Your laptop won't open anything? Try these 5 fixes
- By default, the Windows OS is designed to support a wide variety of file formats.
- The guide below will help you in case your PC is having issues opening certain file types.
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I have on several occasions found myself in a scenario where my laptop won’t open anything. This includes apps, programs, browsers, File Explorer, or any other software.
In some cases, Microsoft apps won’t open, while in others, there can be even more things at stake.
Well, this is my third different laptop brand and so it’s clear this issue has nothing to do with the manufacturer. Luckily, and after a lot of trial and error, I have discovered several working fixes.
Let me explain the reasons behind this behavior before showing you the possible solutions.
Reasons why your laptop won’t open anything
Though it’s hard to tell exactly why your laptop won’t open anything, these few events are often culpable:
- Malware issue
- Perhaps some malware may have taken over your laptops operating system.
- Software conflict
- It might be that a program you have installed recently isn’t compatible with one of your resident apps and is triggering this strange habit.
- Registry issues
- It’s also possible that some of your system files are damaged, missing, or mixed up causing these problems.
- Stretched system resources
How do I fix a laptop that doesn’t open anything?
1. Restart your laptop
This is simple solution, but rebooting helps clear up any settings that may be causing this issue to appear.
To fix the issue, restart your laptop and inspect if everything goes back to normal.
2. Boot into Safe Mode and Restore your PC
If your laptop refused to load anything after a recent hardware/software change, boot into Safe Mode and restore your PC back to a restore point when everything was working.
You can as well try to run a thorough virus check while in Safe Mode just to be sure.
3. Repair your laptop using PowerShell
PowerShell can also help you recover the Windows components in charge of launching applications such as the Start Menu, Search, Settings, Cortana, Microsoft Edge, and more.
4. Reset Windows 10
Resetting Windows 10 helps free from your laptop from rogue apps and drivers and may restore normal functionality.
5. Complete OS reinstall
If the issue is still there and your laptop won’t open anything, you might have to reinstall Windows 10. This procedure will delete all files and folders from your system drive, so be sure to back them up beforehand.
There you go, feel free to try all of our solutions and let us know if they worked for you.
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