Windows 10 "You need to install an app for this task" on sign in

[Ketchup]

Wondering if anyone has seen this before. Happened when one of the kids was signing on to the computer today. They were just signed on a couple hours ago, but I had switched to my account in between. My workaround was to sign in our local PC account then switch to hers, which worked fine. When I google this, all I get is Microsoft "professionals" telling people how to restart, and how to do a system restore (more than one thread had these "brilliant" ideas). I was just wondering if you had any idea what app it is referring to.

 

[bba-tcg]

Do you see a strange entry in startup, perhaps with a blank (white) icon? If so, disable it and restart the PC to see if the message reappears.

 

[Ketchup]

Found a fix, appears to be an issue with KB5041582 (currently an optional update). I did remove a couple things from Windows startup, but no change. Uninstalled KB5041582, and sign in is back to normal. I did a little looking, not a lot, but didn't see anyone else reporting this.

 

[JackMDS]

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