If you find that your Mail app and Calendar app is not working, crashing or freezing on Windows 10, then this post may help you. Maybe it opens and freezes or stops responding, or maybe it opens and crashes right away. Or then maybe your Windows Store app does not work properly and stops downloading halfway. In any case, if your Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter has not helped you, then this new automated troubleshooter should help you fix the problem.
Windows 10 Mail app and Calendar app is freezing or not working
Here are a few things you could try to fix the issue:
- Run WindowsUpdate
- Manually Update Windows Store apps
- Reinstall the Mail and Calendar app
- Run PowerShell command
- Run Troubleshooter.
1] Run WindowsUpdate
If you are facing this issue, first make sure that your Windows 10 has all the latest Updates installed. Also ensure that there are no updates for Windows Store, Mail and Calendar apps pending. If you do see any updates pending, download and install them right away.
2] Manually Update Windows Store apps
Manually update Windows Store apps and see if that helps.
3] Mail and Calendar app
If this does not help, uninstall and reinstall the Mail and Calendar apps and see if it helps.
4] Run PowerShell command
Open PowerShell as administrator and Run the following command:
Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –like “*windowscommunicationsapps*”} | remove-appxprovisionedpackage –online
This is one of the ‘Universal Guru Fixes‘ that helps solve most Windows 10 issues.
5] Run Troubleshooter
Download the special troubleshooter from Microsoft and run it as administrator.
Let us know if this worked for you.

- Tags: Windows Apps