
You can then re-install it, but set it to not to autostart at boot. So if you have dropbox installed on your Windows 10 PC, just uninstall it. Uninstall Dropbox and then Disable Autostart – Robert Gavick suggested in comments that uninstalling dropbox fixed the issue for him. If not, this solution won’t apply to you, unfortunately.Īre you able to solve it for you by following the procedure mentioned above or it fails? If it it fails, do make sure that you ran Powershell as Administrator (window will be called Administrator: Windows PowerShell ) and gave the command enough time to execute.
When it finishes, try hitting Start and hopefully it’ll start working. Ignore the few errors (in red color) that may pop up. In the search result, right-click on the Command Prompt and select Run as administrator. So, to run this Windows integrated tool, follow the steps: Press the Windows + S key to open the Windows Search box and then type cmd in the Search box. Wait for PowerShell to execute and complete the command. As the exe file not opening issue lies in the Windows OS, the SFC tool will be able to identify the cause and fix this issue. Paste the following command in the Administrator: Windows PowerShell window and press Enter key:. Key in Powershell in the black window and hit Enter. Open Windows PowerShell as Administrator. Desktop software and apps won’t be affected though. Do backup any data you’ve saved in the Modern Apps as all of them will be re-installed.