Fix 'Get-AppxPackage' popup on login

Alicia J · Jan 29, 2024

After logging in from a locked screen, a window pops up. How do I fix this? What app would it be related to?

akt196 · Jan 29, 2024

Run Powershell as Administrator => Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Alicia J · Jan 29, 2024

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> => Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
=> : The term '=>' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the
spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1
+ => Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevel ...
+ ~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (=>:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Cannot run a document in the middle of a pipeline: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopm ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage:String) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CantActivateDocumentInPipeline

My two attempts. What did I miss? With and without the arrow. =>

akt196 · Jan 29, 2024

Alicia J said:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> => Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
=> : The term '=>' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the
spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1
+ => Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevel ...
+ ~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (=>:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Cannot run a document in the middle of a pipeline: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopm ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage:String) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CantActivateDocumentInPipeline

My two attempts. What did I miss? With and without the arrow. =>

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

Alicia J · Jan 29, 2024

Here's the result:

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Cannot run a document in the middle of a pipeline: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopm ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage:String) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CantActivateDocumentInPipeline

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

akt196 · Jan 29, 2024

Alicia J said:
Here's the result:

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Cannot run a document in the middle of a pipeline: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopm ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage:String) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CantActivateDocumentInPipeline

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

1. sfc /scannow
2. DISM /ONLINE /CLEANUP-IMAGE /RESTOREHEALTH
3. chkdsk c: /f /r
4. Restart and agree to check the disk
5. After restart and check disk, Run Powershell as Administrator => Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Alicia J · Jan 30, 2024

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them.
For online repairs, details are included in the CBS log file located at
windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For offline
repairs, details are included in the log file provided by the /OFFLOGFILE flag.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> DISM /ONLINE /CLEANUP-IMAGE /RESTOREHEALTH

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.22621.2792

Image Version: 10.0.22631.2861

[===========================62.3%==== ]
It seems to be struck here. Oh finished. On to the next step.

Alicia J · Jan 30, 2024

Last step:

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Cannot run a document in the middle of a pipeline: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopm ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage:String) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CantActivateDocumentInPipeline

akt196 · Jan 30, 2024

Alicia J said:
Last step:

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Cannot run a document in the middle of a pipeline: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopm ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage:String) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CantActivateDocumentInPipeline

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | ForEach-Object { Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml" }

x BlueRobot · Jan 30, 2024

Please download Autoruns and then export the output as an .ARN file, you'll need to zip that file and then attach it your next post.

Autoruns - Sysinternals

See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you login.

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You should be able to find the option to save/export an .ARN file under File.

Alicia J · Jan 30, 2024

I will post it when I have access to the desktop later today.

Alicia J · Jan 30, 2024

akt196 said:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | ForEach-Object { Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml" }

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | ForEach-Object { Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml" }
Cannot run a document in the middle of a pipeline: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | ForEach-Object { Add-AppxPackage -Disable ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (C:\WINDOWS\system32\Get-AppxPackage:String) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CantActivateDocumentInPipeline

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

Alicia J · Jan 30, 2024

x BlueRobot said:
Please download Autoruns and then export the output as an .ARN file, you'll need to zip that file and then attach it your next post.

Autoruns - Sysinternals

See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you login.

learn.microsoft.com

You should be able to find the option to save/export an .ARN file under File.

Alicia J · Jan 31, 2024

I did install ESET NOD32 antivirus just before the message started. When I pick the exe for the antivirus GUI to 'open with' in that pop up, it does open the antivirus main screen. Does that help?

x BlueRobot · Jan 31, 2024

Which version of Autoruns did you use to export the .arn file? When I try and open the file, I'm getting an error message about using an old file format?

Alicia J said:
When I pick the exe for the antivirus GUI to 'open with' in that pop up, it does open the antivirus main screen.

Why are you trying to load an .exe with ESET? I'm assuming you were trying to scan it?

Could you please open command prompt and then enter the following command:

Code:

reg query "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe" /s

Please post the output in your next post.

Alicia J · Jan 31, 2024

This is the version I just downloaded. I ran the autoruns64.exe and it is an arn file.

Alicia J · Jan 31, 2024

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> reg query "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe" /s

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe
(Default) REG_SZ exefile
Content Type REG_SZ application/x-msdownload

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\PersistentHandler
(Default) REG_SZ {098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

Yes I was trying to scan the file with eset

x BlueRobot · Jan 31, 2024

Thanks, I was able to read the .arn file this time. Does the pop-up appear every time you lock/unlock the screen or is it only after booting up?

Capture Process Monitor Trace
1. Download and run Process Monitor. Leave this running while you perform the next steps.
2. Locking and unlocking the screen just like you have in the past.
3. Stop Process Monitor as soon as it fails. You can simply do this by clicking the square icon on the toolbar as shown below.

4. Select the File menu...Save... and save the file to your desktop. This is likely the default location. The name (unless changed) will be LogFile.PML. This is fine.
5. Zip up and provide the link to the LogFile.PML file. Examples of services to upload to are Dropbox or OneDrive or WeTransfer.

You might want to place that .pml file into a .zip because it get very large, very quickly.

Alicia J · Jan 31, 2024

Logfile.zip

drive.google.com

I'll reboot now and see if it happens then. As soon as I put the PIN in to sign in, it also happens.

Alicia J · Jan 31, 2024

Logfile.zip

drive.google.com

Maybe this is better?

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