No metro apps (start menu, search, settings etc)

[Rolf Herbert]

Ive updated my 8.1 today and now my start menu and indeed any metro apps wont start (ironic).

If I create a new user their start menu is ok.

I'm trying to revert back to my 8.1 installation but I cant because I cannot get to the revert option as it lives in the metro settings page NOT the standard control panel (why oh why are there two places with differing options, though in this case if it was all metro I couldnt access anything).

I cant revert using the new user as then it tells me I cant revert because I have added a user since upgrading!?!?!

Can anyone help....I cant start anything metro..I cant start anything from the right click start menu..I cant right click in file explorer (which I have to start via win-r) so its hard to get anything running as administrator..its a total fail of an upgrade for me.

Thanks in advance
Rolf

 

[jpishgar]

Try this workaround from the old Technical Preview to get your apps back.

1. Open an Elevated Powershell prompt by pressing the Windows Key, typing Powershell, then pressing Ctrl+Shift+Enter
2. Paste this command into Powershell and run it:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Hope this helps!
-JP