Hey everyone! I have a Lenovo Ideapad 3 that's about a year and a half old, running Windows 11. For the last 6 months to a year, I've been having this frustrating issue where none of the Microsoft apps will open—things like the Microsoft Store, calculator, notepad, photos, paint, etc. I just click on them and nothing happens; they don't crash, they just won't budge. The only ones that work are settings, Edge, and Microsoft 365. I've tried a bunch of different fixes I found on Reddit, but nothing seems to work. I really hope someone here can help me out. Thanks a ton!
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I had a similar problem with Microsoft Teams and OneNote. Make sure you’re logged in; I found out that I had been logged out of those apps for some reason. Try signing out and back in. Also, have you tried reinstalling or re-registering the apps? It might be worth checking for malware too—once, Outlook stopped working for months and it turned out malware was messing with the settings! Definitely frustrating, but good luck!
Have you tried running this command in PowerShell? `Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml"}`. It reinstalls and registers all the default Microsoft apps for every user on the system. It could help you fix the issue!
Thanks for the suggestion! But I got an error saying 'Get-AppXPackage' is not recognized. What does that mean?
I’m using Malwarebytes for checking threats. It can be pretty effective, just ran it a while back and cleared out a lot of stuff. Might help you find any hidden issues!
I just tried it out and found and removed 30 threats, but I’m still having trouble opening the apps. 🙁
I’m definitely logged in. I haven’t checked for malware though. How do I do that?