Why are the apps installed on my sd card grayed out?

[Windows Central Question]

I installed some apps on my sd and after restarting all the apps are greyed out......
Please help

 

[EndOfRope]

Re: why are the apps installed in my sd card are greyed out

Hi,
this happens usually if you restart with a hard reset. Power off/on or a soft reset should not lead to that.

 

[Tsang Fai]

Re: why are the apps installed in my sd card are greyed out

I installed some apps on my sd and after restarting all the apps are greyed out......
Please help

Are you still experiencing that problem after restart? If yes, it is likely a problem related to WP backup - follow the steps of this link to fix it:

[FIX] WhatsApp Tile Greyed Out In Windows Phone 8.1 - Kapil Sparks?

(This link talks about how to fix greyed icon of Whatsapp, but the method applies to all apps in fact)