What does this error message mean? "Class not registered" in "shell:AppsFolder\Microsoft.CommandPalette_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App"

Anonymous
2025-04-09T05:14:07+00:00

I got this error message on startup. Transcription:

shell:AppsFolder\Microsoft.CommandPalette_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App

Class not registered

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings

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  1. Ramesh Srinivasan 83,460 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-04-09T05:52:50+00:00

    Hi, This is Ramesh.

    Microsoft.CommandPalette_8wekyb3d8bbwe refers to the PowerToys Command Palette utility.

    Please open admin PowerShell and run:

    get-appxpackage -allusers *CommandPalette* | remove-appxpackage -allusers

    See if that stops the error.

    If you need the PowerToys Command Palette, you can enable it in PowerToys settings. It will be reinstalled automatically.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-04-23T09:57:31+00:00

    i did a windows update today and now I am getting the same error.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-04-24T09:47:53+00:00

    There was an update for PowerToys that fixed it for me: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.90.1

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-04-24T20:39:58+00:00

    Yes, but after uninstalling Power Toys completely, and installing the updated Power Toys, it still doesn't eliminate the problem.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-04-19T03:20:24+00:00

    I've tried all of the these suggestions multiple times and none of them work to make this very annoying error stop.

    It's clear that Command Palette is just messed up, and all we can do is turn it off and forget about using it.

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