I'm unable to run apps installed from the win 8 store in win 2012

i've installed first installation of win 2012 server , added desktop whatever feature allow win 8 operations; apps downloaded in installed windows store not run properly. behavior app start (at least "splash screen comes up), screen flips start menu. app's splash screen still available sidebar that's it.here's what's put in application event log:

first entry:

- <event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

- <system>

  <provider name=".net runtime" />

  <eventid qualifiers="0">1026</eventid>

  <level>2</level>

  <task>0</task>

  <keywords>0x80000000000000</keywords>

  <timecreated systemtime="2013-01-05t18:24:04.000000000z" />

  <eventrecordid>1464</eventrecordid>

  <channel>application</channel>

  <computer>jupiter</computer>

  <security />

  </system>

- <eventdata>

  <data>application: mahjong.exe framework version: v4.0.30319 description: process terminated due unhandled exception. exception info: system.dllnotfoundexception stack: @ system.runtime.exceptionservices.exceptiondispatchinfo.throw() @ system.threading.winrtsynchronizationcontext+invoker.<invokecore>b__0(system.object) @ system.threading.queueuserworkitemcallback.waitcallback_context(system.object) @ system.threading.executioncontext.runinternal(system.threading.executioncontext, system.threading.contextcallback, system.object, boolean) @ system.threading.executioncontext.run(system.threading.executioncontext, system.threading.contextcallback, system.object, boolean) @ system.threading.queueuserworkitemcallback.system.threading.ithreadpoolworkitem.executeworkitem() @ system.threading.threadpoolworkqueue.dispatch() @ system.threading._threadpoolwaitcallback.performwaitcallback()</data>

  </eventdata>

 </event>

second entry:

- <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="2013-01-05t18:24:04.000000000z" />

  <eventrecordid>1465</eventrecordid>

  <channel>application</channel>

  <computer>jupiter</computer>

  <security />

  </system>

- <eventdata>

  <data>mahjong.exe</data>

  <data>1.1.0.0</data>

  <data>50c9e964</data>

  <data>kernelbase.dll</data>

  <data>6.2.9200.16451</data>

  <data>50988950</data>

  <data>e0434352</data>

  <data>00014b32</data>

  <data>674</data>

  <data>01cdeb71d6f5cb6d</data>

  <data>c:\program files\windowsapps\microsoft.microsoftmahjong_1.3.0.21213_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe\mahjong.exe</data>

  <data>c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll</data>

  <data>1527a3a8-5765-11e2-93f5-00223ff68ab4</data>

  <data>microsoft.microsoftmahjong_1.3.0.21213_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe</data>

  <data>microsoftmahjong</data>

  </eventdata>

 </event>

third entry (this 1 info entry, others error level):

- <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="2013-01-05t18:24:04.000000000z" />

  <eventrecordid>1466</eventrecordid>

  <channel>application</channel>

  <computer>jupiter</computer>

  <security />

  </system>

- <eventdata>

  <data />

  <data>0</data>

  <data>moappcrash</data>

  <data>not available</data>

  <data>0</data>

  <data>microsoft.microsoftmahjong_1.3.0.21213_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe</data>

  <data>praid:microsoftmahjong</data>

  <data>1.1.0.0</data>

  <data>50c9e964</data>

  <data>sharpdx.xaudio2</data>

  <data>2.2.0.0</data>

  <data>4ffb3c81</data>

  <data>system.dllnotfoundexception</data>

  <data>23b2</data>

  <data />

  <data />

  <data>c:\users\lbilodeau\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\wer\reportqueue\appcrash_microsoft.micros_217796c5e624dd58068d11c1b829adc7c50c8_145d23dd</data>

  <data />

  <data>0</data>

  <data>1527a3a8-5765-11e2-93f5-00223ff68ab4</data>

  <data>4</data>

  <data />

  </eventdata>

 </event>

last entry:

- <event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

- <system>

  <provider name="microsoft-windows-immersive-shell" guid="{315a8872-923e-4ea2-9889-33cd4754bf64}" />

  <eventid>2486</eventid>

  <version>0</version>

  <level>2</level>

  <task>2414</task>

  <opcode>0</opcode>

  <keywords>0x2000000000000042</keywords>

  <timecreated systemtime="2013-01-05t18:24:19.373471000z" />

  <eventrecordid>1467</eventrecordid>

  <correlation />

  <execution processid="1912" threadid="1264" />

  <channel>application</channel>

  <computer>jupiter</computer>

  <security userid="s-1-5-21-33936355-2232759081-2039000391-1001" />

  </system>

- <eventdata>

  <data name="applicationid">microsoft.microsoftmahjong_8wekyb3d8bbwe!microsoftmahjong</data>

  </eventdata>

 </event>

is there compatibility setting someplace need set? if how find , set it?

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developer frog haven enterprises

hi,

please follow below similar thread troubleshoot issue:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_cp-winapps/some-or-all-of-my-metro-style-apps-fail-to-run/e89549cc-a369-4cf4-97f7-53040f6e037a

regards,

yan li

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cataleya li
technet community support

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