How To Fix Windows 11 Apps Not Opening | Solve Apps Problems - (2023)

[@iricslife4181]

I should post this bcs feel I must give this testimony. I installed Windows 11 and encountered issues with applications like Paint, Calculator, Photo, Notepad, Snipping Tool, and other built-in apps not working. And my computer is an organizational computer that can’t have its system widely accessed. 😔 I tried the last option from this video through PowerShell and Command Prompt and restart my computer. And voila, everything works! All the applications I mentioned above are back to normal. Thank you for this video. It was very helpful and there was no need to install or download again from the Ms Store. 😇

[@reaper3913]

The only problem is SETTINGS IS THE APP I CAN'T OPEN!

[@Peruvianyellowleggedcentipede]

This happened to me, I had a virus I think but I think I was lucky and I fixed it

[@danielv.7709]

@@Peruvianyellowleggedcentipede how

[@Peruvianyellowleggedcentipede]

@@danielv.7709depends, if your tab says it’s open but it isn’t then you might have a virus I know how to get rid of, if it just doesn’t open for some reason I can’t help you

[@OGPG17]

​@@Peruvianyellowleggedcentipede how to remove that virus?

[@Peruvianyellowleggedcentipede]

@@OGPG17 do you have wave browser? If you don’t DO NOT GET IT, it’s a malware but you need to open it and you will find a button that leads you to settings

[@TheSandwhich.]

It's happening to my PC, where I click on any apps. Nothing opens up like EA games or Settings. Even if I try to click on restart PC, it does not do it. I have to manually press the button on my PC to shut it down or restart it. Sometimes, that works. Sometimes, it does not, and I have to try later on. Very weird

[@swaylos4701]

Shut down ur pc by holding the button on ur pc for a while and turn it back on 3 times each time turn it off when its booting up when u turn it on the 4th time it will bring up a menu and look through the tiny page and it can fix all ur problems mine was a problem with the files.

[@ozy111]

@@swaylos4701 what do i look through if im stupid?

[@alfredoibarra3843]

This is one of the apps opening how are you opening settings that’s an app

[@TheSandwhich.]

@alfredoibarra3843 I couldn't open any application. I couldn't even press shut down. I fixed it. It finally worked, and I deleted the recent downloads and files, and it stopped happening after that. If you read my last reply you can see I wrote nothing was opening up.

[@CHASEFARGOO]

@@TheSandwhich. how’d you fix it

[@factomaniac3700]

The main problem is nothing working. Now even the search bar or cmd. Nothing is getting opened...😢😢

[@HalalLightHub]

Try going into your bios and doing it worked for me

[@TheSandwhich.]

Same here. Nothing opens up, so I manually restart it or shut down from the PC, but sometimes it works. Sometimes, it doesn't, so I just go on PlayStation, lol.

[@TheSandwhich.]

​@HalalLightHub what's Bios?

[@actionboyy620]

Did you resolve the problem or not?

[@factomaniac3700]

@@actionboyy620 Yes, you just need to hard reset your laptop and then make a back-up file. All you need to do is to find a very small hole at the right side of the laptop where USB slots are there. This hole is as tiny as your phone has for ejecting sim. Put a sim ejector tool into it and press it. A click sound you will hear. That's it.

[@susandc4959]

I HATE IT when instructions for solving a problem include a step that requires the exact thing that isn't working. It's like calling your internet company to tell them your service is out, only to get a recording telling you to go to their website. Maddening!

[@Zeir_Kaiser]

TYSM, my valorant couldn't open and now it works after I did what you did in this video. You're a genius

[@houseofunbox]

Can you please help me too, Even my Valorant doesn't load

[@Monkey-Cap]

@@houseofunbox help me, im going through same issue

[@VanishGT.]

my three discord apps not opeing :/

[@tfbnisghey]

bro help me man my valorant and discord and other app doesnt loads

[@markschregardus7806]

Hi. Some issues I encountered: 1) Windows Store app is not listed at all under trouble shooter, and the app also does not work at all. Nothing happens when I click on it. 2) when reregistering the Store I can run the first two commands, but my system hangs with the /scanhealth command. Any other suggestions?

[@ProdDOOK]

same problem here. it's not even listed under the troubleshooters. I also can't use my search bar and everything is just buggy ever since I installed windows 11. What a shame

[@PatricS23]

same here with windows 11 pro @@ProdDOOK just buggy af and when i try to sfc scannow i dont get a precentage showing and arround after 2 hours terminal closes and shuts down pc or just says acces denied

[@ProdDOOK]

@@PatricS23 I decided to full reset. Ofcourse made a backup of everything but that seemed to do the trick. Will be tedious getting everything back but it seemed like I had no other choice.

[@jackferguson7722]

My scan won't let me run it? A box comes up saying I have to contact my I.T. Support Access and I called them and they said if you're not a business there will be a $250 dollar charge fee! How do I fix this? Every time I do a system restore I end up right back where to before even if I set a as a new device. I am confused! Thanks! Have a great day! : )

[@emperor9131]

when i do run as administrator, theres no yes or no button, the screen is just grey

[@cxrewave]

STICK TO WINDOWS 10 GUYS, NOT WORTH FIXING BUGS ONLY FOR A FANCY UI Worst windows ever. Worse than W8 realease. Not worth at all to install it... Stick to windows 10 guys. Too much game breaking bugs. Can't open shit, memory leaks, slower than W10... Second time I'm trying it since release. It still has same damn bugs. Not to talk about the secure boot requirment which was a pain in the ass when trying to activate. Lost 2 days to figure it out on first install, now lost another 2 to reinstall it hoping they fixed at least the memory leak bug, but naah, let's add some cool transitions, right? The only "update" they really made with W11 is that it looks cooler, nothing else

[@atreeeus]

if i already have w11 can i switch back to windows 10?

[@cxrewave]

@@atreeeus i did a clean install, idk if you can just downgrade back to w10

[@lildeezn]

it doesn't even look "cooler" I'd go as far as to say it's worse than Vista

[@holy2xr]

if u have a problem where in the taskbar it says the app is open but when u click it, it doesn't open. Then all you have to do it press windows key + p on your keyboard then select "PC Screen Only" Then reopen the app and it will work. "if it works reply and tell me bc I wanna know if I helped anyone :)"

[@williammcpherson6955]

You helped me that fixed my problem thank you so much

[@holy2xr]

@@williammcpherson6955 no problem!

[@shadowdemonaer]

The scan app is literally an application man

[@shadyhaggag6364]

Hello Man, my problem is still there, I've followed all steps but my issue is that WhatsApp doesn't want to launch, like the App window appears then disappears in less than a second ;s Any help here ;s

[@ArafhinJahan]

Same Problem im facing

[@Djake3tooth]

Thank you so much! I can get my apps back to work by trying these various methods(and some trial and error) 😀

[@hectorab88]

You just saved me bro! Thank you very much!

[@Jeffmd2020]

I have an app called nexus from the Hyte company that makes my PC case and other PC accessories. I have the Hyte Y70 case with the 4K touch panel and for whatever reason the nexus app to run to software to calibrate and control the touch screen will not open! It will run in the task manager but the app itself won’t open

[@MidnightAutoPainter]

Unfortunately, that’s my problem. I can’t open the Settings app. It shows in the taskbar, but the window will not come up.

[@nishantkumar4423]

Same issue

[@ThatOneInstalock]

I think it’s a virus I heard I don’t know did you find a solution? Lmk im having the same problem.

[@MidnightAutoPainter]

@@ThatOneInstalock I ended up having to download a reinstallation program and complete reinstalled windows. It happened to one app after that but it’s been a few weeks and hasn’t happened again. Good luck friend.

[@BhawaniSingh-jp8uv]

Everything i tried but can not open store

[@Dr_NOGOOD75]

I can't open discord or microsoft edge or even opera gx and I have tried every thing like uninstalling and reinstalling all of my apps but they still wont work and when ever I play tf2 on steam and a browser is open or any thing is open it makes it where I can't see it but if I hover over it I can see that it is open just not being displayed on my screen so pls 🙏help me

[@DVeD1111]

Same but with roblox if I leave the app inactive and come back it will start lagging then the app disappears some error then will appear and for another game Plague inc. I cant open or what seems like appearing a few seconds on my task bar then same with roblox, disappears

[@joshmulay9075]

the command DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth just stuck in 62.3% can't be completed, help me out bro

[@javedaslam667]

Last year new Acer laptop liya.Pre installed win 11 tha.Sab softwares achche se run hote the lekin kuch din pehle windows ka issue hua.Malware ki wajah se.Windows install hua lekin Inpage(Urdu software) install to ho raha lekin.run nahi ho raha.Pls help

[@lizaqueen5464]

Last step you said to paste the command from description. I cannot find that command??

[@Fantacan123]

lads my settings, discord and steam aren't opening. It says they are opening, I can see them in my taskbar but they don't appear on my screen and i cannot interact with them. Can ao help me?

[@Jasbalz]

Same with me, any luck yet?

[@Fantacan123]

@@Jasbalz yes actually, (sounds a bit stupid but i only just got my pc) I didnt realize but i had two displays open lol

[@imnoone8532]

For me window start , setting or even right click on desktop is not opening ,I mean it's getting closed immediately within milliseconds

[@mohammad1906]

I had exactly the same problem with all the applications, even with the search bar i couldn't write nothing. Thankfully my problem has been resolved after the first step. I had some corrupted files in the laptop

[@anum-gs9yp]

​@@mohammad1906did you wait for the verification to complete 100 percent and then the apps started working

[@jerryx6829]

i have a spacific app not opening and its a gaming app, any problem fixing issues for that? i cant open 4k capture utility , pleae help

[@WL4L_zay]

Me too smhh if I find out anything I’ll lyk or vice versa brotha

[@pauldevaney7713]

Hi Paul here. so for some reason I have icons stacked up, and icons that wont open or move. If I right click its like right clicking on the open window. Also I have icons of programs that were deleted.

[@CrownGEEK]

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[@mariaukr7]

Please can someone help,I downloaded bluebook on my laptop as I can't download it on my phone and I enter as a college board student account and I can't sign in ,it says that your email or password is wrong,but they are ok ,I checked it 1000 times and on my phone I can sign in with this password ,what should I doo?

[@SucccessArc]

any ideas on how to open steam? it wont open whatsoever, its getting quite annoying.

[@seanm13244]

for me CMD doesn’t work after i type sfc /scannow it just says “Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service.” any help would be greatly appreciated😅

[@kabo7_484]

Same condition😢😢😢😢, someone please help

[@makesaveinccomm]

I just bought window 11 labtop from costco. I try to play Lastchaos. it would not run, any one know how to fix? I already follow this video and other videos it does not fix the problem. Double click The game client start and stop. I even uninstal McAfee stop the antivirus it would not do the job. Window 10 and all windows before that run perfectly play for 16 years

[@durgaprasad-lx2op]

Driver encountered a corruption in compressed file s resource table. What we have to do now?

[@AnaghaSreenivasan-c5v]

Once I finish downloading, I am not able to open that particular app in anyways. Could you pls share any idea about that pls.

[@sundarrajan1347]

Perfectly solve the issue Thanks Bro.😇

[@the_real_tonekotokyo]

I don’t have the windows store apps in my other troubleshooters so I can’t fix the problem😢😢😢

[@lildeezn]

same :((

[@aristosparaschou]

Its not letting me to open any app like google or Microsoft

[@Amir-vv8wk]

Programs open but do not work or login, such as GeForceNvidia, Firefox, Battlenet, Steam, Epic Games, etc. Please help.

[@DemonicBloop]

If you are having the same issue I had, where not even the command window or settings would open, restart your computer and use another profile to follow these steps, specifically the "Run WS Troubleshooter". I ran the windows troubleshooter but checked the windows update since I had a feeling I had a bad update and sure enough I had a bad update. Once I let the troubleshooter do its thing I switched back to my main profile and I can access my applications and settings again!! Just to note I am on Windows 11. Video was definitely helpful just had to change it up a bit to resolve my issue!!

[@masonbaxter8994]

My pc was not loading into any games at all but the second I clicked onto this video it started and I did all the steps and it has not done it since

[@hulkshanky3421]

sir in my laptop there is no window store app option in the troubleshooter

[@hulkshanky3421]

@@Saitama134 bro i have reset my laptop and the problem was fixed

[@tarmiziali5783]

My apps don't open after I restore when I get the restore blue screen, is this also related to the matter?

[@RJP08]

Problem didn’t get resolved ☹️, My software didn’t get run and Microsoft store didn’t get opening

[@muhammadyousaf1211]

my waindow is not activated i cannot use apps microsoft like your waindow is not activated bit you use mostly apps why😢😢😢

[@GaurangGamerz]

Thanks 🎉 It Worked 💪🙏

[@michael5654]

I am so sick of this always online, never tested, shit software that companies are releasing these days

[@raghavdhyani5739]

the problem is even the search tab and window button is not opening

[@mohamedkabaha8785]

Did u fix it? And how?

[@Prozactb]

I need to know how you fixed this. Even my audio isn’t working

[@laurenshoste2773]

you are a genius, thanks for the help!

[@wiss_yt]

wsreset cant be opened HELP PLEASE

[@knight_Blazer]

I am new to pc and now I try to install a app and I wanted to access to a folder named as appdata and I couldn't access through it so I tried to turned off my admin by turning off every security the c:\drive had. Now I can't even open my search bar, windows startup button, troubleshoot or any other like Microsoft ... I'm thinking of resetting it if there's really no more choices. Please Help brother

[@AbdoulrahimDiallo-d4i]

Windows 11 i reset my surface pro but still the hp smart app not opening

[@jakkatharun6065]

Thank you so much much sir….😊

[@S4MARON]

I cant open any app. Including cmd and settings...

[@JatinSheteYT]

Thank You Very Much I Reset my window 2 times now it's fixed

[@Itzynano]

Same. Did you find any solution?

[@JatinSheteYT]

@@Itzynano Nah! I Changed My Windows Into Ubuntu Software If You Want To Know How To Do It I Will Tell You

[@The_Badshah555]

thank you so much , my problem was solved❤

[@validd.]

bro i cant open roblox n i havent played da hood in 4 days..

[@Raiyan01]

I tried Everything but it didnt work, To genuinely solve this, go to settings, then go to recovery, reset. You can reset the windows with keep your files. It would take 5 mins. But after that.. Boom everything works perfectly fine again. Jut remember, all the third party apps will be uninstalled.

[@totallynotaseaotter4946]

Had to revert to windows 10. After installing 2tb worth of data on windows 11. What an absolute nightmare. Serves me right for letting windows auto update non crucial updates.

[@rahtheundead]

I don't have the advanced setting on installed apps

[@omgawade7753]

perfect solution bro

[@bumbaclot813]

m problem is that this is a new build and for some reason nothing will open up and then it just freezes i cant even retart the pc i need to power down from the case

[@Snaaakkeee]

did u find a solution yet?

[@bumbaclot813]

@@Snaaakkeee yeah cloud reset.

[@Snaaakkeee]

@@bumbaclot813 it fixxed it for me when i reinstalled windows 11

[@bme3383]

Thank You Senior!!!

[@TACLARK43]

I can't find the Windows Store Apps

[@DreadEdit]

It says preparing windows and i dont see my apps when it opened ):

[@AmberSariya-f9c]

No app is running on my laptop, not even the start menu not even s3rch bar so i can't follow any of the methods you have mentioned

[@BallerKev]

Mine too. I finally chose to update it after running 3 scans on my laptop too. But now now I can even open anything. No search bar or settings either

[@theanandsharma5049]

Plz help me i did everything ..but i unable to open and windows app Like word .. Excel power point please 🙏 help me sir

[@setokaiba5312]

My app is open in backgroud process in task manager but not on screen how to fix please help windows 11

[@CrownGEEK]

Disable from startup and restart pc

[@setokaiba5312]

@@CrownGEEK the app is paint i cannot find it in startup i keep trying to open it it just keep opening in background app in task manager not on screen 😥

[@jareddcapinpin4601]

Mine is the PC, recycle bin and the other folder that related to my PC shortcut

[@jareddcapinpin4601]

I can't open 😢

[@Hubfootball90]

Thanks for solution it worked👍

[@KaiserJusi]

it was a mistake upgrading to windows 11

[@karanmehta3502]

I brought new pc nithing is opening only excep is opening

[@tyroxvr6533]

i can’t run cmd as admin

[@yasirarafat9279]

dism is stuck at 62.3%.how to fix it?

[@skittle23]

How do you except me to do this WHEN **NO** APPS OPEN

[@sk8tb1]

This stupid compute has been nothing but a giant hop to jump on . I can’t do that it says “is not recognizable as an internal or external command

[@iconicmtf9917]

i cant open settings though so thats a really big problem and this happens with discord and steam too like they show on the taskbar but dont open idk why

[@sants4560]

Yeah I'm currently going through that

[@battmeets1289]

Same here and apparently no help available ffs

[@ahmadtajik4128]

Hi I still have this problem Please 🙏 help me I can't open my task manager also the icons are not showing on desktop. Please let me know 🙏🙏

[@mr.xtheredlion]

Hello, in my own case, it's not the applications from a store that are not opening it's the applications I installed from the web that are not working. Here is my diagnostic result. Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them. For online repairs, details are included in the CBS log file located at windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example C: \Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For offline repairs, details are included in the log file provided by the /OFFLOGFILE flag.

[@rishitkumar5945]

bro i downloaded games and tried to open but when i open it it closes i cant play games anymore pls help

[@ezio5045]

Same

[@thevnulakojith7520]

Same.. 😐

[@ss-os4er]

Were u guys able to fix the issue.. none of my games are working

[@مؤيدابواليل]

Hi did anyone fix the problem

[@Phente]

@@مؤيدابواليلI’m having the same issue rn

[@kevinmasih5675]

Bro it's working, thanks a lot

[@chantyfigueroa]

I tried everything and it did not work. Please is there anything else?

[@AlexAlzu]

just restart

[@validd.]

@@AlexAlzui restarted it like 20 times 💀.

[@AlexAlzu]

@@validd. DAYUM uhhhhhhhhhh in that case I can't do shit abt it but hotline miami 2 isn't working for me so update me if you find a way

[@garimaisalive]

2:04 i got problem here it didn't run

[@BallerKev]

My search bar won’t even open. Neither will my settings…

[@upsurgestrong2076]

Thank you for the help. What ended the problem for me was resetting the app. (2:31)

[@airzett4674]

The antivirus can also be the problem. Check it first.

[@red-nop]

Guys if the third party app is not opening then install the setup file if you don't have it and then run the setup file it will be automatically fixed

[@gmoneythestickman]

CMD can’t open

[@Yamother505]

But CMD won’t open nothing opens

[@kumargourab9090]

There is no advance option on specific apps

[@heavy4956]

My steam is not opening is there’s a way to fix it

[@Farhan..2010]

I can't open my installed app please give me a solution

[@ryanisdeboy7409]

Thank you bro❤

[@IQseige]

By the time he finished the tutorial my settings app opened

[@pn2543]

FYI Microsoft is now disabling apps not installed from the Microsoft online store, the best solution is to install Linux and get rid of Windows, Windows is no longer a user friendly OS, those days are long gone. Stick to Linux and FOSS apps.

[@battmeets1289]

Google said to hold shift and right click on whatever app in taskbar you cant see and click move eventually i dragged the comand promt screen from my damn neighbours house it seems.

[@appuztechy]

settings is not opening

[@Luffyfan3-vo6by]

It won’t let me open tiny task dose anyone know how to make it so I can cuz I need to grind in roblox

[@marko5265]

THANK YOU!!

[@MisterTrashcan]

I can't even run the scan 🤔

[@DipeshMahowiya]

Bro these options not showing in my laptop 😢

[@tannerkaskan8417]

Thanks the conands worked for me

[@roguewhisker17]

How exactly do I open settings