Of course, Microsoft is most likely looking into the problems as we speak, so a fix is probably scheduled to go live sometime in the next few weeks. It turns out, however, that it’s all because of some compatibility issues, but Microsoft is yet to step in and explain what this is all about.Īt this point, the only way to resolve the problem is to reinstall the operating system completely and use a dedicated ISO to do it, without turning to the Windows Store update displayed to Windows 8 users. Windows 10 was made available for download via MSDN and TechNet, as a free upgrade for retail copies of. Users whose computers are affected by this issue have tried all kinds of workarounds, including system reboots, clean boots, reinstalling apps, and creating new user accounts. Windows 10 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.It is the successor to Windows 8.1, which was released nearly two years earlier, and itself was released to manufacturing on July 15, 2015, and broadly released for the general public on July 29, 2015. That's to be expected though, since Metro (also known as Modern UI or Microsoft design language) was created mainly with touch input in mind for Surface Pros and Windows Phones. Contact your system administrator about repairing or reinstalling it.” Metro apps are pretty nice, but they absolutely suck on a Windows desktop with a mouse and keyboard. If I try to run any other Modern app (Calendar, Food and Drink, etc), I get the following error message: This app can't open. “For clarity, I can't get any other Modern app to run either. I also can't open ‘Settings’ found by moving the mouse in top right corner, Settings, Change PC Settings. Windows Store App Won't Open On Windows 10, the Microsoft Store is the one-stop-shop to securely download additional apps, plus games and entertainment for all your devices. If I click anywhere, it goes back to the start screen. It shows the splash screen, then a solid color screen. Here’s what one of the affected users explained in the message posted on the forums: Several consumers who turned to Microsoft’s Community forums are reporting pretty much the same issues and even though they already tried several workaround, none seemed to work until now.

Some of the users who made the move to Windows 8.1 are now experiencing issues with the Windows Store apps, as the installed items fail to load with a pretty awkward error.

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