These apps made their way to Windows 10 and are now an integral part of the OS. Windows 8 was the first version of Windows to introduce Universal apps. Restoro has been downloaded by 0 readers this month.Īre you missing the WindowsApps folder? Here is all you need to know.Download Restoro PC Repair Tool that comes with Patented Technologies (patent available here).Ĭlick Start Scan to find Windows issues that could be causing PC problems.Ĭlick Repair All to fix issues affecting your computer's security and performance.I was then able to go back into the 'Change Where New Content Is Saved' section of Windows and change it back to my D drive.Home › Fix › WindowsApps Folder Missing: 3 Quick Ways to get it Back I restarted and double-checked in Windows to verify it was gone, and it was. I changed to the drive that contained the WindowsApps folder and typed in: I restart in Command Prompt mode, signed in to Windows with the account that I knew had 'ownership' of the account, which then took me to DOS mode. Windows then popped up the screen giving me different startup options.

What I did was restart the PC from the Windows profile sign-in screen (where you would put password or PIN) by holding Shift, then choosing to restart. I ran into a couple of other posts talking about how you could delete it from the command prompt, so I tried it. No matter what profiles I assigned ownership to, even after making sure they had Full Control rights, I couldn't delete it. NOTHING was letting me delete it, I couldn't force Windows to take my D drive as the default App install location (it was the drive with the previous install remnants), nothing. However, that didn't work this time coming off of a fresh install with the old WindowsApps folder on my non-OS drive. This should hopefully give you the permission to delete the folder, which I know has worked for me in the past. It'll bring up the names of everyone on the PC, and should look like shortened versions of those full names (ex: Stephanie shows up as Stepha). If you don't know how to find your Windows username, go into the Windows search bar and type in 'lusrmgr.msc' (l not i), and open the 'Users' folder in the middle section. If you don't know how to take ownership of the folder, I used the info from this site to do it: I was able to remove the WindowsApps folder about 10 minutes ago. I've literally just been dealing with this for a week and made this account to try and help you and others out.

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