Windows 10 Yet another reason to switch, missing battery indicator icon in the task bar.

[Abraham Andres Luna]

My battery indicator has been reliable for years, and today it hasn't showed up. I went to settings to pick which icons can appear in the taskbar area and the marked Power wasn't selected and the graphic is also blank. I tried to enable it and it did nothing. Man, yet another reason to switch.

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

UPDATE: Got my icon back, it was set to On, but when I switched Off then back On it finally showed up

 

[Becky]

Glad to hear you managed to get the icon back! Did it disappear after an update?

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

Let me check when the last update occurred, cause they happen without my consent sometimes...
The last update was on the 9th, and my icon disappeared yesterday, so I don't think it was the update. Another small bug is when I turn my computer on, and I'm greeted with the Bing Showcase screen, I press enter and it doesn't take me to the password screen. I'm forced to click on it with the mouse. But when I lock my computer and return, I can press enter and it works just fine.

 

[Becky]

The Bing Showcase?! What's that?

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

The Bing Showcase?! What's that?

Oh sorry, it's officially called the, "Window's Spotlight"
Go to your personalization settings, then lock screen, then the drop down has that as an option. The other options are Picture or Slideshow.

 

[Becky]

Go to your personalization settings, then lock screen, then the drop down has that as an option. The other options are Picture or Slideshow.

Ah I see, I just have a picture for mine

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

Ah I see, I just have a picture for mine

It's nice to have a new pic to look at every day. Sometimes my picture doesn't get updated for 3 or 4 days, I don't know why cause my other computer gets updated every day without fail

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

Does anyone else have this much trouble updating their store apps?

 

[V_R]

Does anyone else have this much trouble updating their store apps?

No.

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

There are a few diff things that happens when I try to update:
1. Error
2. The download starts but never finishes
3. The download takes forever and eventually finishes
4. Sometimes I get lucky and it successfully updates.

@V_R

 

[nivrip]

Does anyone else have this much trouble updating their store apps?

No.

 

[Ian]

If you click on "see details", what does the error show?

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

It just says something went wrong and gives me an error code.

 

[Ian]

Next time it happens, let us know the error code and I'll see what may be causing it .

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

Next time it happens, let us know the error code and I'll see what may be causing it .

Alright I'll get the code some time today

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

Now there is a new problem, it won't move from "Available Updates" to "Updating" section.

This problem is even worse cause now it won't give me an error code. Let me check my Event Viewer.
Here is what I found:
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 3/21/2019 11:55:28 AM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: DELLINSPIRON11
Description:
Faulting application name: backgroundTaskHost.exe, version: 10.0.17763.1, time stamp: 0x6fe3727f
Faulting module name: biwinrt.dll, version: 10.0.17763.1, time stamp: 0xd28070f9
Exception code: 0xc000027b
Fault offset: 0x0000000000015514
Faulting process id: 0x2160
Faulting application start time: 0x01d4dffe5a284ae8
Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\System32\biwinrt.dll
Report Id: 1da42dee-a136-4c44-8c08-145a7a86e23c
Faulting package full name: Microsoft.Messaging_4.1810.2922.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Faulting package-relative application ID: x27e26f40ye031y48a6yb130yd1f20388991ax
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2019-03-21T15:55:28.586840400Z" />
<EventRecordID>10210</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>DELLINSPIRON11</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>backgroundTaskHost.exe</Data>
<Data>10.0.17763.1</Data>
<Data>6fe3727f</Data>
<Data>biwinrt.dll</Data>
<Data>10.0.17763.1</Data>
<Data>d28070f9</Data>
<Data>c000027b</Data>
<Data>0000000000015514</Data>
<Data>2160</Data>
<Data>01d4dffe5a284ae8</Data>
<Data>C:\WINDOWS\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\Windows\System32\biwinrt.dll</Data>
<Data>1da42dee-a136-4c44-8c08-145a7a86e23c</Data>
<Data>Microsoft.Messaging_4.1810.2922.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe</Data>
<Data>x27e26f40ye031y48a6yb130yd1f20388991ax</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Another event:
Log Name: Application
Source: Windows Error Reporting
Date: 3/21/2019 11:55:34 AM
Event ID: 1001
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: DELLINSPIRON11
Description:
Fault bucket , type 0
Event Name: MoAppCrash
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: Microsoft.Messaging_4.1810.2922.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
P2: praid:x27e26f40ye031y48a6yb130yd1f20388991ax
P3: 10.0.17763.1
P4: 6fe3727f
P5: combase.dll
P6: 10.0.17763.253
P7: 027b41b1
P8: 80004004
P9: 0000000000024b4a
P10:

Attached files:

These files may be available here:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_Microsoft.Messag_9cad79cad22c58e11930ae1c3746bcc2e355d58a_067463c5_2671e1db

Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 1da42dee-a136-4c44-8c08-145a7a86e23c
Report Status: 4
Hashed bucket:
Cab Guid: 0
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Windows Error Reporting" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1001</EventID>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2019-03-21T15:55:34.758404400Z" />
<EventRecordID>10211</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>DELLINSPIRON11</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>0</Data>
<Data>MoAppCrash</Data>
<Data>Not available</Data>
<Data>0</Data>
<Data>Microsoft.Messaging_4.1810.2922.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe</Data>
<Data>praid:x27e26f40ye031y48a6yb130yd1f20388991ax</Data>
<Data>10.0.17763.1</Data>
<Data>6fe3727f</Data>
<Data>combase.dll</Data>
<Data>10.0.17763.253</Data>
<Data>027b41b1</Data>
<Data>80004004</Data>
<Data>0000000000024b4a</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_Microsoft.Messag_9cad79cad22c58e11930ae1c3746bcc2e355d58a_067463c5_2671e1db</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>0</Data>
<Data>1da42dee-a136-4c44-8c08-145a7a86e23c</Data>
<Data>4</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

And another:
Log Name: Application
Source: Windows Error Reporting
Date: 3/21/2019 11:55:41 AM
Event ID: 1001
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: DELLINSPIRON11
Description:
Fault bucket 2223649222870573001, type 5
Event Name: MoAppCrash
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: Microsoft.Messaging_4.1810.2922.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
P2: praid:x27e26f40ye031y48a6yb130yd1f20388991ax
P3: 10.0.17763.1
P4: 6fe3727f
P5: combase.dll
P6: 10.0.17763.253
P7: 027b41b1
P8: 80004004
P9: 0000000000024b4a
P10:

Attached files:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERE508.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml

These files may be available here:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_Microsoft.Messag_9cad79cad22c58e11930ae1c3746bcc2e355d58a_067463c5_2699fc78

Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 1da42dee-a136-4c44-8c08-145a7a86e23c
Report Status: 268435456
Hashed bucket: c858b0c11e6c99da5edbfd2fd2461fc9
Cab Guid: 0
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Windows Error Reporting" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1001</EventID>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2019-03-21T15:55:41.445560900Z" />
<EventRecordID>10212</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>DELLINSPIRON11</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>2223649222870573001</Data>
<Data>5</Data>
<Data>MoAppCrash</Data>
<Data>Not available</Data>
<Data>0</Data>
<Data>Microsoft.Messaging_4.1810.2922.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe</Data>
<Data>praid:x27e26f40ye031y48a6yb130yd1f20388991ax</Data>
<Data>10.0.17763.1</Data>
<Data>6fe3727f</Data>
<Data>combase.dll</Data>
<Data>10.0.17763.253</Data>
<Data>027b41b1</Data>
<Data>80004004</Data>
<Data>0000000000024b4a</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERE508.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml</Data>
<Data>\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_Microsoft.Messag_9cad79cad22c58e11930ae1c3746bcc2e355d58a_067463c5_2699fc78</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>0</Data>
<Data>1da42dee-a136-4c44-8c08-145a7a86e23c</Data>
<Data>268435456</Data>
<Data>c858b0c11e6c99da5edbfd2fd2461fc9</Data>
<Data>0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Maybe this can help ya out thanks.

 

[Ian]

Thanks for the additional info . First thing I'd do is make sure you are fully patched up (Settings > Update & Security > Check for Updates) - I'm sure that you're already up-to-date though. It looks like this error occurred a lot after an update released last year, at least from what I can find online.

I'd run SFC /scannow (+ DISM steps) and see what it shows - there's a bit of a tutorial here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

TBH, if you are having quite a few problems and there's no file corruption listed in the steps above, it may be worth just doing a clean install of Windows 10 and give the system a bit of a refresh . I've just spotted that you are running Ubuntu in another thread though, so you may have made a jump already .

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

@Ian Thanks for your help honestly, but I did a refresh of Windows a few months ago and I still had trouble with updating the store apps even back then. I really think that there is something wrong with the update server in my area. And yes Ubuntu is now installed and I will be trying to put it through it's paces.

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

So the app store decided to successfully install updates today. Which indicates that the problem is not on my end, but the update server itself.