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Does anyone running multiple user accounts have app update issues?
We use several user accounts on a single pc. We have a second pc with similar setup (and this happens on both). In recent weeks whenever I log in to my account and a native app updates we run into a issue. As an example, Photos may update on my acc and then open fine but we find that going into another user account such as my wife’s afterwards will run into a problem opening the app. Blue box saying this app can’t open . I think one of the recent cumulative updates introduced this. It’s easily fixed as all need to do is open store app in my wife’s acc and check for app updates, the app will then update itself for this user too and all is fine. Opens no issues. It’s an annoying workaround as before this began opening a native app that has been updated on another user acc would usually just invoke a quick white install line under the app in the start menu and it would then either open or just require another click to open it.
Anyway annoying workaround aside I worry about something that may cause a bigger problem. What happens when the actual store app itself gets it’s next update (as I am sure will happen at some stage). If we run into this issue there is no way for the affected user to then open the store app to update itself. As the workaround to open the store app will be affected (if that makes sense). Any thoughts as I can see this possibly occurring in the future? Anyone else note the same recent behaviour with native app updates (I know running multiple user accounts on a single pc is prob not amazingly common). If so, what are your workarounds/approaches?