*note: there are some seriously fubar things happening with windows store and just enabling ALL files in the
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps
was a pretty bad idea or something else really screwy happened.
I was using ear trumpet and then all was good, restarted the pc and wow something updated or flags in the registry, who knows. I went through some weird 30 step process listed to get xbox game apps like fallout76 to "work again" for a "beginner" lol. not.
Anyway I had to install and use chocolatey to even run eartrumpet and the weird thing is I remember doing that about 3 years ago as well (and my build is almost 3 years now to this day for the win10 install, highly suspect why i had to do it then too).
Installing chocolatey on win10
https://chocolatey.org/install
ear trumpet with chocolatey (choco) install
https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/EarTrumpet
some ideas before the workaround
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I checked with [win key] and
CMD PROMPT (right click the icon to run as an administrator)
sfc /scannow
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[win key] and
POWERSHELL PROMPT (right click the icon to run as an administrator)
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
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reset the windows store cache
[windows key] + type
WSRESET.EXE
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reinstalled the windows store
[windows key] + type
APPS
and choose APPS & FEATURES
Search for the Microsoft Store
Click on the icon for it
choose the [advanced options] there
you will see [RESET] and you can press that button and wait.
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reinstall windows store using the powershell
[win key] and
POWERSHELL PROMPT (right click the icon to run as an administrator)
Code: Select all
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsStore | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
reinstalled eartrumpet (this worked right from windows store)
reinstalled nvidia control panel (this installed and still wouldn't open)
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went to the microsoft store folder for the nvidia control panel
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel_8.1.963.0_x64__56jybvy8sckqj
double left clicked NVCPLUI.EXE and it worked fine
so I just right clicked and dragged the icon to my desktop. works 100%.
Maybe when I made all folders usable and read/write for Fallout76 and mods with Vortex I did on 01/31/2023 it caused corruption for the store to open things via it's weird windows SID user with a ton of extra characters in it I found by right clicking and checking permissions int he WindowsApps folder? Who knows.
So, again just make that shortcut and voila for now it works. No reinstallation.