Calculator app no longer works

Hello FlyingChiaPet,

Good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you. When was the last time it worked properly? What is your current Windows version and edition? Press Start then click Settings, select System then About

Please let me know if you have tried the methods below.

**Update Calculator app
Open Microsoft Store then Click 3 dots
Select Download and Updates
Update Calculator or click Update all

**Reset the Calculator app
Press Start then search Apps and Features
Search and click Calculator app
Click advanced options > Reset

**Reinstall Calculator app via PowerShell.
Press Windows key+X then select PowerShell(Admin)
Copy and paste the command to uninstall Calculator app

get-appxpackage *windowscalculator* | remove-appxpackage

After that, Proceed to reinstall Calculator app
Open Microsoft Store then search Windows Calculator
Click Install

or Install Calculator via PowerShell
Press Windows key+X then select PowerShell(Admin)
Copy and paste the following then hit Enter:

Get-AppXPackage *windowscalculator* -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Restart your computer

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV
Independent Advisor

I already uninstalled it and tried to skip to the reinstall step and got

Hello FlyingChiaPet,

Thank you for updating me with that information. I apologize that the above methods did not resolve the issue.

If the issue still persists, Please try performing an In-place Upgrade. Performing this can repair broken operating system files while your personal files, settings and installed applications will not be removed.

Download the media creation tool(Click Download tool now) and save it to your computer.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...
Open the tool and select Upgrade this PC now.
Make sure to select Keep personal files and apps.
It might take some time to install Windows 10. Your computer will restart a few times, Make sure you don’t turn off your PC

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV
Independent Advisor

Okay I waited a few days and tried downloading it again and it works now.

Hello FlyingChiaPet,

Thank you for updating me with that information. Glad to hear the issue has been resolved.

Stay safe and have a great day!

Kind regards,

John DeV
Independent Advisor