Windows 8 apps won't launch

by Ching-Wan Yip

Last Updated: July 30, 2014 3:07 PM

First published: Jul 27, 2014

Affected system

Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga

because of Windows 8.1 upgrade?

• Kindle - http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/kindle/1d7e4396-0143-4aed-8892-84eb75e799f3
• Flipboard - http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/e62e393a-acc9-40d9-a34a-13a41f2eeef0
• Skitch Touch - http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/skitch-touch/95a8df2f-f779-4034-a995-82d8e723b246

maybe

• Trello? maybe - http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/bd4fa6c1-0994-4caa-b0e1-04eec135667b

slow to start

• AccuWeather - http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/cf317822-d092-42e8-8066-4cda958a8f7f
• Lenovo settings
• Lenovo support

Workarounds

• not very workable - apps run if login as administrator with approval mode enabled

No effect

• WSReset
• powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml

References

• http://www.eightforums.com/software-apps/33515-windows-8-1-most-metro-apps-crash-immediately-launch-13.html
• http://www.eightforums.com/software-apps/34283-windows-8-1-apps-won-t-start.html
• http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-windows_store/all-modern-apps-fail-to-start-after-windows-81/a80793c7-c214-43ec-9ca9-5c758f9ad840
• http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/c4147bcc-a430-43fe-b4e9-f999552568da/81-store-apps-wont-load?forum=w8itprogeneral
• http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2063988/windows-apps-wont-open.html
• http://www.itworld.com/answers/topic/windows/question/metro-apps-crash-right-after-i-launch-them-what-can-i-do