File System Error (-2147219196) - Can't open photos, groove, calculator...

Anonymous
2018-05-05T01:57:35+00:00

Updated to Version 1803 OS Build 17134.1

Now cannot open Photos, Groove, Calculator, and I'm sure a bunch of other apps....

Any help would be appreciated.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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Anonymous
2018-05-05T02:32:07+00:00

Open Start, type: powershell

Right click PowerShell

Click Run as administrator



Type the following command then hit Enter, exit PowerShell then restart, then try updating through the Store again.



Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($\_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

Check if you can launch the Microsoft Store, then update the apps.

If this does not work, I recommend you attempt a repair upgrade:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki...

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-09-21T09:40:05+00:00

    Hello Andreas 

    thx,

    for me the solution was update w 10 preview and after that it works perfect.

    Gr Leo

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-09-21T07:15:41+00:00

    @Ten-Tidus

    I'm sorry that I wasn't able to provide you a better solution for your issue. Basically such an error should not happen because the root cause is inscrutable. I haven't googled since then after the error message so I'm not sure if there is already more information / discussion on the topic (from microsoft or other users).

    Something that I have to say thought is, that an operating system is a very complex construct and it is nearly impossible to cover every possible error situation before each release, build or patch. The actual issue is not that error or bugs do occur but rather the actual support from Microsoft in such cases. You are actually in front of a black box and even most of the MS staff won't be able to help because they simply don't have access on the knowledge to determine what's going on.

    I hope that at least in the future MS targets the support by providing better help and resolution in such cases. Because errors aren't always preventable and can happen. The most useful answers do in 90% of the cases come from other users and very often not from MS staff. Which is crazy because they have built this thing and should know better.  That is something which really bothers me...because the user is simply left alone. I won't even start talking about Feedback-Hub which is unusable doesn't provide anything useful and we can say that this thing was already dead on arrival....it's just a blackhole of senseless characters/questions... I never got any reply from anyone from microsoft over this app....or anything useful out of it.

    I hope that MS will establish better channels or at least better train their employees because many answers and help attempts are just embarrassing... they simply repeat the same s*** in every answer. That is something that won't help anyone...

    regards

    Andreas

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-09-21T02:26:49+00:00

    To be honest, after reading your reply, I have decided to look for another suitable photo viewer. I tried to do what you suggested but I couldn't get it to work. 

    I thank you for your reply and the way you worded it. Take care...

    I still don't understand how the Microsoft team can issues updates without making sure that there is no damage to other apps... Just an observation..

    Respectfully,

    Leonard

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-09-20T22:07:53+00:00

    @Len-Tidus

    That is something that many people do not understand...I only got that error with the default Windows 10 Photo app. Sadly I don't have any experience with 123 Photo Viewer. I can only confirm that the above steps (which are quite advanced I have to admit that) work for the default Windows 10 Photo App I haven't tried with 123 Photo Viewer nor can I guarantee that the problem will be solved with this app, with the same procedure.

    The easiest thing you can try is to open an elevated powershell and use the following command

    Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

    Simply right click on the start symbol and open Windows Powershell (Administrator). Afterwards copy the above command and paste it in the powershell (Strg+C and Strg+V) afterwards press enter. Maybe this already solves your problems. Do you have the exact same error message as the thread starter described?

    As the problem already dates back some time I assume an update won't fix it :/. So if this don't work the best suggestion I can give is either contact the app provider directly, maybe they have a better fix, Google after your problem + the app name or simply use another 3rd party app. That's all I can say for the moment. My long procedure from above probably won't even work because it is intended to be used on the default Windows 10 Photo app so there is a high chance that this won't even work in your case. Even if you got the commands replayed correctly.

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