Unable to use any appilications

K_Schmitt

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I just recently updated windows 10, however once I opened my computer I was unable to launch most of my applications except task manager and other misc.
I attempted to restore however an error (0x80070091) occurs each time.
Everything works fine when I'm in Safe mode, I already ran a malware scan and it saw nothing.
 
Solution
Try the step here

From Windows 8 installation media:

1. Open the Windows 8 media and find \sources.
2. Type or paste ‘Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All /Source: PARTITION:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess.
3. Type or paste ‘dism /online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth’ and hit Enter.

Where you see PARTITION, put the drive letter of the Windows 8 media. For me, this was ‘Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All /Source:E:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess' as the installation DVD was in my E: drive.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-3128562/fix-windows-error-0x800f081f.html

I have not seen that one before. The advice says its for 8 but will work for 10.
Not sure what step 1 wants but if you...

K_Schmitt

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Thanks for the quick response however I attempted what you sent me and no luck, I later tried to reset my PC entirely and an error occurs.
 

Colif

Win 11 Master
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see if this helps

right click start button
choose command prompt (admin)
type SFC /scannow and press enter
once its complete, copy/paste this into same window and press enter:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

SFC cleans and fixes system files, DISM cleans the files reset would use to rebuild PC and also the files SFC uses to compare system files, so if SFC /scannow didn't fix everything first time, re run it and restart PC.

If DISM asks for a source, are you on version 1607 of Windows 10?
If not sure, right click start, choose run..., type winver and press enter.

If version is 1607, Download a copy of the win 10 iso from Here - create ISO by telling it you want to make DVD - and then mount that ISO in file explorer (see Here) and then copy paste the below command into command prompt (admin)

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:X:\Sources\Install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
Where "X" is the drive letter where the ISO is located. Simply change the "X" to the correct drive letter


If version isn't 1607, go to here and press update now. this will download the update assistant. Run it and it will upgrade win 10 to latest version of win 10 and probably fix the problems you have now.
 

K_Schmitt

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No luck unfortunately after about 90% completion i get 0x800f081f error message, I am currently on version 1607 of windows, this is after I did the ISO and used DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:X:\Sources\Install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
 

Colif

Win 11 Master
Moderator
Try the step here

From Windows 8 installation media:

1. Open the Windows 8 media and find \sources.
2. Type or paste ‘Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All /Source: PARTITION:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess.
3. Type or paste ‘dism /online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth’ and hit Enter.

Where you see PARTITION, put the drive letter of the Windows 8 media. For me, this was ‘Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All /Source:E:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess' as the installation DVD was in my E: drive.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-3128562/fix-windows-error-0x800f081f.html

I have not seen that one before. The advice says its for 8 but will work for 10.
Not sure what step 1 wants but if you use the same ISO as the previous DISM I showed you, you already know where the source is - its the drive ISO is on.
 
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