Saturday, May 19, 2018

Windows 10 64bit - Photo App - The App Didnt Start

If you are receiving an error message "The App Didn't Start" when attempting to open photos (.JPEG, .PNG etc.) on Windows 10 - try the following steps:
  1. Click Start --> Search for "PowerShell
  2. Right Click "PowerShell" & Run as Administrator
  3. Execute the commands listed below (Enter each command and then press "Enter")
  • $acl = (Get-Acl 'C:\Program Files\WindowsApps') 
  • $Group = New-Object System.Security.Principal.NTAccount("NT SERVICE", "TrustedInstaller") 
  • $acl.SetOwner($Group) 
  • Set-Acl "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" $acl