Cortana registry setting?

Bree · 02 Apr 2017

DragonFireDon22 said:

What's up with Microsoft never designed a tool that can reset ONLY Cortana?

Try creating a new local account. Does Cortana work normally in this account? If so, go back to your normal account and try re-registering Cortana for that account. Option Two here:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...a.html#option2

If not (and particularly if you have any other built in apps that give problems) then try Option One from that tutorial.

DragonFireDon22 · 02 Apr 2017

I did all that before, but I will give it another try though.

DragonFireDon22 · 02 Apr 2017

Here are what's in red see if you see anything that's not normal. I am going to restart see if anything changes.

Code:

Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C) 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.Ins
tallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException

 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.BioEnrollment_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\microsoft.creddialoghost_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.LockApp_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppXManifest.xml 20% Processing
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.PPIProjection_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.AppRep.ChxApp_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.AssignedAccessLockApp_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 60% Processing
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.HolographicFirstRun_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 87% Processing
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\ParentalControls_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.SecureAssessmentBrowser_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.WindowPicker_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\ContactSupport_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp_11609.1000.2920.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppXManifest.xml 42% Processing
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Services.Store.Engagement_10.0.1610.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Services.Store.Engagement_10.0.1610.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.24605.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.24605.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\holoitemplayerapp_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 100% Processing
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\LastPass.LastPassFreePasswordManager_4.1.29.0_neutral__qq0fmhteeht3j\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Amazon.com.AmazonAssistant_10.1608.26.0_neutral__343d40qqvtj1t\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\FuturePoint.NumerologyCalculator_1.1.0.1_x64__tbsnjp1hshb46\AppXManifest.xml 100% Completed
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\DateimanufakturGmbH.tickerfeed_3.1.1.0_x86__ehkma4yzck668\AppXManifest.xml 63% Processing
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.TranslatorforMicrosoftEdge_0.91.16.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppXManifest.xml 60% Processing
 Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\holocamera_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml 60% Processing
 99 activities not shown...

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use.
error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_40.15063.0.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 92dc6869-ac07-0000-e046-dd9207acd201 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID 92dc6869-ac07-0000-e046-dd9207acd201
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (C:\Windows\Syst...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Code:

Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C) 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.Ins    Processing
tallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D06, The package could not be installed because a higher version of this package is already installed.
Windows cannot install package Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.24123.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because it has version 14.0.24123.0. A higher version 14.0.24605.0 of this package is already installed.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] ab5377fc-ac15-0000-02a8-53ab15acd201 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID ab5377fc-ac15-0000-02a8-53ab15acd201
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D06, The package could not be installed because a higher version of this package is already installed.
Windows cannot install package Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.24123.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe because it has version 14.0.24123.0. A higher version 14.0.24605.0 of this package is already installed.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] ab5377fc-ac15-0003-65a1-53ab15acd201 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID ab5377fc-ac15-0003-65a1-53ab15acd201
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D06, The package could not be installed because a higher version of this package is already installed.
Windows cannot install package Microsoft.Advertising.Xaml_10.0.1605.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because it has version 10.0.1605.0. A higher version 10.1702.3.0 of this package is already installed.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] ab5377fc-ac15-0000-e3f3-53ab15acd201 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID ab5377fc-ac15-0000-e3f3-53ab15acd201
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D06, The package could not be installed because a higher version of this package is already installed.
Windows cannot install package Microsoft.Advertising.Xaml_10.0.1605.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe because it has version 10.0.1605.0. A higher version 10.1702.3.0 of this package is already installed.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] ab5377fc-ac15-0003-43da-53ab15acd201 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID ab5377fc-ac15-0003-43da-53ab15acd201
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D06, The package could not be installed because a higher version of this package is already installed.
Windows cannot install package Microsoft.People_10.1.10531.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because it has version 10.1.10531.0. A higher version 10.2.521.0 of this package is already installed.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] ab5377fc-ac15-0001-0318-54ab15acd201 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID ab5377fc-ac15-0001-0318-54ab15acd201
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D06, The package could not be installed because a higher version of this package is already installed.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] ab5377fc-ac15-0000-470b-54ab15acd201 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID ab5377fc-ac15-0000-470b-54ab15acd201
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D06, The package could not be installed because a higher version of this package is already installed.
Windows cannot install package Microsoft.ZuneVideo_10.16112.11601.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because it has version 10.16112.11601.0. A higher version 10.17021.10261.0 of this package is already installed.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] ab5377fc-ac15-0003-b8ee-53ab15acd201 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID ab5377fc-ac15-0003-b8ee-53ab15acd201
At line:1 char:38
+ ...  | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

DragonFireDon22 · 02 Apr 2017

Not sure any of these are gonna help, but I have these Windows Error Reporting logs while doing the Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} command...

Code:

04/02/2017  09:53 PM    <DIR>          NonCritical_80073D06_ee20981e59e494c229216073b66d111647d59ae6_00000000_183ca88b
04/02/2017  09:49 PM    <DIR>          NonCritical_80073D06_ee20981e59e494c229216073b66d111647d59ae6_00000000_1b70be68
04/02/2017  09:53 PM    <DIR>          NonCritical_80073D06_ee20981e59e494c229216073b66d111647d59ae6_00000000_1bacc7bb
04/02/2017  09:52 PM    <DIR>          NonCritical_80073D06_ee20981e59e494c229216073b66d111647d59ae6_00000000_267b9da2
04/02/2017  09:49 PM    <DIR>          NonCritical_80073D06_ee20981e59e494c229216073b66d111647d59ae6_00000000_2db8cd6b
04/02/2017  09:53 PM    <DIR>          NonCritical_80073D06_ee20981e59e494c229216073b66d111647d59ae6_00000000_2ea0b888
04/02/2017  09:52 PM    <DIR>          NonCritical_80073D06_ee20981e59e494c229216073b66d111647d59ae6_00000000_31cb8efc

Code:

Version=1
EventType=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
EventTime=131356580167682021
Consent=1
UploadTime=131356580179455516
ReportStatus=268435456
ReportIdentifier=e7bf3e9a-aaf1-4288-91e5-05736cd1511a
Wow64Host=34404
AppSessionGuid=00001cbc-0000-0008-52d0-456c1cacd201
TargetAppId=W:0000f519feec486de87ed73cb92d3cac802400000000!0000fd9154ec5fed8b2ee3a71e95cf62601ac9296509!svchost.exe
TargetAppVer=1971//04//26:14:43:01!15d07!svchost.exe
BootId=4294967295
TargetAsId=987
Response.BucketId=9b93a08dba81feb7b161d87968607312
Response.BucketTable=5
Response.LegacyBucketId=127830635603
Response.type=4
Sig[0].Name=FailureHresult
Sig[0].Value=80073D06
Sig[1].Name=DeploymentState
Sig[1].Value=4
Sig[2].Name=OsimState
Sig[2].Value=0
Sig[3].Name=ExtensionHandler
Sig[3].Value=NONE
Sig[4].Name=BuildVersion
Sig[4].Value=10.0.15063.0
Sig[5].Name=EtwEventID
Sig[5].Value=427
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=10.0.15063.2.0.0.256.48
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=1033
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
FriendlyEventName=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
ConsentKey=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
AppName=Host Process for Windows Services
AppPath=C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
ApplicationIdentity=00000000000000000000000000000000
MetadataHash=-746877090

Code:

Version=1
EventType=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
EventTime=131356580125540694
Consent=1
UploadTime=131356580140204902
ReportStatus=268435456
ReportIdentifier=333a613c-199a-4afb-be1f-de07a9671485
Wow64Host=34404
AppSessionGuid=00001cbc-0000-0008-52d0-456c1cacd201
TargetAppId=W:0000f519feec486de87ed73cb92d3cac802400000000!0000fd9154ec5fed8b2ee3a71e95cf62601ac9296509!svchost.exe
TargetAppVer=1971//04//26:14:43:01!15d07!svchost.exe
BootId=4294967295
TargetAsId=987
Response.BucketId=9b93a08dba81feb7b161d87968607312
Response.BucketTable=5
Response.LegacyBucketId=127830635603
Response.type=4
Sig[0].Name=FailureHresult
Sig[0].Value=80073D06
Sig[1].Name=DeploymentState
Sig[1].Value=4
Sig[2].Name=OsimState
Sig[2].Value=0
Sig[3].Name=ExtensionHandler
Sig[3].Value=NONE
Sig[4].Name=BuildVersion
Sig[4].Value=10.0.15063.0
Sig[5].Name=EtwEventID
Sig[5].Value=427
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=10.0.15063.2.0.0.256.48
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=1033
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
FriendlyEventName=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
ConsentKey=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
AppName=Host Process for Windows Services
AppPath=C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
ApplicationIdentity=00000000000000000000000000000000
MetadataHash=2020160723

Code:

Version=1
EventType=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
EventTime=131356580073403772
Consent=1
UploadTime=131356580096836326
ReportStatus=268435456
ReportIdentifier=973d2106-2b2c-44c2-99b2-5f4c1c2f760d
Wow64Host=34404
AppSessionGuid=00001cbc-0000-0008-52d0-456c1cacd201
TargetAppId=W:0000f519feec486de87ed73cb92d3cac802400000000!0000fd9154ec5fed8b2ee3a71e95cf62601ac9296509!svchost.exe
TargetAppVer=1971//04//26:14:43:01!15d07!svchost.exe
BootId=4294967295
TargetAsId=987
Response.BucketId=9b93a08dba81feb7b161d87968607312
Response.BucketTable=5
Response.LegacyBucketId=127830635603
Response.type=4
Sig[0].Name=FailureHresult
Sig[0].Value=80073D06
Sig[1].Name=DeploymentState
Sig[1].Value=4
Sig[2].Name=OsimState
Sig[2].Value=0
Sig[3].Name=ExtensionHandler
Sig[3].Value=NONE
Sig[4].Name=BuildVersion
Sig[4].Value=10.0.15063.0
Sig[5].Name=EtwEventID
Sig[5].Value=427
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=10.0.15063.2.0.0.256.48
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=1033
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
FriendlyEventName=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
ConsentKey=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
AppName=Host Process for Windows Services
AppPath=C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
ApplicationIdentity=00000000000000000000000000000000
MetadataHash=-966971507

Code:

Version=1
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EventTime=131356579402933200
Consent=1
UploadTime=131356579416673333
ReportStatus=268435456
ReportIdentifier=f029d2e6-780d-49df-b470-6a1b0a75f9d0
Wow64Host=34404
AppSessionGuid=00001cbc-0000-0008-52d0-456c1cacd201
TargetAppId=W:0000f519feec486de87ed73cb92d3cac802400000000!0000fd9154ec5fed8b2ee3a71e95cf62601ac9296509!svchost.exe
TargetAppVer=1971//04//26:14:43:01!15d07!svchost.exe
BootId=4294967295
TargetAsId=987
Response.BucketId=9b93a08dba81feb7b161d87968607312
Response.BucketTable=5
Response.LegacyBucketId=127830635603
Response.type=4
Sig[0].Name=FailureHresult
Sig[0].Value=80073D06
Sig[1].Name=DeploymentState
Sig[1].Value=4
Sig[2].Name=OsimState
Sig[2].Value=0
Sig[3].Name=ExtensionHandler
Sig[3].Value=NONE
Sig[4].Name=BuildVersion
Sig[4].Value=10.0.15063.0
Sig[5].Name=EtwEventID
Sig[5].Value=427
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=10.0.15063.2.0.0.256.48
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=1033
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
FriendlyEventName=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
ConsentKey=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
AppName=Host Process for Windows Services
AppPath=C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
ApplicationIdentity=00000000000000000000000000000000
MetadataHash=688285544

Code:

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EventType=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
EventTime=131356579361252353
Consent=1
UploadTime=131356579378781485
ReportStatus=268435456
ReportIdentifier=5b2d220b-1367-4da8-a2a1-f60fd68e9b11
Wow64Host=34404
AppSessionGuid=00001cbc-0000-0008-52d0-456c1cacd201
TargetAppId=W:0000f519feec486de87ed73cb92d3cac802400000000!0000fd9154ec5fed8b2ee3a71e95cf62601ac9296509!svchost.exe
TargetAppVer=1971//04//26:14:43:01!15d07!svchost.exe
BootId=4294967295
TargetAsId=987
Response.BucketId=9b93a08dba81feb7b161d87968607312
Response.BucketTable=5
Response.LegacyBucketId=127830635603
Response.type=4
Sig[0].Name=FailureHresult
Sig[0].Value=80073D06
Sig[1].Name=DeploymentState
Sig[1].Value=4
Sig[2].Name=OsimState
Sig[2].Value=0
Sig[3].Name=ExtensionHandler
Sig[3].Value=NONE
Sig[4].Name=BuildVersion
Sig[4].Value=10.0.15063.0
Sig[5].Name=EtwEventID
Sig[5].Value=427
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=10.0.15063.2.0.0.256.48
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=1033
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
FriendlyEventName=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
ConsentKey=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
AppName=Host Process for Windows Services
AppPath=C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
ApplicationIdentity=00000000000000000000000000000000
MetadataHash=351233573

Code:

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EventTime=131356577554193871
Consent=1
UploadTime=131356577568649123
ReportStatus=268435456
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TargetAppId=W:0000f519feec486de87ed73cb92d3cac802400000000!0000fd9154ec5fed8b2ee3a71e95cf62601ac9296509!svchost.exe
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BootId=4294967295
TargetAsId=987
Response.BucketId=9b93a08dba81feb7b161d87968607312
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Response.type=4
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Sig[1].Name=DeploymentState
Sig[1].Value=4
Sig[2].Name=OsimState
Sig[2].Value=0
Sig[3].Name=ExtensionHandler
Sig[3].Value=NONE
Sig[4].Name=BuildVersion
Sig[4].Value=10.0.15063.0
Sig[5].Name=EtwEventID
Sig[5].Value=427
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=10.0.15063.2.0.0.256.48
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=1033
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
FriendlyEventName=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
ConsentKey=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
AppName=Host Process for Windows Services
AppPath=C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
ApplicationIdentity=00000000000000000000000000000000
MetadataHash=-257540578

Code:

Version=1
EventType=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
EventTime=131356577521703646
Consent=1
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ReportStatus=268435456
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TargetAppId=W:0000f519feec486de87ed73cb92d3cac802400000000!0000fd9154ec5fed8b2ee3a71e95cf62601ac9296509!svchost.exe
TargetAppVer=1971//04//26:14:43:01!15d07!svchost.exe
BootId=4294967295
TargetAsId=987
Response.BucketId=9b93a08dba81feb7b161d87968607312
Response.BucketTable=5
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Response.type=4
Sig[0].Name=FailureHresult
Sig[0].Value=80073D06
Sig[1].Name=DeploymentState
Sig[1].Value=4
Sig[2].Name=OsimState
Sig[2].Value=0
Sig[3].Name=ExtensionHandler
Sig[3].Value=NONE
Sig[4].Name=BuildVersion
Sig[4].Value=10.0.15063.0
Sig[5].Name=EtwEventID
Sig[5].Value=427
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=10.0.15063.2.0.0.256.48
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=1033
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
FriendlyEventName=AppxDeploymentFailureBlue
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AppName=Host Process for Windows Services
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MetadataHash=633128698

RESTARTED and still NO Cortana!

DragonFireDon22 · 02 Apr 2017

Question regarding this

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...sions-modified

In this article, at one point it says

Check the folders listed below. Determine if the All Application Packages group has the access indicated.
Users\<userName>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER - Special Permissions (List folder / read data, Create Folders /Append Data)

Later on, below it says Repeat for c:\Users but grant the "All Application Packages" group Full Control.

OK, so is it the entire C:\Users\ folder or just C:\Users\<userName>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER that I need to change ??

Does the whole C:\users\ folder and it's subdirectory need to give ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES permission?

DragonFireDon22 · 05 Apr 2017

Can you see all see from Appmanifest.xml does it fix/reinstall any Cortana registry settings?

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\Appxmanifest.xml

DragonFireDon22 · 06 Apr 2017

An update -

I imported registry from another computer with good Cortana

This key and it's subkeys. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search]

Then I restarted my computer.

Upon the initial loading of Windows, a CORTANA icon appeared!

However, after Windows loading is done, the Cortana icon is again gone, replaced by search icon.

Hmmmm interesting?

DragonFireDon22 · 07 Apr 2017

I have gained more understanding, knowledge on what is going on with Cortana.

Here is what I did and observed.

I imported

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search from another computer that has Cortana fine.

And, at first it worked, the Cortana icon appeared after I restarted BUT I CAN'T click or open CORTANA.

Sometimes Cortana can be opened, but the registry will reset back to just search icon..

Then I restarted again, the Cortana icon is gone again replaced again with just the search icon.

I think this PROVES that a registry reset on ONLY Cortana entries would actually fix it, without a damn need for Clean Install to fix it.

The only problem is, I don't know how to effectively reset the Cortana registry manually, and nobody else does either, it seems that I found online.

Shame MS have NOT made have ANY Cortana repair tools. Microsoft really should make it if they want us users to use Cortana, otherwise, I am not going to be using it.

I AM NOT GOING TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL, EVER! NOT AN OPTION!!!!

I also noticed 1) Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting Key

Well, NONE of the new updates even has a FlightSigning package in the ISO, so maybe (or maybe not) that is why my Cortana cannot be repaired. Use DISM to Repair Windows 10 Image - Page 36 - Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials

What the registry of my PC with Cortana problem would have

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search]
"CortanaCapabilities"="Calendar,CallHistory,Contacts,Email,Messaging,Microphone,PhoneCall,SpeechLanguage"
"CortanaCapabilityFlags"=dword:000022cf
"CortanaMUID"="MUID=0ef1aa28698d4ecbbab31d6a5df1dfc6"
"AnyAboveLockAppsActive"=dword:00000000
"IsWindowsHelloActive"=dword:00000000
"IsAssignedAccess"=dword:00000000
"CortanaStateLastRun"=hex:fa,6d,e7,58,00,00,00,00
"CortanaInAmbientMode"=dword:00000000
"NamespaceSettingsRevision"="{1EEFA646-8EB4-4B9F-82FC-ACAB4F72C6B5}"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting]
"CachedFeatureString"=""

What the registry of a GOOD Cortana I imported from has

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search]
"AnyAboveLockAppsActive"=dword:00000000
"IsWindowsHelloActive"=dword:00000000
"IsAssignedAccess"=dword:00000000
"CortanaConsent"=dword:00000001
"DeviceHistoryEnabled"=dword:00000001
"CortanaCapabilityFlags"=dword:00003fff
"CortanaCapabilities"="BrowsingHistory,Calendar,CallHistory,Contacts,CortanaExperience,Email,Location,LocationHistory,Messaging,Microphone,Personalization,PhoneCall,SpeechLanguage,InputPersonalization"
"CortanaMUID"="MUID=44f1c6db22a7441cba419148b72055de"
"CortanaServiceTarget"="cortana.bing.com"
"CortanaStateLastRun"=hex:3f,af,e0,58
"CortanaInAmbientMode"=dword:00000000
"SearchboxTaskbarMode"=dword:00000001
"CortanaUserAuthority"="consumers"
"CortanaUserId"="00034001CF21ED61"
"HasAboveLockTips"=dword:00000001
"IsMicrophoneAvailable"=dword:00000001
"UserActivityDeviceId"="00184000D25BFFA2"
"NamespaceSettingsRevision"="{EEC1686C-BFC3-4312-8039-2C230D3E5ACD}"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting]
"RotateFlight"=dword:00000000
"Current"=dword:00000001
"CachedFeatureString"=""


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0]
"UILanguage"="en-US"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\CloudAgent_GlobalShell]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\CloudAgent_LaunchApplication]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\CloudAgent_Settings]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\CloudMusic]
"Value"=dword:00000001


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\DeviceManagementEnabled]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\ProactivePrefetchIntervalMinutes]
"Value"=dword:00000b40


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\SearchBoxAutoSuggestedForegroundColor]
"Value"=dword:ff999999


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\SearchBoxBorderColor]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\SearchBoxBorderThickness]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\SearchBoxIbeamPointerOnHover]
"Value"=dword:00000001


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\SearchBoxTransparencyBackground]
"Value"=dword:0000003c


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\SearchBoxTransparencyForeground]
"Value"=dword:00000064


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\SearchBoxTransparencyHighlight]
"Value"=dword:00000050


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\SearchBoxTransparencyTextLight]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\ShowSearchGlyphLeftOfSearchBox]
"Value"=dword:00000001


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\0\ShowSubmitButtonRightOfSearchBox]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1]
"UILanguage"="en-US"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\CloudAgent_GlobalShell]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\CloudAgent_LaunchApplication]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\CloudAgent_Settings]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\CloudMusic]
"Value"=dword:00000001


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\DeviceManagementEnabled]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\ProactivePrefetchIntervalMinutes]
"Value"=dword:00000b40


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\SearchBoxAutoSuggestedForegroundColor]
"Value"=dword:ff999999


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\SearchBoxBorderColor]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\SearchBoxBorderThickness]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\SearchBoxIbeamPointerOnHover]
"Value"=dword:00000001


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\SearchBoxTransparencyBackground]
"Value"=dword:0000003c


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\SearchBoxTransparencyForeground]
"Value"=dword:00000064


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\SearchBoxTransparencyHighlight]
"Value"=dword:00000050


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\SearchBoxTransparencyTextLight]
"Value"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\ShowSearchGlyphLeftOfSearchBox]
"Value"=dword:00000001


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\Flighting\1\ShowSubmitButtonRightOfSearchBox]
"Value"=dword:00000000

So, you see the ISO upgrade (In-place repair) DOES NOT IN ANYWAY reset Cortana, and replace missing Cortana registry values.I want Microsoft PLEASE to take this Cortana registry issue more seriously, and come out with a tool to FIX it.

dalchina · 08 Apr 2017

And have you ever used Powershell to try to fix Cortana?
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/win-1...-related-cooke
or
Reinstall Cortana on desktop Accidentally uninstalled app - Microsoft Community

and the same here:
Reinstall and Re-register Apps in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials
(search for Cortana)

DragonFireDon22 · 08 Apr 2017

Yes tried Powershell. If you read the thread, that has been previously discussed.

But you have to understand, I don't think Powershell touches the registry at all. I believe it only replaces files. Clearly doesn't reset the faulty registry settings.

The problem is with the registry!

Cortana registry setting?

An IMPORTANT UPDATE regarding Missing Cortana issue!!!!!