While attempting to add an image to my login in page, I discovered that the Accounts page in settings is not working.
I checked my admin account settings and they all seem to be correct and up-to-date. I then did some searching on the internet and found a similar complaint on the Microsoft Windows 10 forum that had several suggestions. The actions I took are these:
1. Open task mgr and click on File>Run New Task. Check the “..task with admin privileges” box.
2. type CMD to get the command prompt window.
3. type in dism /Online /cleanup-image /restorehealthand return.
This ran successfully and stopped at a new prompt.
4. type in sfc /scannowwhich found no corrupt of invalid files.
5. type powershellwhich concluded very quickly with no further info.
6. . I then restarted and checked my Accounts page again...it remained blank as before with a continuous searching
bar indicator.
I am logged in as Local Administrator(not elevated) and the Time and Date are correct for my time zone. I am unable to add any new accounts from either Accounts or Add someone else to this PC. Any suggestions are welcome. I have attached a screen shot of the Accounts page.
In step 5 you said you typed PowerShell and it concluded quickly, The proper way to start PowerShell from a command prompt is to typeWhat is the link to the Microsoft web page you are trying to follow.Code:start powershell
Looking at your pic it looks to me like your computer is just taking a long time to load that settings page.
Hi sml156, thanks for the info on powershell. I think I will try it again with "start". Here's the link to the Microsoft thread where I got the instructed solutions. Regarding the image, I agree that it looks like it is just taking some time to load the Accounts page, but more than 30 minutes seems like more than a slow load especially since my local admin user is the only account on this PC.
Link:
I see from your link to the Microsoft forum that the PowerShell command worked for one person at least.
Here is another way to open PowerShell to run that command
- Press the Windows Key + S
- Type or paste powershellinto the search
- Right click on PowerShell Desktop App
- Select Run as Administrator
- After Powershell starts and you see the command prompt.
- Copy the command below.
Code:Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml"}- To paste the command simply right click in the PowerShell Terminal
- Press Enter
Thanks sml156, the powershell code did the trick. I was able to start powershell as admin as you suggested then just copy/paste(Ctrl/C, Ctrl/V) the code and it ran for awhile than returned to the command prompt. I was able to see the Accounts page fully, change my picture for login and add a new user from the accounts tab. All other tabs seem to be working fine in Settings=>Accounts. Thanks again for you help and patience.
Glad to hear it worked
I actually posted on that forum to the OP that he should edit his post for the correct way to open PowerShell
