Can’t Open Apps On Windows 10

Can’t Open Apps On Windows 10 Solved

Windows application (App) is a program which is written to run on Microsoft Windows operating system. Apps and programs are basically the same thing: it is a computer software that is designed to do something, to perform tasks or any other actions. It also tells to the computer (or other device) what it is supposed to do. Traditional Windows apps that you install and use are the apps that usually requires mouse and keyboard so you could properly use them. Windows also comes with several applications already installed, which can help you with common tasks, including browsing the Internet, managing your calendar etc.

So, apps are important part of Windows 10 and it can be very frustrating if you cannot use them. There are many cases when people cannot open they apss because they simply won’t open. This is not the most common problem for Windows 10 users, but still — it happens. Problems with Windows apps can occur in different circumstances like apps won’t open after you update your Windows or after system restore. Apps are constantly crashing, not showing, or not even installing.

If you are facing problems with Windows apps and you can’t open them, there are several ways how to fix it, depending on the reason why they are not opening. In this guide we are going to show you several methods, we are going thoroughly explain you what to do and how to do it.

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Table of Contents:

Update Your Windows

Make sure that your Windows 10 operating system is up to date. Sometimes this problem can be fixed by simply updating your Windows. An update, often in the form of a patch or service pack. Updates are vital for the health of your computer, they include improvements to software you rely on every day as well as drivers for new devices you may want to use. Most common updates include security vulnerability fixes, bug fixes and enhancements. To see if your operating system is up do date and to check for updates you need to go to Settings and then click on «Update & Security».

You will be directed to Windows Update section (if not, click on «Windows Update» on the left pane). Click on «Check for updates» and Windows will start checking if there are any updates available for your operating system. If there are available updates, install them.

Download Microsoft Troubleshooter

You can try downloading and installing Microsoft’s troubleshooter. This simple solution may help you to fix the problem. This troubleshooter should find and fix most of the problems in Windows 10. You can download it by clicking here.

Reinstall App

Sometimes a simple reinstall of the app is the best and easiest way to fix the problem. Click on Start button and find the app which you couldn’t open and uninstall it. Right-click on the app and select «Uninstall» from the dropdown menu. When uninstall is finished, go to Windows Store and download the app again.

Reset Store Cache

By doing this you will reset the Windows Store without changing account settings or deleting installed apps. Simply put, this clears the Windows Store cache. If you can’t open Store app or update your apps, then you might want to try resetting Store cache. To reset it you will need to open Command Prompt. Type «command prompt» in Search and right-click on the «Command Prompt», choose «Run as administrator» to run it with administrator privileges.

When Command Prompt is opened, type in «wsreset.exe» and press Enter on your keyboard to execute this command. Then close Command Prompt and try launching the Store and updating your apps.

Check Application Identity Service Status

Application Identity Service is a Microsoft Service that is used by AppLocker to determine and verify the identity of an application. This program is required to run on startup in order to benefit from its functionality or so that the program will work. If you are having problems with apps that won’t start, make sure that Application Identity Service is running. To do that, you need to open «Run» box. To open it type «run» in Search and click on the «Run» result.

In Run box type «services.msc» and click «OK» to run it.

New window with a list of services will be opened. Find «Application Identity» and double-click on it.

In Application Identity Properties window find «Service status» and click «Start» if the Service status is «Stopped». Click «Apply» and «OK» to save the change. Close Services window and restart your computer to see if this helped to fix the problem.

Sometimes Windows apps won’t open if Windows Update service is not running. You may want to check it’s status as well. In services list find «Windows Update» service check if it’s status is «Running».

If not, then double-click on «Windows Update» service and in Windows Update Properties window find «Startup type», set it to «Automatic» or «Manual». Click «Apply» and «OK» to save changes. Restart your computer.

Change Ownership Of Your Drive

Sometimes apps won’t open because of the ownership problems and you will need to change ownership of your C: drive to fix this problem. Open This PC (Same as My Computer on older versions of Windows) and find the drive where your Windows 10 is installed. It is usually the drive C:. Right-click on the drive and select «Properties» from the dropdown menu.

In the Local Disk (C:) Properties window go to «Security» tab and then click on «Advanced».

In Advanced Security Settings for Local Disk (C:) window find «Owner» and click on «Change» next to it.

In Select User or Group window click on «Advanced. «.

Click on «Find now», list of users and user groups will appear. Find the «Administrators» group, select it and click «OK».

Then in Select User or Group window click «OK» as well.

In the Advanced Security Settings for Local Disk (C:) window the owner should be changed to Administrators. Administrators group should be added to «Permission entries» list. Mark «Replace owner on subcontainers and objects» checkbox and click «Apply» and «OK». It will take some time to replace ownership.

Change FilterAdministratorToken

If you are having problems not only with opening apps but with Start Menu while using an administrator account as well, you can fix this problem by changing FilterAdministratorToken in Registry Editor. Open Run dialog box by typing in «run» in Search and clicking on the «Run» result. In Run dialog box type regedit and and click ok tu run Registry Editor.

In Registry Editor you will need to follow this path: «HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System»
When you are on «System» folder, you will see a list or registry files on the right pane. Find «FilterAdministratorToken» and double click on it. If «FilterAdministratorToken» does not exist, you can create it by right-clicking on the right pane and choosing «New», then «DWORD (32-bit)» value. Change the name of the new value to FilterAdministratorToken.

When you finished creating new value, double-click on it (as you would do if it already existed) and in Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value window find «Value data» box, type «1» and click «OK» to save the changes. Close Registry Editor and restart your computer.

Update Your Apps

Sometimes the reason why apps won’t open is because they are outdadet, not updated. Make sure that your apps are updated to the latest version. Open Store (or Microsoft Store) app and click on your Microsoft Account icon next to the Search box. Choose «Downloads and updates» from the dropdown menu. Click «Check for updates» button and update all apps.

We hope that the solutions provided in this guide helped you to fix the problem with your apps and they are opening properly now. If none of these steps helped, there is one more thing you can do. You can create a new local account and transfer all your personal files to it, and then delete the old account.

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Troubleshoot «Open with Explorer» issues in SharePoint Online

Introduction

This article discusses how to troubleshoot issues that you may experience when you use the «Open with Explorer» command in SharePoint Online.

The Open with Explorer command doesn’t work in the Microsoft Edge browser, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or on the Mac platform. Open with Explorer only works with Internet Explorer. However, beginning August 17th, 2021, Microsoft 365 apps will no longer support Internet Explorer 11.

The Open with Explorer command is slower and less reliable than syncing SharePoint files with the new OneDrive sync client. The OneDrive sync client provides Files On-Demand, which allows you to access all your files in OneDrive without using local storage space.

For more information about how to copy or move library files by using «Open with Explorer,» go to Copy or move library files by using Open with Explorer.

Symptoms

When you browse to a SharePoint Online document library, you may receive intermittent connectivity issues, and you may receive one of the following error messages:

Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer.

We’re having a problem opening this location in File Explorer. Add this web site to your Trusted Sites list and try again.

We’re having a problem opening this location in File Explorer. To open with File Explorer, you’ll need to add this site to your Trusted Sites list and select the «Keep me signed in» check box when you sign in to the SharePoint Online site. For more information, see https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2629108.

We’re having trouble opening this library in File Explorer. Syncing this library will give you a better experience.

Resolution

Use the following troubleshooting procedures to resolve common issues that occur when you use the «Open with Explorer» command.

Authenticate to Office 365

Make sure that you’re authenticated to Office 365. To do this, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Use «Keep me signed in»

Sign in to the SharePoint Online site by using your Office 365 work or school account credentials. When you do this, make sure that you select the Keep me signed in check box.

If you didn’t previously select this setting, you might find that you’re already signed in when you browse to a SharePoint Online site or the Office 365 portal. In this case, you must first sign out and then sign in again by having the *Keep me signed in check box selected. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Office 365 ribbon, select the arrow next to your user name.
2. Select Sign out.
3. Close all browser windows.
4. Browse to the Office 365 portal.
5. Select the Keep me signed in check box, enter your Office 365 work or school account credentials, and then select Sign in (if it is necessary).
6. Open a document library in Explorer view.

Method 2: Use a persistent cookie

You can use the UsePersistentCookiesForExplorerView parameter for the Set-SPOTenant cmdlet that’s used in the SharePoint Online Management Shell. This lets SharePoint issue a special cookie that will allow the Authenticate to Office 365 feature to work even if Keep Me Signed In isn’t selected.

After this parameter is enabled, you are prompted by a dialog box when you select Open with Explorer in SharePoint Online, as shown in the following screenshot. After you select This is a private computer, the persistent cookie is stored. Therefore, you no longer have to select Keep me signed in.

This method should be used only on a private computer.

If you receive an Internet Explorer Security message that says, «A website wants to open web content using this program on your computer,» it’s likely that SharePoint Online isn’t added to the trusted sites zone in Internet Explorer. See the «Add your SharePoint Online sites to trusted sites» section of this article for more information about how to add SharePoint Online to your trusted sites.

For more information about the UsePersistentCookiesForExplorerView parameter and the persistent cookie, go to Set-SPOTenant.

For more information about the SharePoint Online Management Shell, go to What is the SharePoint Online Management Shell?

Add your SharePoint Online sites or Open with Explorer URL to trusted sites

Make sure that the SharePoint Online or Open with Explorer URL is added to your trusted sites zone in Internet Explorer. To do this, follow these steps:

Start Internet Explorer.

Depending on your version of Internet Explorer, do one of the following:

• Select the Tools menu, and then select Internet options.
• Select the gear icon, and then select Internet options.

Select the Security tab, select Trusted sites, and then select Sites.

In the Add this website to the zone box, enter the URL for the website that you want to add to the Trusted sites zone, and then select Add. The URL will be for one of the following websites:

• SharePoint Online
• OneDrive for Business
• Open with Explorer (uses a -files or -myfiles format)

For example, enter https:// .sharepoint.com and https:// -files.sharepoint.com for a site. Or, enter https:// -myfiles.sharepoint.com and https:// -my.sharepoint.com for a OneDrive for Business library.

In this example, contoso represents the domain that you use for your organization.

Repeat this step for any additional sites that you want to add to this zone.

To make sure that «Open with Explorer» works correctly, you must include the SharePoint site URL or the OneDrive for Business URL in addition to the «-files» (for a site) URL or the «-myfiles» (for a OneDrive for Business library) URL.

After you add each site to the Websites list, select Close, and then select OK.

Check the status of the WebClient service

Make sure that the latest Windows updates are applied. If all the latest updates are applied but the issue persists, make sure that the WebClient service is running. To do this, follow these steps:

Follow the appropriate steps for your operating system:

• For Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7, click Start, click Run, enter services.msc, and then press Enter.
• For Windows 8, select Start, enter services.msc, and then press Enter.
• For Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012, select Start, enter services.msc, and then press Enter. If the WebClient service isn’t present, you must first install the Desktop Experience. For more information about how to install the Desktop Experience, go to Install Desktop Experience.

In the list of services, locate the WebClient service, and then make sure that its status in the Status column is set to Started. If the status isn’t set to Started, double-click the WebClient service to open the WebClientProperties dialog box, select Start, and then select OK.

If the Startup Type for the WebClient service is set to Disabled, the Open with Explorer button doesn’t function correctly, and you cannot start the service. To enable the service, go to the WebClient Properties dialog box, select the list option for the Startup type setting, and then select either Manual or Automatic. Next, select Apply, select Start to start the service, and then select OK.

Apply hotfix for Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 or Windows 7

If you’re running Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 or Windows 7, a hotfix has been released to resolve this issue. For more information, go to Error when you open a SharePoint Document Library in Windows Explorer or map a network drive to the library after you install Internet Explorer 10.

More information

For more information about how to work with site library files in File Explorer, see Ways to work with site library files in File Explorer.

For more information about how to work with the WebClient service, see the following Knowledge Base articles: