Apps and Games not Opening in Windows 10 (Solved)

Apps and games not working in windows 11 and 10? Or not opening? Try these two simple steps and let's know if it works for you.

RECOMMENDED: Do these steps in Safe Mode if you face any problem in doing these steps
A- stop windows update: right click on taskbar I task manager I services I open services I locate "windows update" and stop the service
B- delete these two folders
"C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore"
"C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download"
Please RESTART your computer to apply the changes!

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[CarySmith]

I'm about to throw my PC off the balcony

[ianscherm]

YES MAN THANK YOU THIS HELPED SO MUCH, MY COMPUTER'S APPLICATIONS WERE JUST NOT OPENING AND I HAD THE RIGHT INTERNET AND EVERYTHING. EVEN IN 2021 THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND IT SUCKS, YOUR A LIFE SAVER MAN!!!

[ZionFxx]

Thanks man just got this computer and it already did this but thanks for the fix

[futureking]

WTF. Just spent over an hour reading pages & pages about this, to no avail. Came across this less than 2 min video & problem solved. Praises to you and yours my dude/dudett.

[UncleSpider]

3 YEARS later it's still a problem

[smiletolaugh]

Thanks bro, even after these years, it is helpful for many users. Good job 👍

[SpikySeeds]

I like how this actually ended up working compared to all the other tutorials i tried, thank you lol.

[pohs]

I tried so many different ways to fix this and nothing worked, from official microsoft pages to random videos on yt, and your video was the only one that fixed it. THANK YOU!

[CaptainRezo]

From the bottom of my heart, Thanks you.

[gyrojay]

Thank you so much. I'm a caveman when it comes to computers and I was struggling with my discord and games not working. I tried everything and just as I was gonna call someone to take a look I found this video. Thank you!

[smlehd]

ty man, thought I would need to full reinstall the system, u saved me a lot of time.

[sil]

came for the fix, stayed for the music...

[BD-hhdb]

Love the simple style of this video, straight to the point without any unnecessary filler.

[rio]

I was in the middle of watching this and then out of the middle of nowhere, my app finally opened without me doing anything

[m.syahrularqam]

100% works for me. Thanks my man, you just saved my life today.

[sawbladek]

Thought for sure windows had finally broken itself beyond repair, couldn't even open battlenet launcher, Did this and now my steam and blizzard games are working again, along with it sped it back up. was so sluggish even using the internet felt impossible. Thank you so much for taking the time to show how to fix this issue.

[juniorcarrera]

I did NOT expect this to work, thank you sooo so much!

[richardvillasana]

Amazing video. Nothing other than MS programs were opening. I followed the steps and now not one problem. All in under two minutes.

[ssfdfdgg]

Thank you so much you just made my day this video was so helpful

[meower_ranger]

This worked for me! Thank you so much for this amazing tip, holy mcnuggets, I was going nuts with this issue and you completely fixed it.