Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Pro No apps working including PC Settings

Rahul Saini

Well-Known Member
I just upgraded from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8.1 Pro and got error in almost all apps which windows install. They open and just disappear. Icon remains on the taskbar but I can't maximize it again. All apps showing error even the PC settings.
I tried to open them in Safe Mode, created a new User Account but that didn't work.
WSreset.exe also didn't do anything. I tried Windows App Store Diagnosis and that also didn't do anything!
Any solutions please tell me!
Any help is appreciated!
 
From an elevated (right click 'runas as admin') powershell prompt

$apps = Get-ChildItem "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps"

Foreach($app in $apps)
{
Add-AppxPackages -Path "$($app.FullName)\AppxManifest.xml" -Register -DisableDevelopmentMode 2> Out-Null
}

$apps = Get-ChildItem "C:\Windows\SystemApps"

Foreach($app in $apps)
{
Add-AppxPackages -Path "$($app.FullName)\AppxManifest.xml" -Register -DisableDevelopmentMode 2> Out-Null
}
 
From an elevated (right click 'runas as admin') powershell prompt

$apps = Get-ChildItem "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps"

Foreach($app in $apps)
{
Add-AppxPackages -Path "$($app.FullName)\AppxManifest.xml" -Register -DisableDevelopmentMode 2> Out-Null
}

$apps = Get-ChildItem "C:\Windows\SystemApps"

Foreach($app in $apps)
{
Add-AppxPackages -Path "$($app.FullName)\AppxManifest.xml" -Register -DisableDevelopmentMode 2> Out-Null
}
Thanks for the help but I just came to know that my Windows is missing C:/Windows/SystemApps folder. Is there any way I can get this thing right without reinstalling the winodws.
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That's from Windows 10. It may not exist or might be called something different on Windows 8.
 
No space between windows and apps. You can also just go look in that directory. It's probably a hidden directory
 
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