Arrr, mateys! Avast ye! Windows 10 apps be shatterin' like glass after a Microsoft Store update. Nay fix be found yet!
2024-02-01
Arrr, me hearties! The latest plunder from the Microsoft Store be causin' mayhem among me Windows 10 apps. No remedy be found, be it land or sea, to banish this trouble. Aye, we be stranded for now!
In a humorous take on 17th-century pirate language, Windows 10 users are facing a problem after a recent Microsoft Store update. The update, which affected apps such as Calendar, Photos, and Calculator, left many users unable to use these applications. When users tried to report the issue through the Feedback Hub, they discovered that even the hub was broken.Although Microsoft did not provide any official information about the problem, some users discovered that old hardware, such as Intel Core 2 Duo and Quad processors, as well as AMD Athlon chips, were the common factor among the affected users. These components are not officially listed as compatible with Windows 10 but have been running the operating system without any issues.
A user who spoke to The Register explained that the issue may be related to a faulting component that uses an instruction extension, such as SSE 4.2, which the Core 2 processors do not support. They believe that a developer at Microsoft may have set a compiler switch incorrectly when building a shared component.
Despite the widespread reports and discussions on Microsoft's support forum, there has been no official word from the company about the problem or when a fix can be expected. Microsoft's spokesperson directed users to the dashboard for the latest information on Windows releases and known issues.
With the end of support for Windows 10 approaching in 2025, it is important for Microsoft to address this issue soon. Users rely on these apps, and not being able to access them can be a significant problem. Hopefully, Microsoft will release a fix before the support end date.