So I had a client that was trying to use the Windows 10 calculator, but it would just open, then close (crash). They said they were having issues with the computer and tried removing their account and adding it back. They said that the calculator worked fine before, but there were other issues that were happening that made them redo the account. I vaguely remember some similar issues with the Microsoft Store and quickly found the solution. To fix this issue, the “built-in” apps need to be reinstalled and reregistered. Here is the link.
Just open your powershell admin console and paste the command below, then reboot when it is done. You’ll end up with all those worthless apps again, but in the end, you won’t have those apps crash on you. You can uninstall those other apps if you still don’t want them.
Get-AppxPackage -allusers | foreach {Add-AppxPackage -register “$($_.InstallLocation)\appxmanifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode}