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What is the TwinUI program in Win10?

Anonymous
2019-04-19T11:48:54+00:00

For the longest time, whenever I had to open an internet screen in pdf or jpg it opened with TwinUI.  Then all of a sudden, the screens and files are opening in a PDF program (pdf xchange) that I downloaded &  have on my desktop.  I searched for TwinUI in the C:/programs drive and it's nowhere to be found.

What happened to TwinUI?

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-04-19T11:57:21+00:00

    Hi liannawright , 

    My name is Lucia. I am an Independent Advisor. Thanks for contacting us.

    TWinUI — or Tablet Windows User Interface — is included in Windows 8 and newer. It’s not a program on its own, but rather a system library that is part of the Windows Shell that provides a set of functionality — including starting applications to Windows itself and other programs. TWINUI is often mistaken for a built‐in PDF viewer or email client in forums and discussion online. This is most likely because most users will only encounter the name “TWINUI” when they either open a PDF file from their browsers or click on a mailto:, call:, or other protocol link recognized by the Windows app launcher.

    https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/what-is-twinui

    Because you already have a program to open your PDFs, then the system knows that you should no longer use it.

    I wish I had helped you.

    Best regards

    Disclaimer: There are links to non-Microsoft websites. The pages appear to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the sites that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the sites before you decide to download and install it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-04-19T11:52:16+00:00

    Hi liannawright

    My name is Sarah Kong and I am an independent adviser that is here to try and help you with your issue.

    TwinUI is actually a bug so it's good that it is gone from your machine.

    Probably a recent update fixed it.

    However you might want to check for corruption.

    You can try a couple things.

    Right click your start button and select Command prompt (Admin) to bring up elevated Command prompt.

    In Command prompt type sfc /scannow and press enter.

    Restart the computer.

    If that doesn't work then try this,

    Right click your start button and select Command prompt (Admin) to bring up elevated Command prompt.

    In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type the following commands.

    Press Enter key after each command:

    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

    Important: When you run this command, DISM uses Windows Update to provide the files that are required to fix corruptions.

    To close the Administrator: Command prompt window, type Exit, and then press Enter.

    Restart your computer.

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