Help...settings "apps" page doesn't open

Hey guys
When I click on settings and then apps it flashes and then closes
Any ideas why?

I rebooted...same thing would flash and close..wait 15 minutes then it opens...reboot and same thing doesn't open until about 10 minutes or so...what am I missing here?

Steven Campoli said:

When I click on settings and then apps it flashes and then closes...

Settings is a modern windows App. It may help to reinstall and re-register it.

Reinstall and Re-register Apps in Windows 10 | Tutorials

i tried the above and same thing...it only opens if wait about 10 minutes after login or else before that i see it trying to open with the settings splash screen and then it closes...

Try restarting in Safe Mode, then boot normally and see it it now works. That has been found to be a 'cure' in the past.

Win 10 1709 Settings app starts then crashes. Solved - Windows 10 Forums

Ok I get a error in safe mode...it says array bounds exceeded and to be clear this is only when I click on the app's tab..the others work

Sounds like something is 'broken' and needs repairs. Try sfc /scannow then dism's RestoreHealth, repeat as necessary until no more errors are reported.

Run SFC Command in Windows 10 | Tutorials

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If it still fails after that, then consider an in-place repair upgrade. What version of Windows 10 do you have? 1809? 1803? Something earlier?

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade | Tutorials

Insider build 18356

Steven Campoli said:

...to be clear this is only when I click on the app's tab..the others work

The other possibility is that you have installed an app that is either corrupt or badly written. When you click Apps in Settings it actively catalogs all your installed apps. One 'rogue' app may be returning wildly out of bound info.

Steven Campoli said:

Insider build 18356

Ah, as an Insider you should expect the odd 'issue'. Have you asked on the Insiders board?

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