Change PC Settings link is broken after update to windows 8.1

Anonymous
2013-10-19T02:20:50+00:00

After updating to windows 8.1 Change PC Settings link is broken. After clicking on it nothing is opening and landing into Start screen.

I tried from Administrator account with no luck.

I am unable to change the settings.

Please help me how to restore Change PC Settings.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures

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Anonymous
2013-11-17T18:30:59+00:00

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.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-04-02T09:43:28+00:00

    Thanks Josh, It actually helps.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-04-03T01:01:40+00:00

    Hi,

    Thank you for sharing the information. This will help other users who are facing similar issues.

    You may also refer to the article and check.

    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/notime/archive/2013/10/18/fix-store-app-in-windows-8-1.aspx

    Important: Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it,back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.

    If you are referring to the apps history in the "Your Apps" option from "Windows store". Then it is by design and it is not possible to remove the app history. It is used for your reference, the apps that you have uninstalled, so that you can install them in the future, if you require it.

    Let us know if you need further assistance with Windows related issues. We will be happy to help.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-29T13:35:14+00:00

    Not work... please help

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-29T16:10:20+00:00

    Hi Abdul.

    1. Why did you run the SFC scan? Are you also facing the issue while using the PC settings?
    2. Have you made any recent software or hardware changes on the computer?
    3. Do you have any third party security software installed on the computer?

    Let us know if you need further assistance with Windows related issues. We will be happy to help.

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