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Windows 10 - got updated and lost apps

8 years ago

Greetings.

So my pc did an update and now I have lost the ability to click on icons on the menu bar to select apps, or calendar, etc. I can right click an icon, and then select open, but my apps don't seem to be there.

In my Web search it seems like there were other issues like this in April but not so much now. And fixes seem to be of the nature of entering strings of text at the c prompt, which I am reluctant to do as a first fix attempt. It has to be an easy setting, right?

Thanks!

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zep516

8 years ago

Is there an error generated when you click on an Icon ?

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Original Author
8 years ago
No. Nothing happens. Like with the white 4 paned windows logo that usually displays the app selections...nothing.
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zep516
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
What about a simple reboot/ restart have tried you tried that ?

Can you show me the web site where you're seeing just one of the fixes being offered.
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User
Original Author
8 years ago
Yes, I have rebooted several times.

I'm on my phone. ..but something like this was suggested at another site:

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/start-menu-does-not-open-windows-10
zep516
8 years ago
I would go ahead an run these 2 commands. I have had success running these while helping.

sfc /scannow

Restart after the scan is over and see if it helped. Open an elevated CMD copy-paste the following and hit Enter

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
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Original Author
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I can't do it right now but I will this evening. Thanks. I will report back.
zep516
8 years ago
If system file checker says it can't fix errors on the first run, reboot and run system file checker again, do it 3 times and let system file checker fix what it can.
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User
Original Author
8 years ago
OK so evidently this is a problem associated with other issues in the last patch. Here is a good rundown on my particular problem. I ended up going about 2/3 the way through and having to reinstall all the windows apps. If anyone else has this problem just follow the instructions here.

http://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/computing/has-your-windows-10-start-menu-stopped-working-here-are-four-ways-to-fix-it-11364000314532
zep516
8 years ago
Thanks for that,

I'm curious though if you ran system file checker ?
User
Original Author
8 years ago
I ran sfc /scannow 3 times, if thats what you mean? I also did a search for updates etc.
aputernut
8 years ago
Yes, it has happened with incredimail, and they are working on it, don't about any others? there is nothing we can do but wait it out.
chas045
8 years ago
I have the incredimail problem. I see that incredimail's approach was to suggest that users remove the latest update which seems like a poor solution. I know it is temporary, but it sounds like incredimail doesn't have a big staff.

I'm not sure the other issue you all mention is a loss of the Tiles view (don't know the name of that view), but that's what happened to me. I couldn't switch to that view via the Win Key as expected. However, after going to the remove program area and getting rid of some old bloatware, the Tiles View returned.
aputernut
8 years ago
I uninstalled the MS security update of Dec. 30th and also set my Pc to no longer do auto updates (for now) later we'll see?
9xvq_dxhq
8 years ago
It's not crazy to remove the latest update, mostly because MSs updates have generally been unreliable for the last year as they've pushed Win10 down everyone's PC, and pushed it based on a marketing deadline, and it is currently about half complete.

If you haven't gone to Win 10, I'd avoid it myself. If you have, delay updates at least a week if possible (not sure this is actually possible, one reason I don't use it) and check the net to see what problems people are having with the update. Then you can work around it...

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