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Windows Calculator Not Opening

Anonymous
2019-04-04T16:54:07+00:00

The Calculator Splash screen will come up, then it immediately closes. That's it.

I had previously Transferred the profile from an older computer to a newer computer using MizWig, I even backed up the AppData folder, I'm wondering if this is the source of the problems.

I'll cover what steps I've taken so far below.

  1. First I reset the Calculator app.
  2. I re-installed the Calculator app via PowerShell with

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsCalculator | Remove-AppxPackage

and

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

  1. I ran the windows store troubleshooter.
  2. I reset Windows Store via Command Prompt with

WSreset.exe

  1. I re-registered all Store apps via PowerShell with

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

  1. I reinstalled Windows Store via Powershell with

Get-AppxPackage -allusers *WindowsStore* | Remove-AppxPackage

and

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

Calculator still would do the same thing, if anything, the Splash Screen seems to close faster now. So I signed onto the computer with a different profile, and what do you know, the calculator opens. So I decided to rebuild the profile.

  1. I rebuild the offending profile and guess what, the Calculator app still closes on the splash screen.

I'm at a loss, so I've pasted the Application Fault log below to see if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Faulting application name: Calculator.exe, version: 10.1812.1901.4008, time stamp: 0x5c304989

Faulting module name: Windows.UI.Xaml.dll, version: 10.0.17763.379, time stamp: 0x1dcf1d23

Exception code: 0xc000027b

Fault offset: 0x0000000000708aa2

Faulting process id: 0x1254

Faulting application start time: 0x01d4df50ba6e5ed3

Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_10.1812.10048.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Calculator.exe

Faulting module path: C:\Windows\System32\Windows.UI.Xaml.dll

Report Id: aee60d6d-c5b6-47b8-b92a-be1e74337be7

Faulting package full name: Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_10.1812.10048.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe

Faulting package-relative application ID: App

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-04-04T17:30:24+00:00

    Sadly it said I didn't have permission to save over calc.exe, They have the windows folder locked down in regards to any tampering.

    I'm trying System File Checker, will report back later with results.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-04-04T17:15:43+00:00

    Wonder if you can copy the calc.exe file from another pc and paste it in.

    Can't hurt to try cause you have to go nuclear anyway.

    it's in c:\windows\system32\calc.exe

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-04-04T17:14:33+00:00

    Yeah you did great at troubleshooting so that is the last option.

    It is odd that one app is having issues.

    Can you open notepad and other store apps okay?

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-04-04T17:12:43+00:00

    I was afraid to hear that, but it's understandable. I'll have to re-image it from our MDT server. I'm certain this fix will take care of it.

    I was actually hoping if someone could explain how it got messed up so I could avoid this in the future. My gut tells me it has something to do with MizWig and the AppData folder.

    This is the first company I've worked at where they don't disabled access to the Microsoft Store and many employees sign into the Store and Apps with their personal Microsoft Credentials.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-04-04T16:57:05+00:00

    Hi mdoverl

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

    Run a repair upgrade to fix any image issues.

    See link by Andre on how to do that.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

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