How to fix missing Windows 10 default apps
Windows 10 comes with a considerably large library of stock apps that aim to meet the general needs of users, and more. The goal is to provide users with an operating system that can do the most basic things without the user having to install third-party applications. It is an attempt to offer a ‘complete’ product while still offering users the option of installing a different application that has better features or works more to their liking.
The default apps in Windows 10 are present in the operating system when you install it again and when you create a new user account. This means that if you removed some of the standard Windows 10 apps when you first started using it and then created a new user account much later, the new account will be created with all the default apps.
If the default app is missing on your Windows 10 system, here is what you can do.
Windows 10 doesn’t delete its own default apps, even when you’re low on space for an update. If the default apps are missing, it is likely that you either removed them yourself or installed a cleaning tool that did. It’s easy to get them back.
Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml"
The default apps in Windows 10 are almost all UWP apps and many of them run in a suspended state even if they are not open. This can cause problems when opening the application. Try a clean boot.
Note: Once the default applications reappear, you can reboot the system normally.
Windows 10 comes with a default Windows Defender antivirus, however, users can use any other antivirus of their choice. Many third-party antivirus tools tend to be overzealous and will flag some of the default apps as malicious. Check your antivirus settings to see if it could be blocking them.
It is quite possible that the missing applications are still present on your system, but they may have been corrupted. This can happen during in-place upgrades, system restore, and when migrating large amounts of data. Applications can be easily repaired.
If you can’t make the default apps reappear, it may be easier to create a new user account. It will give you a fresh start, all the default apps will be present, and you won’t have to move too many files.
Windows 10 allows users to remove quite a few default apps. This can be done from the Start menu or with PowerShell commands. It’s pretty easy to do and many users do it because they want to free up a bit more space (and the apps are useless). It’s easy to forget when you delete a default app. Usually this is the reason why the apps cannot be found, but can always be reinstalled.
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