I'm running into a frustrating issue where a bunch of apps give me the error message, "this app can't run on your device," along with a prompt to check with the software publisher for a compatible version. I tried some command line commands that I thought would help, but they didn't make any difference. Does anyone have a solution to fix this?
3 Answers
It looks like the error could be due to having applications that aren't compatible with your processor architecture. If you have an x86-64 CPU, you can only run Win32 and AMD64 programs, so apps meant for Win16 or ARM64 just won't work. Make sure you're trying to run the right version for your setup.
If you're still having issues, have you tried running the system file checker and DISM commands? They can sometimes fix deeper system problems, but not if there's a fundamental compatibility issue.
Did these apps work for you before? If they were fine a week ago but they're not running now, it could be that you're trying to run 16-bit apps which aren't supported by the 64-bit version of Windows.
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