#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Windows Search finds nothing, or the Start menu does not open Fix : Repair the system image behind the shell Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-app-store-reset Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 60 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Every account is affected -- the component store is damaged rather than a single registration. HOW TO UNDO IT An in-place upgrade can be uninstalled within ten days from Settings -> Recovery -> Go back. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 4" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Windows Search finds nothing, or the Start menu does not open' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Repair the system image behind the shell' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 60 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Check the component store first.' -Command { DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Repair it if damage is reported.' -Command { DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Then run the file check, which relies on a healthy store.' -Why 'Running sfc first on a machine with a damaged component store produces "found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them", because the source it repairs from is itself broken. The order matters.' -Command { sfc /scannow } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'If both come back clean and the shell is still broken, an in-place upgrade repair install -- running setup.exe from a matching ISO and choosing to keep files and apps -- rebuilds the shell without touching data or applications.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'sfc reports no integrity violations and the shell works for a newly created account.' 'White' Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-app-store-reset' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: An in-place upgrade can be uninstalled within ten days from Settings -> Recovery -> Go back.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule