Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Windows 8.1 Apps Wont Open after Corel Draw X14, Corel Draw X13 installation

Problem
All windows Apps stopped working. When I try to open any windows 8.1 App it will open, show up start App Screen and then close. I was able to see the app on my "Taskbar". I tried all the solutions given on different forums. i.e ran system file checker, tried system app troubleshooter. nothing worked for me.
Reason
I found that it happened after I installed Corel Draw X4. The Corel Draw x4 installation changed some permissions to the App store and apps.
Solution
  1. Open Registry Editor regedit.exe
  2. Right Click on HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
  3. Click on "Permissions"
  4. You must have a "ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES" in "Group or User Names". If not present then it is the ROOT OF PROBLEM
  5. Click on "Add".
  6. Click on "Advanced".
  7. Click on "Find Now".
  8. You will see in the "Search Results" -> "ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES".
  9. Double click on it and in "Select Users or Groups" You will see it in "Enter the Object name to select".
  10. Click "Ok".
  11. Now you will see "ALL APPLICATION PAcKAGES" in "Group or User Names:" list. Click on it.
  12. click on "Allow" -> "Read". and Click Ok
  13. Close Registry Editor. No need to restart.
  14. Click on your apps All of them should be working.
Thanks and Enjoy.
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60 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 29, 2014 at 8:45 PM

    Perfect. Many thanks.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 30, 2014 at 6:47 PM

    @Anonymous. You are welcome.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 31, 2014 at 12:46 PM

    after one month of problems - this fixed it - Thank you!

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  4. AnonymousNovember 3, 2014 at 9:01 PM

    Hi,
    With this fix, can you now create additional user accounts and work with them? Although I was able to get my 8.1 apps working again I wasn't able to log on with a new user account

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  5. AnonymousNovember 13, 2014 at 5:07 AM

    it dose not work for me. what else can i do?

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  6. UnknownDecember 1, 2014 at 7:28 AM

    I was able to double click on the ALL APPLICATIONS PACKAGES but once in that page everything is greyed out and can not be edited. what should I do at this point?

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  7. AnonymousDecember 6, 2014 at 7:28 PM

    Thank You very much.. This solved.. it..

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  8. Swagat PandaDecember 11, 2014 at 9:31 AM

    That didn't fix it for me. Please suggest what to do.

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  9. UjjawalDecember 19, 2014 at 10:35 AM

    Didn't worked

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  10. AnonymousDecember 25, 2014 at 8:12 PM

    I get the following error message after clicking "OK": "Unable to save permission changes on HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Access is denied." I'm stuck....someone please help!

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  11. AnonymousDecember 26, 2014 at 3:38 AM

    Many thanks! IT WORKS PERFECTLY!

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  12. UnknownDecember 26, 2014 at 9:50 AM

    Thank you very much dude.... its working....!

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2015 at 7:08 PM

    thanks so much. i have been struggling with this for 3 months.. you are a genius

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  14. GaryJanuary 19, 2015 at 2:37 AM

    my permissions are set to "read" as they are supposed to be in regedit, but still cannot get "some" of my apps to open. they open for 2-3 seconds, then act as if they are closing. not sure if they are really closing because they are still visible in the task bar. please help.

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2015 at 11:26 AM

    Perfect. Many thanks.

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2015 at 4:48 PM

    Es funktioniert!! It works!!
    Translate in German:

    Registry Editor mit “regedit.exe” öffnen
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT mit der rechten Maustaste anklicken
    "Berechtigungen" anklicken
    Es sollte: "Alle Anwendungspakete" in "Benutzer oder Gruppe" aufgelistet sein, wenn nicht, dann ist das der Grund des Problems. Dann wie folgt vorgehen:
    Click on "Hinzufgügen".
    Click on "Erweitert …".
    Click on "Jetzt suchen".
    In den "Suchergebnisse" erscheint dann -> "Alle Anwendungspakete" die mit einem Doppelklick ausgewählt werden.

    In den "Objekttypen" die Felder "Benutzer” und „Gruppen” auswählen.
    Click "Ok".

    Jetzt sind "Alle Anwendungspakete" in "Benutzer oder Gruppen" hinzugefügt. Diese durch anklicken markieren und die Leseberechtigung “Lesen” ankreuzen
    Click on „Ok“

    Registry Editor schließen und Rechner neu starten.

    Nun müssten die Apps wieder funktionieren.

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2015 at 3:32 PM

    Thank you so much, everything else I tried failed and this was so simple to follow.

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2015 at 9:28 PM

    So I followed these steps, and it worked, EXCEPT my Netflix App. The app itself opens, but when I select a video it tries to load and fails because "this PC is not configured to play protected videos." Then there's another message about permission not being set up properly. That's the only problem I've noticed so far, and I really like my Netflix App. Like, a lot..

    - K.G.

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  19. UnknownFebruary 28, 2015 at 5:57 AM

    Thank You so so so much... its Fixed....after a long time...

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  20. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 2:27 PM

    Absolutely wonderful. Nothing else worked I had tried. Thank you so very much.

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  21. UnknownMarch 8, 2015 at 7:14 AM

    I seem to have tried every "fix" for this problem but no luck on my end. Any other suggestions would be great.

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  22. UnknownMarch 8, 2015 at 7:15 AM

    I seem to have exhausted all the "fixes" I've found online with no luck on my end including this one. If any other suggestions arise plz let me know. Thank you.

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  23. AnonymousMarch 8, 2015 at 11:02 AM

    This issue drove me nearly crazy - I tried dozens of other solutions, but only this one helped. Thanks for your help!!!

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  24. AnonymousMarch 9, 2015 at 9:56 AM

    thank you very much, it work well for me

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  25. AnonymousMarch 11, 2015 at 10:18 AM

    It was already there for me and mine still does't work. Do you know anything else?

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  26. AnonymousMarch 15, 2015 at 4:28 AM

    Thank you!!

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  27. UnknownMarch 15, 2015 at 7:02 PM

    Thanks

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  28. UnknownMarch 15, 2015 at 7:04 PM

    Thanks

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  29. AnonymousMarch 23, 2015 at 11:16 AM

    After 3 frustrating weeks i came across this wonderful solution. Tried all forums and perceived miracle cures. None helped. Saw this solution. Troubles started in retrospect when installing Corel Draw. Thsi solution fixed it! Thank you soooo much.

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  30. AnonymousMarch 31, 2015 at 7:04 PM

    Perfect! Thank you!

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  31. TheeLifelineApril 2, 2015 at 7:01 PM

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  32. UnknownApril 13, 2015 at 4:21 AM

    Perfect. Thank you very much :))

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  33. UnknownApril 16, 2015 at 7:14 PM

    Hats off.

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  34. AnonymousApril 19, 2015 at 9:50 PM

    Many thanks. Finally the apps are working. You are genius.

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  35. AnonymousApril 23, 2015 at 4:26 AM

    perfect.... solve my problem. thank you very much !!!!

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  36. UnknownApril 23, 2015 at 6:33 AM

    I still have the same problem even after i followed the steps. any alternatives? please help.

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  37. UnknownApril 23, 2015 at 6:34 AM

    i still have the same problem even after i followed the steps. any alternatives?
    Please help...

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  38. AlexApril 29, 2015 at 5:18 PM

    Your are the best. After installing Corel X4 most Apps were crashing. I've searched the internet for hours but mostly found none working solutions or just a "Do a compelte reinstall of windows"....
    This regedit-hack works in just a few seconds!

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  39. AnonymousApril 30, 2015 at 5:15 PM

    THANK YOU!!!!!! I worked on this crap for days trying every solution I could find.

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  40. AnonymousMay 3, 2015 at 6:55 AM

    so much gratitude. little teary.

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  41. AnonymousJune 4, 2015 at 9:17 PM

    for me its still not working i had the "ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES" in "Group or User Names"... please help..

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  42. AnonymousJune 7, 2015 at 9:36 PM

    Where does it say "Allow" -> "Read"?

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  43. AnonymousJune 13, 2015 at 3:34 PM

    Waaaaawh! That works :D!!!! you're awesome =D!

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  44. AnonymousJune 17, 2015 at 10:44 AM

    Thanks man...its working... :-)

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  45. AnonymousJuly 12, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    great. thanks

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  46. UnknownJuly 25, 2015 at 2:28 AM

    This problem was really make me confused.. Thank you for the solution.. It's working at all 👍

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  47. UnknownJuly 25, 2015 at 2:29 AM

    This problem was really make me confused... Thank you for the solution.. It's working at all 👍

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  48. AnonymousAugust 9, 2015 at 11:43 PM

    yes. now i recall that the problem arise after corel x3 installation.
    thank you for this very helpful information.

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  49. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2015 at 10:59 PM

    I would kiss you if I could. It worked!

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  50. Vendy Adi SaputraSeptember 14, 2015 at 1:32 AM

    It's work like a charm. thanks

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  51. AnonymousNovember 4, 2015 at 1:26 AM

    DID NOT WORK FOR ME. ANY OTHER HELP IL BE GREATFUL... justintembo1@gmail.com

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  52. UtsavNovember 17, 2015 at 9:01 AM

    Thank you so much for your help, its really working.

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  53. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2016 at 7:36 AM

    Thank you! I tried so many things and this finally worked!!

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  54. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2016 at 8:17 AM

    Thanks Soooooo Much :-)

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  55. ReneeRutherfordMarch 9, 2016 at 2:47 PM

    Amazing, I have been up all night trying to get this fixed, and, WOW!! That was such an easy fix. Thanks sooo much. I was just about to reset my laptop, and decided to do one more search. Thanks Again.

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  56. belajarCodingJune 13, 2016 at 4:54 AM

    Thanks..it worked.

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