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.
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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