Some Windows 8 applications are not working properly

[Giaan]

I have recently got a 32 bit version of Windows 8 as my operating system for my laptop and everything is working fine by now and I have also used the Metro apps as well but then I have found that the IE 10 and control panel are not working. I don’t know what to do know and these apps were working well in the windows 7 64 bit version but don’t know what is wrong with the 32 bit version of Windows 8.I have tried all the possible method that I could have and as it is new I don’t have much idea about it. Is there anyone who has faced the same problem and have an idea about the same. Any suggestion regarding this will be appreciated.

[Alfons]

Even I have been facing the same problem with these applications after installing the 32 bit version of Windows 8 on my virtual machine. I had my resolution greater than 1024x964 and I have visited a forum where one guy has suggested me to run a sfc scan by right clicking on the command prompt and then run it as administrator and then type sfc /scannow and then press enter and he had said that I may have to repeat it for a couple of time as well but then I have followed the same and then I had found that the buffer reads out but it said that no integrity violation found. If you want you can try out the same and check if it helps or not.

[Gania]

You can try to refresh the machine. In order to Refresh your PC having windows 8 just follow the below steps:

• Go to control panel and then go to General Settings.
• Scroll down to see the Refresh PC option at the right panel
• After you see "Get Started" below the "Refresh your PC without affecting your files" click on it and then click on next.
• Then the Windows will start preparing your PC for a complete Refresh
• After the process is complete then you will be navigated to the Windows Start menu.

[Abhiroopa]

You can also try to Reset your PC.

• Go to control panel and then go to General Settings.
• Scroll down to see the Refresh PC option at the right panel
• After you see "Get Started" below the "Reset your PC and start over" click on it and then click on next.
• After the process is complete the system will reboot and then it will start updating Windows 8 Registry settings.
• After this process is complete you will have to enter the product key
• Just enter the license key and click on Next
• Accept the License terms by clicking on accept and then follow the instruction and then you will get a fresh Windows 8 desktop

[Erakna]

Have you checked if the Metro Tiles are not responding in Windows 8.In order to do so just follow the below steps:

• Go to control panel and then Scroll down and then click on “More Settings”
• Then click on “User Accounts and Family Safety”
• Then on User Accounts
• Then on “Turn On or Off User Account Control”
• Ensure that you change the setting to default and then click on ok

[Bontu]

If anyone is having problem using the Windows Live Account using the default login then you will have to change the setting to the Local account. In order to do so follow the below steps:

• Go to the control panel and Highlight Users and then click on other users or add user
• Then click on click on “More about logon options”
• Then select “Local Account”
• Then enter the user id and password to log-in to new account.
• After creating the account try to use the Windows Live Account and check if the problem is resolved.

[Essien]

If the above solution does not help then you can try to Repair the Install Windows 8: Follow the steps below:

• Press F8 while booting
• Then go in to the Windows Recovery Menu.
• Then click on Troubleshoot.
• And then Click on “Refresh your PC” to start the process.
• Insert the installation media
• After it is detected then click on Refresh
• After the process is complete the Windows 8 will be repaired.

[GaganjyotTechie]

Before you install any applications and any software you should scan for Registry Errors as it is the heart of your pc and they are basically damaged by hidden errors and further slow down the performance as well. I will suggest you to use a RegistryBooster’s which makes a deep scans of your registry in order to check for the error and repair it as well. You can keep you registry clean by running a periodic scan using it.

[BillieJ]

In order to run the SFC /SCANNOW Command at Boot just follow the bellow steps:

• Go to the command prompt
• Type diskpart and then press Enter
• Then type list volume and then press Enter
• Then type Exit and then press Enter.
• Type sfc /scannow /offbootdir=C:\ /offwindir=D:\windows and then press enter
• After the process is complete you will get a confirmation message and then close the cmd and then reboot.

[JustineBB]

If you want to Run the SFC /SCANNOW Command in Windows 8 just follow the below steps:

• Open a elevated command prompt
• Then type sfc /scannow and then press Enter
• After the scan is complete you will get an ok message
• Reboot and then check if it helps