This app can't run on your PC
My PC keeps giving me a message that says, "This app can't run on your PC. To find a version for this PC check with software developer." I disregarded it the first time and just closed it but it keeps coming back. I've looked for solutions everywhere and none of them work. I feel like I've been having problems all the time ever since I upgraded to windows 11. I don't know what to try anymore to get rid of this.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
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2024-01-29T18:21:31+00:00 Thank you SOOOOOO much for this !!!!!! I've spent so many hours trying to find a fix it is mind boggling!
That message popped up every time I signed on to a new Windows 11 session (but not when I just unlocked the screen on an existing one). It just started up when signed one day after I did a Restart, even though I had NOT manually installed any new software. I also saw it on occasion upon closing a browser (Chrome or Edge). I made sure Windows 11 (including Edge and MS 365) and my Dell PC's software/firmware, plus my VPN and backup apps were all up to date - no help. (Obviously it was something that was on auto-update.) I emptied, checked and restored all apps that were in the startup directories, so I knew it wasn't the usual problem people talk about. I removed Chrome from my PC - no help. I did consider blowing and re-installing off McAfee, but I've used McAfee to protect my PCs for decades and didn't think there was any way it was anything of theirs. However, I removed WebAdvisor by McAfee when I got your Reply and (BANG!!!) no more stupid "This app can't run..." errors. Then I re-installed WebAdvisor over the web and (so far) I have not seen anything that causes it. Apparently, McAfee doesn't update that one when it updates the rest.
Have you notified McAfee about this?
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Anonymous
2024-01-28T19:57:46+00:00 Hello,
This was driving me insane!
I uninstalled the McAfee WebAdvisor Chrome Extension, and VOILA, problem solved.
I hope this helps someone... 😊
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Anonymous
2024-01-24T04:58:03+00:00 I finally able to install the application not from Miscrosoft store.I really did not know how I did it,but after some tweaking of setting,I finally able to install it.One way I remember is downloading directly from the publisher website.The apps was previously downloaded from a vendor website.Glad that I solved it.I am now using the apps and it is running normal as it should be.Scan it with Dfender and it is OKAY.
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Anonymous
2024-01-24T04:09:05+00:00 I deleted a steam app and seems to have stopped. I think one of the steam games was causing my issues.