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Existing Apps Stopped Working after upgrade to Windows 11
I have :- Edition : Windows 11 Home Single Language Version : 21H2 OS Build : 22000.100 The problem I am facing currently : "Most of my existing apps (non Store Apps) and games have stopped wor...
I have Norton Antivirus and yeah it has taken over windows defender firewall.
I even tried to disable firewall , antivirus protection and tried running those apps but still no success.
I tried to restart steam client service from services.msc and I got this error I am adding as attachment.
myosis What errors do Excel, Word, etc. give? So far, the main difference between systems is Norton...I am running Windows Defender.
- yep.....that's the first thing I tried. Still those apps didn't run.
- Have you tried running as Administrator?
- I managed to run steam when I copied the steam.exe to startup folder but once I closed the steam app (even from background ) and tried launching it again,its unable to start again like previous.
I followed the link you shared but they didn't work.
Looks like it will be fixed only after a major windows update. - This relates to Windows 10, but the troubleshooting steps may point you in the right direction: https://appuals.com/third-party-apps-stopped-working-after-creators-update/
- Microsoft office apps don't even launch. When I double click them , I get a blue loading circle for a second then nothing happens after that. I guess the problem I am having with Steam , that might be same problem for MS Office apps.
I use virtual box for my VM and it is having similar issue. I tried enabling all Hyper-V processes but they throw same error which was attached in my previous post.