Windows Modern Apps are not launching with Profile Management enabled

Windows Modern Apps are not launching with Profile Management enabled

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Article ID: CTX216594

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Description

Certain Windows 8.x Modern Apps (such as PC Settings) are not launching with Profile management (UPM) enabled.
If UPM is disabled via Policy and a new user logs on to the PC, the Modern App for PC Settings launches as expected.

Environment

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Resolution

1. Set the ownership to SYSTEM for the following key (With a UPM Profile the Owner is Administrators compared with non UPM) 
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Packages

2.  Make sure the logged on users has read access to the below registry 
    HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

3. Run following command: 
   PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\ImmersiveControlPanel\AppxManifest.xml
 

Problem Cause

Registry permissions for the following Registry key were not set correctly in the image.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Packages
 

Issue/Introduction

When UPM is enabled, Windows 8 Modern Apps or Windows 10 Universal Apps are not launching
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