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Question

Suddenly Windows 8 apps won't open. Help!

Oct 3, 2013 2:12AM PDT

This morning I discovered my Windows 8 apps won't open properly. They act as if they will and then they do not. I have no clue why this has happened. There is only this single issue. Everything else is functioning as normal. Three times I have tried going back to a recent restore point when I know I didn't have this issue and the restore fails. I don't want to do anything drastic such as full restore if I can do something else.

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Some Apps open then instantly shut down in Window 8.1
Nov 10, 2013 3:28PM PST

I'm having a similar problem. The app window opens for a second then instantly shuts down. However, when I move the cursor to the top left, it shows that the App is suppose to still be open in the background even though it still won't open.

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Any fixes
Nov 12, 2013 6:16AM PST

I also am having this issue, anyone found an answer yet?