red text saying "A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument etc., etc., etc.,

Bud

Two more steps you could try Bud(don't give up just yet)

First open up an admin command prompt again and give the following to re-register the Windows Store:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.XML

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Then open up PowerShell(just plain PowerShell not the other 3) in all apps screen(it should be all the way on the left if I remember correctly) and give the following in to re-install and re-register all store apps:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

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[Cliff S]

Yup, where there is a"- "is a space before it. Copy paste still not working for you, huh? You only need to copy then place the cursor on PowerShell and right click again.

 

[Matchlock]

I have no idea what you mean by powershell.

Bud

Yup, where there is a"- "is a space before it. Copy paste still not working for you, huh? You only need to copy then place the cursor on PowerShell and right click again.

 

[Matchlock]

Ok, I was able to copy and paste it that time and it ran some green text and then came back to the System 32 prompt. Is that ok?

Bud

Yup, where there is a"- "is a space before it. Copy paste still not working for you, huh? You only need to copy then place the cursor on PowerShell and right click again.

 

[Cliff S]

I have no idea what you mean by powershell.

Bud

Yup, where there is a"- "is a space before it. Copy paste still not working for you, huh? You only need to copy then place the cursor on PowerShell and right click again.

That's for the second part(under the separation line) you'll need to either use search(windows key and the letter "S") or go to all apps screen and type powershell and right click it and choose run as administrator.

 

[Matchlock]

Sorry Cliff, still doesn't work. No apps running yet. Even after a cold boot.

Bud

I have no idea what you mean by powershell.

Bud

Yup, where there is a"- "is a space before it. Copy paste still not working for you, huh? You only need to copy then place the cursor on PowerShell and right click again.

That's for the second part(under the separation line) you'll need to either use search(windows key and the letter "S") or go to all apps screen and type powershell and right click it and choose run as administrator.