#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Windows Search finds nothing, or the Start menu does not open Fix : Re-register the shell packages for this user Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-app-store-reset Run as : PowerShell as the affected user, elevated Expect : 25 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX One account only. The packages are fine; this user's registration is not. HOW TO UNDO IT Re-registering does not remove anything; the previous state is restored by a restart if it made no difference. 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 ' Re-register the shell packages for this user' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 25 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 'Confirm the packages are installed and check their status.' -Command { Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost,Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost,Microsoft.Windows.Search | Format-Table Name,Version,Status } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Re-register them for the current user only.' -Why 'The widely-copied one-liner that re-registers every package for every user is far more disruptive than this and regularly breaks Store apps that were working. Naming the three packages that draw Start and Search is enough.' -Command { Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost,Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost,Microsoft.Windows.Search | ForEach-Object { Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml" } } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Restart Explorer.' -Command { Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'If it fails only for this user, test with a new local account. If the new account is fine, the profile is damaged and rebuilding it is the reliable answer.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Start opens and Search returns results after a sign-out and back in.' '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: Re-registering does not remove anything; the previous state is restored by a restart if it made no difference.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule