Why did I seem to lose my Calculator and Clock programs?

I don't know what caused this, but suddenly it just started happening. When I click on Calculator or Clock in the Windows Start Menu, nothing happens, as if they just aren't installed anymore. I've also noticed that a couple of programs have a black line underneath them. You can see it here in the screenshot: https://snipboard.io/nCh47K.jpg

When I click the Calculator shortcut button on my keyboard, a little window pops up that says "You need an app to open this."

Anyone know how I can fix this?

Thanks!

The first thing to do would be to run the system file checker.

To do this, type cmd in the search bar and then find command prompt, right click it and click on run as administrator.

Then when it opens type the following

sfc /scannow hit enter.

The process may run for some time and you'll see the percentage complete go up. When its done you should get a little output come up and it might say that it found some problems and automatically fixed them. If it did, then you can try to run calculator and the clock again. If not, we will have to try something else.

johnb35 said:

The first thing to do would be to run the system file checker.

To do this, type cmd in the search bar and then find command prompt, right click it and click on run as administrator.

Then when it opens type the following

sfc /scannow hit enter.

The process may run for some time and you'll see the percentage complete go up. When its done you should get a little output come up and it might say that it found some problems and automatically fixed them. If it did, then you can try to run calculator and the clock again. If not, we will have to try something else.

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Thanks! But all it said after completion was "Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations."

Well, you can try doing a repair of both programs. Then if that don't work try resetting them or a couple more things to try. This you tube video shows how to do everything.

A little late to the party (illness) but wanted to throw my 2c

The option at 1:45 of that video is usually what I use to fix Windows apps.

This is the code to use (to save you some time) after you get into a Windows Powershell Prompt with Admin:

I'm confused by a lot of this video. I don't see the same screens as in the video, but eventually I found the Settings > Apps section and searched for Calculator, but nothing came up, like it's not there.

I also tried to go to the Microsoft Store but clicking on that link does nothing. It doesn't open anything. So I can't really try resetting or reinstalling it.

So you do not have Powershell app on your computer? You should be able to search it in the Search bar:



Choose Run as administrator. If your account is an admin account, it shouldn't ask for a password.

From there run the code:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

and let it do its thing. Once it shows it's completed the command, restart and see if the applications come back.

That didn't work. Still nothing happens when I click Calculator or Clock, and pushing the Calculator shortcut button on my keyboard brings up the same message that I need an app to open it.

I did not see the image before, and the line is usually there to show it's updating but obviously it failed.

So let's try this in order that I have found (it does have some items duplicated)

Reset the Microsoft Store Cache > Go to a run box (Windows Key and R) and type wsreset.exe and press enter. Once completed it should open the Microsoft Store. Try Calculator or Clock again and see if that helps.

Next try the command I provided (the Get-AppxPackage one) one more time under Powershell or Terminal (CMD) under Administrator. You should be able to copy and paste the line in the window. Once completed, restart and see if that helps.

If re-registering the apps did not work, then it could be some system components that is causing the issue. Try this command in Powershell/Terminal - Administrator:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

This may take a few minutes. Once completed, try the sfc /scannow command to confirm there are no issues. Restart and try again.

Microsoft also suggests to check for Windows Updates to make sure there is none waiting.

Do you have another account on the computer for testing? If not, one last thing you can try is to create a local account (I would suggest as an administrator) then log in as that one and try the apps again. If they work in a different account, then the issue is tied to your login. If it happens on other accounts, then it's a Windows issue.