Where did my apps on the start page go?

Anonymous
2012-12-27T07:31:47+00:00

So when I first got his on Christmas, my start page was full of apps, now I only have these 3: Internet Explorer, Store, and Desktop. What happened? There are apps in the apps section of my computer but none of them are the ones that were there the first day.

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Anonymous
2012-12-28T05:21:25+00:00

Hi Angelica,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community forums.

From the problem description, I see that some of the Apps are missing from the computer.

Provide us few more information to understand the issue better.

  1. Which Apps are missing from the start page?
  2. Did you make any recent changes on the computer prior to this issue?

I can imagine the inconvenience you have experienced. We are here to help and guide you in the right direction.

I would suggest you to refer the article and check if it helps.

What happened to the apps on my PC?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/what-happened-apps-pc

You may refer the links for additional information.

Apps in the Windows Store

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/explore-windows-store#1TC=t1

What to do if you have problems with an app

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/what-troubleshoot-problems-app

Let us know the status of the issue after performing the troubleshooting steps. If you need any further assistance or information about Windows, I will be glad to help you. We, at Microsoft strive towards excellence.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-01-22T02:04:57+00:00

    My question of what happened to my apps on my start page was not answered in any way.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-11T22:50:15+00:00

    I found my apps. Thanks

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-01-03T16:49:44+00:00

    But I now have the answer - I subscribed to Secunia PSI before the crash and I've just reinstalled it. That has given me a list of the 61 programs - sorry, Apps - that I had installed. So if you are subscribed to Secunia PSI that will help you to identify what you've lost. The same probably applies to FileHippo, if you had their Apps Manager installed.

    Just out of curiosity,  if you had 61 programs installed and then couldn't remember what some of them were, how important could they be?

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-01-03T16:28:33+00:00

    For what it's worth, a failed Windows Update last October wiped out my laptop - because I had a spare laptop just for that kind of occasion I was able to get help here and I had to do a Clean Install. I lost all my Apps and documents and am still trying to rebuild it.

    A question I asked here a month or two back but can't trace now thanks to the current Search problems was 'how do I get a list of my Apps' - the MS-badged employees here couldn't help.

    But I now have the answer - I subscribed to Secunia PSI before the crash and I've just reinstalled it. That has given me a list of the 61 programs - sorry, Apps - that I had installed. So if you are subscribed to Secunia PSI that will help you to identify what you've lost. The same probably applies to FileHippo, if you had their Apps Manager installed.

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