Apps display splash screen but fail to open (incl Store)

[CircusAim]

I have a Lenovo G505s AMD A8 Laptop, fairly new to Windows 8 as this is my first platform running it. Not had the system long, but generally finding it ok except for this one problem thats decided to arise:

All apps, including the Windows Store fail to launch when clicked. They display a splash screen but no loading symbol, the splash screen hangs for about a minute and then the whole app shuts off again. This started with the calculator from what I can see, but now it seems to affect all of them. I've tried multiple theories from several forums and sites but nothing has made a difference.

If possible I don't want to have to refresh or reinstall Windows 8 as I have a fair amount of software I've installed and don't want to have to go through installation all over again.

Thanks for any help/advice

 

[topgundcp]

By any chance did you turn off UAC (User Access Control) completely ? if so then turn it back on. If not, Open the Admin Command Prompt and try:

1. Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
2. sfc /scannow

 

[Brink]

Hello CircusAim, and welcome to Eight Forums.

In addition, I would recommend to go through the list of troubleshooting items in the tutorial below to see if they may help.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/21051-apps-tiles-not-working-responding-fix-windows-8-a.html