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Commands to type:
Command 1: powershell
(with command 2 and 3 if after pasting you notice a dash or a hyphen after AppXManifest-, remove it
(remove the dash or hyphen after AppXManifest) )
Command 2: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode
-Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Command 3: Get-AppxPackage | % { Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register
"$($_.InstallLocation)\AppxManifest.xml" -verbose }
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Carolyne Jessop 6 days ago

Thank you so much! Second and third command prompt did not work as such but after restart
taskbar worked again so i am guessing it is the whole process that fixed it. :)
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SOS - PC 6 days ago
+Carolyne Jessop You're always welcome

Quinn Huang 4 months ago

When I pasted the command and clicked enter, a bunch of red words popped up. Is it suppose
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+Shyam Singh Patel Thanks man your the greatest

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durtn 3 months ago (edited)
+NinjaB0y88 I found that the easiest way was to do WindowsKey+E navigate to
C:\Windows\System32 Open CMD as administrator (Because it'll be so much more
annoying to do that by commands), then run the commands.
If keyboard shortcuts don't work, you could try creating a shortcut on your desktop by
rightclicking, then running that as administrator.

Shane Jayaaekara 5 days ago

+NinjaB0y88 go to task manager FILE > New task >type power shell , remmber to check
the box for admin... ! :)

Zer0 / 3 months ago

Windows 10 was cool the first few days now it sucks I wanna go back to windows 7 or 8
where the start menu actually works.
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Zazzy Z-man 2 weeks ago

sigh I know... When do you think they will fix this madness. The have to know what's
going on with all of there computers

Zer0 / 2 weeks ago

I fixed mine a while back. Well not me but my dad did. He said he basically reset the
whole thing but idk how and now my menu works :D

TheRedMenace 4 months ago

Still broken for me :( that command came with lots of errors.
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Fetchup 1 month ago
Worked for me

Aneish Arora 4 months ago

I get a bunch of errors after command 2 that say cannot find path 'C:\Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.120.00_12.0.21005.1_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppXMa
nifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
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jimmy vue 3 weeks ago

+Aneish Arora because after you copy and paste, there is a ( - ) that needs to be
manually delete after AppXManifest.xml. example ( AppXManifest-.xml ) there is a
(-).xml that will need to be manually delete

Lisa Lape 2 weeks ago

+jimmy vue idk how to

David Mendez 2 weeks ago

wow! literally tried about 20 videos. this one worked for me. thank you.
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SOS - PC 2 weeks ago
+David Mendez You're welcome

Freedy ffs 2 days ago

THANKS MAN it worked after i put the commands and restart the pc Thanks a loot
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Rosana Modugno 1 month ago

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OMG! It worked on the first try! Thank you! You are a genius!
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Emran Ahmed 5 days ago

Ooo Thats work for me..... thnx....
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Saran Rocks 1 week ago

finally worked for me thanks for 3command
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Jun Steed 4 months ago

info here.... this is my way of fixing it....
basicly i just shut down pc completely holding my lappy's power button and on it again :)

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Marek Raks 4 months ago
+ M M XD Same :/

BigUseless Bomb (BigUselessBomb) 3 months ago

+Lee Gilfillan It can't damage anything, no. It will only corrupt things if something is
writing to the hard-drive.

Stephan Seyfert 4 weeks ago

Well, I did both commands as directed, then restarted. I noticed prior to the restart that the
icons for the Store and the new browser (forgot its name) were gone. After the restart, they
are still gone. (I don't care; I wanted to remove the Store anyway and I use Chrome preferably.
Just an observation.) After a long startup with the spinning wheel by the arrow...still no Start
menu. Just a short little spin by the arrow. Guess I'll try solution #2 now.... Really not
surprised. After all, MS touted the return of the Start button, so why would they actually bother
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Marios Tsampazogloy 3 weeks ago

the 3rd command worked for me after a restart. thanks a lot!!!!!!
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Ariyadi Kartosetomo 3 months ago

I run PC Reviver and this happens...huuff..
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Daniel Kratochvl 3 months ago
+Ariyadi Kartosetomo Rly? Me too! :(

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Patel, thanks for posting but, it seems when I do the 2nd command (after Powershell), it
states,
"Deployment operation progress: C: \Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.120.00_12.0.21005.1_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppXMa
nifest.xml
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SOS - PC 3 days ago

+Mike Franks Watch the video till the and you'll anderstand when it's completed.
For your information patel has just copied and posted what's already in the description
of the video

John Shanahan 2 weeks ago

It worked for me, thanks
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Billy Bethel 3 weeks ago

I have tried restarting computer and the critical error still shows up.. i cant right click the
windows button and even the other ways to open smart menu are unresponsive. i cant even
access command prompt

To Eustache 1 week ago

Thanks for your help mate, nice video well explicated, it worked for me so far.
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Patrick Poitras 1 month ago

This is the right code whit no dash :
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode
-Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

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