Change PC Settings link is broken after update to windows 8.1

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

That should do skydrive and photos.

It was combinations of the other things in that thread that got my store and other metro apps working.

In no particular order because I tried a million things today.

`Windows Store:

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

and then wsreset.exe

The app troubleshooter here http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=268423

And I didn't use the below but the following looks promising for specific apps like Skydrive or Photos.  It seems to imply that you replace the app name like WinStore or ImmersiveControlPanel for settings.

I don't know the names for the other apps, but the example below  for BingFinance from the thread I linked previously could sort you out.

Rick Hantz posted:

"To get the Inbox Metro Apps working, you need to reload their manifests, too.

Go into Program FIles\WIndowsApps, take ownership, then reload the manifests for all the unworking Inbox apps, they work!.

Well, OK, the one I tried did. Yay!!!!

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register

$Env:ProgramFiles\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingFinance_3.0.1.203_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml

Just the folder name changes, so easy to step through them all."

Struggled with Store, Settings, Skydrive etc not working.

Got the Store working and some other apps too using dowloaded troubleshooters from Microsoft, but PC Settings was a no go as well as Skydrive and Photos.

I made a new user using admin tools in control panel and PC Settings was working for this user so I knew it could work and after much more digging around I found this thread here:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/c4147bcc-a430-43fe-b4e9-f999552568da/81-store-apps-wont-load?forum=w8itprogeneral

It had all of the steps I used to get the Store working again and those that had failed on the pc settings, and then this:

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

Right click the start button and open a command prompt and then paste the above and hit enter.

PC settings working without even needing to reboot, hope this helps someone, paste it forward into other threads you all have no doubt looked at w/o finding this solution.

YES!!! Thanks a million.. this worked and now I can get into my "change pc setting".  It now finally works..

Thanks Josh McGraw!!

Now, if I could only get Skydrive and Photos to work..

After trying everything I could (recovery/restore did not work) and scouring Google (and Bing for that matter) for a solution, I ended up inserting my Windows 8 disk and reinstalling everything from scratch... The issue is now solved, but if you don't have a reinstall disk, it seems you're SOL until they figure out a fix.

Did that.. reinstalled 8.0 pro and then installed 8.1 from store and now I have all these problems..

Do you remember what you did to cause these problems? Since you were able to update to 8.1 in store, obviously you didn't have these problems right off the bat... Was it as soon as you updated to 8.1? Or was there something you changed? Just asking so I know what NOT to do; I'm currently fine after complete reinstall of 8.0 and in-store update to 8.1.

I had all kinds of problems. I had 8.1 pro preview installed had to reinstall 8.0  because I could not get 8.1 from store, then upgrade to 8.1.   Now I have 8.1 pro, but with all this trouble happening.. can not change pc settings, or skydrive or photo..