

If you can’t find the WindowsApps folder here, you should open Folder Options to check Show hidden files, folders, and drives.


After that, please select the WindowsApps folder and choose Delete from the context menu or press Shift + Delete. How to delete WindowsApps folder using File Explorer? You should uninstall apps first: open Settings -> click Apps -> select the drive containing WindowsApps folder from the Filter by menu under Apps & features -> click Uninstall. Any ideas on how to get out of this situation? - said eXtremeDevil in TenForumsĪs for how to recover WindowsApps folder data, I will show you the exact steps in part 2. And no, I don't want to format, thanks :) I do have access to other PCs on the same conditions in case I need files from it (like the WindowsApps folder). Then I tried to boot and try the restore point again but now I get a black screen at boot, with the cursor with the spinning circle as if the PC were doing some thinking. But anyway, I did a copy and deleted the original after changing some permission (I tried renaming or moving it but it would always give my file in use error). It seemed a bit weird as I understand that folder is necessary for the normal use of the PC.

The restore point gave me a WindowsApps error, so I searched the internet and found several workarounds consisting on deleting or renaming that folder. Otherwise, problems may be caused after the deletion was completed.įor instance: Deleted WindowsApps folder and now I can’t boot! I tried deleting (after copying it to another location) the %ProgramFiles%\WindowsApps folder in order to perform a system restore. However, if you really need to delete the WindowsApps folder included in your C drive, you must make sure the apps contained in it are no longer useful.
