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Manual method for fixing missing Microsoft Store application icons when searching in Windows.
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Another solution #7

Closed ahmed98Osama closed 2 years ago

ahmed98Osama commented 3 years ago

worked for me after trying all available solution on all well-known websites

then I tried update 1: Python Repair Tool Update 2: Google Drive File Stream although I don't have used this app before

My Solution :

1: Enable Windows Administrator Account

Select “Start” and type “CMD“. Right-click “Command Prompt” then choose “Run as administrator“. If prompted, enter a username and password that grants admin rights to the computer. Type: net user administrator /active:yes. Press “Enter

2: sign out then sign in to that user

3: check if Search Icons working ex. calculator

4: open run WINDOWS + R

5; put

%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache

and hit ok

6: found folder with name 100 or 125 or 150 etc then take a copy and paste it in C:\

7: log out this login in your normal user

8:take a copy from C:\

9: open run WINDOWS + R

10; put

%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache

and hit ok

11: paste it accept overwrite

12: it should work now

13: Select “Start” and type “CMD“. Right-click “Command Prompt” then choose “Run as administrator“. If prompted, enter a username and password that grants admin rights to the computer. Type: net user administrator /active:no Press “Enter“. Replace “yes” with “no” to disable the admin account on the welcome screen.

joeljose1001 commented 3 years ago

This works. Thanks. Also, if you have any PWA apps installed via edge, those icons shall not be restored since those apps don't exist in the admin account. Users may either reinstall the said PWAs or use the manual method mentioned in the main post. The former is recommended for normal users who do not like to mess with permissions. Update: Reinstalling those apps does not fix the issue. Something is fundamentally broken in windows.

ahmed98Osama commented 2 years ago

https://superuser.com/questions/1319157/some-windows-10-uwp-icons-not-displaying-on-search-or-in-settings/1441161#1441161:~:text=all%20the%20problem%20got%20resolved.%20So%2C%20today%20in%20this%20answer%20I%20will%20show%20you%20how%20you%20can%20fix%20the%20broken%20UWP%20icon%20on%20Windows%20Search%20issue%20while%20keeping%20GDFS%20installed.

a very good solution