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One of the things that can be really frustrating is if one of your Windows apps won’t open or is corrupted for some reason. If that happens you don’t have to grin and bear it, there are a few steps you can take to resolve the issue. Here’s what to do.

What to do:

• Type cmd into the Search bar and run as administrator.
• At the command prompt type FSC /SCANNOW and hit enter. This will begin a system scan and if there is any corruption or issues in the operating system, this is going to fix it.

If you want to pinpoint a problem with an exact app however, you could do the following.

• Go to Settings and click on Apps > Installed Apps.
• Now on the list, find the app that’s not working. Click the three dots next to the app and select Advanced options.
• Scroll down until you see the Repair option. Click on it to repair the app. Alternatively, you could also reset the app by clicking Reset underneath the repair button.

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If that doesn’t work you can try resetting the windows store cache. Here’s how to do that.

• Right click the Windows symbol on the taskbar and select Run.
• Then type wsreset and hit enter.

Finally, if that doesn’t work, try this last step.

• On your search bar type cmd and run as an administrator.
• Now at the command prompt type this command: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth. This command will repair and replace Windows operating system if there is any corruption or any missing files due to corruption.

Once you’ve done that last step, you can restart your computer and try to open the corrupt apps again.

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