Microsoft apps not working (paint, ms store, notepad ect.)

Use these methods if Microsoft apps stop working (paint, ms store, notepad, clipchamp, ect.)

Find the app(s) that isn't working and hit the three dots in the corner and hit advanced options

Within advanced options hit repair app and verify if the app is working or not. If not hit reset app, restart the computer then verify if the app is working.

Run sfc /scannow in the terminal. This is good to run even if resetting and repairing the app worked

$Windows PowerShell X + V X Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! https: //aka.ms/PSWindows PS C: \Users\t-luke> sfc /scannow 73ºF 10:09 AM O Sunny Q Search 1 M365 8/4/2025$

$Administrator: Windows Pow X + V 0 X Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! https: //aka.ms/PSWindows PS C: \Users\t-luke> sfc /scannow Beginning system scan. This process will take some time. Beginning verification phase of system scan. Verification 3% complete. 73ºF Sunny Q Search 10:11 AM O V M365 8/4/2025$

$Administrator: Windows Pow( X + V 0 X Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! https: //aka.ms/PSWindows PS C: \Users\t-luke> sfc /scannow Beginning system scan. This process will take some time. Beginning verification phase of system scan. Verification 100% complete. Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them. For online repairs, details are included in the CBS log file located at windir\Logs\CBS\CBS. log. For example C: \Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For offline repairs, details are included in the log file provided by the /OFFLOGFILE flag. PS C: \Users\t-luke> Press the "Page Up" on your keyboard to take a screenshot 73ºF 10:13 AM Sunny Q Search O V M365 8/4/2025$
Run dism in windows terminal. This is good to run even if resetting and repairing the app worked

$Administrator: Windows Powe X + Windows Powershell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! https: //aka.ms/PSWindows Loading personal and system profiles took 2356ms. PS C: \Users\t-luke> DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth$

Verify if it detected corruption or not
If it did type DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth the verify it repaired the corrupted files

$Administrator: Windows Powe × + Windows Powershell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! https: //aka.ms/PSWindows Loading personal and system profiles took 2356ms. PS C: \Users\t-luke> DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.26100.1150 Image Version: 10.0.26100.4652 No component store corruption detected. The operation completed successfully. PS C: \Users\t-luke> DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.26100.1150 Image Version: 10.0.26100.4652 ====== 48.7%$
Reset the device