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chadillac

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Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.376.0

If I click on these programs, they won't launch. I have to use the Search icon, search for the program, then launch it from there.
I've tried multiple restarts. All updates from Windows Update installed.
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Also can't launch an app via Run as administrator option from Search results:
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I have to Open File Location, which is usually a shortcut, then again, go to File Location to get to the original file directly...only then can I "Run as Administrator"
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Has this problem always existed in Windows 11 or just recently started? If recent, and you perform regular backups, restore a backup from before the issue started. If the problem has been present since you upgraded to 11, try opening a command prompt as administrator and type
sfc /scannow to see if there is corruption that SFC can fix. If that fails to fix the problem, doing an in-place repair reinstall will probably be necessary.
Tutorial here.
 

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chadillac said:
Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 21H2
Installed on ‎12/‎14/‎2021
OS build 22000.376
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.376.0

If I click on these programs, they won't launch. I have to use the Search icon, search for the program, then launch it from there.
I've tried multiple restarts. All updates from Windows Update installed.
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Also can't launch an app via Run as administrator option from Search results:
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I have to Open File Location, which is usually a shortcut, then again, go to File Location to get to the original file directly...only then can I "Run as Administrator"
View attachment 16343
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Ok so i've given this a go, Isn't something i really use in often but none the less, All seems to work ok on my end. Might be worth doing what @glasskuter said and see from there. Sounds like something is corrupt somewhere.
Might be worth doing some usual AV scans etc just in the off chance
 

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glasskuter said:
Has this problem always existed in Windows 11 or just recently started? If recent, and you perform regular backups, restore a backup from before the issue started. If the problem has been present since you upgraded to 11, try opening a command prompt as administrator and type
sfc /scannow to see if there is corruption that SFC can fix. If that fails to fix the problem, doing an in-place repair reinstall will probably be necessary.
Tutorial here.
Click to expand...
IT just happened as a result of upgrading from windows 10 to 11. I've already tried sfc /scannow, so I'll give the repair process a whirl. It definitely seems like something is corrupt. Hope this does it! I'll report back.
 

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Windows 11 Pro, build: 22621Intel Core i7-12700H CPU @ 2300 Mhz32GBNvidia GeForce RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11 Pro, build: 22621
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell 7620
CPU
Intel Core i7-12700H CPU @ 2300 Mhz
Memory
32GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
Hard Drives
NVMe Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
Works for me.
 

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11 if on this site
The in-place re-install didn't help unfortunately.

I guess I'll have to do a clean install and re-install all my apps :(
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 11 Pro, build: 22621Intel Core i7-12700H CPU @ 2300 Mhz32GBNvidia GeForce RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11 Pro, build: 22621
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell 7620
CPU
Intel Core i7-12700H CPU @ 2300 Mhz
Memory
32GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
Hard Drives
NVMe Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
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