Windows 10 apps won't open fully on first try - have to close and reopen for them to work

Anonymous
2017-09-01T19:09:08+00:00

Windows Apps such as the Windows Store, Calculator app, Skype app, and Mail app usually do not open fully on the first try. The app window will show up, but the functions are not available. I will only see the logo of the app in the center of the solid theme color.

However, if I close the window and reopen the app, it will work fine.

Does anyone know how to fix this so that an app will open normally the first time?

(I have attached a picture of the Calculator app to demonstrate the problem.)

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-04-27T07:49:28+00:00

    I've attached a screenshot of the version of windows I'm running...is it the same as yours?

    maybe you could try doing the following if changing the power plans isn't working for you anymore.

    1. delete all power plans and create a new one. (I know it isn't working but just do it once more)
    2. open command prompt as admin and type the following powercfg.exe /hibernate off

    what I've noticed is that turning off hibernation seemed to have solved all the problems. It worked for me and hopefully it'll work for you too! I haven't had this problem since I used @Xittenn's solution and also disabled hibernate.

    also just to be sure that it isn't because of some broken registry files or something just run a proper clean up as well. I would recommend using IoBits Advanced SystemCare....not sure if that's what it's called but if you google it I'm sure you'll find the right one.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-04-27T07:20:11+00:00

    Yeah, it's completely stopped working now. Latest update screwed whatever the bizarre workaround was doing and if course there's no actual help MS but endlessly regurgitating this ~run this useless scanner~ BS. I'm not your goddamn beta tester. Getting really tired of this crap.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-04-18T06:26:39+00:00

    have to paste the clipboard off of access into notepad or word, and then copy it again and paste it into edge.  I've posted the issue with microsoft. they haven't fixed it in the last year. die hard ms fan coder, but I see no hope in getting either of these issues fixed in good time.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-04-18T06:03:40+00:00

    oh alright! I was actually looking for a power profile which would help me make use of sleep mode as and when required automatically...but i'll be sure to give your solution a try...also, i ended up disabling hibernation and that seems to have fixed the problem for now.

    do you ever get a blank screen when trying to wake your system from sleep? it takes me almost a minute to get my system to wake from sleep at times.

    Also, what exactly is the clipboard issue you're facing with edge?

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-04-18T01:24:37+00:00

    yeah i created a power settings called hot. i turned off all sleep type settings. i set it all to performance settings. just choosing the generic performance settings did not work for me.

    side note. none of these solutions affected the clipboard issue between access and edge.

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