Last week I did a fresh Windows 8 Ent. x64 install. After installing Office 2010, Outlook and Lync 2013 and the usual Chrome, java etc. I found the amazing Remote Desktop app through the Start Menu Store. 

However, after installing a few more programs, VMware Player, itunes, activating hyper-v and remote sever admin tools I went back to RDC and it will not launch. If I try and launch the app it brings up the orange splash page and then returns to the start menu without error or warning. If RDC is selected I get a loading cursor for a few seconds and then nothing.

I've looked through the Task Manager and cannot see any background or hidden versions of this process running. I've run CCleaner registry repair, ComboFix, tried deleting the system32 files pertaining and having them regenerated with a reboot. Honestly, I have no clue what else to do. 

Any help would be much appreciated. I do not need RDC daily but it sure is convenient to have rather t

I cannot really help you with the metro version of remote desktop, but the older Desktop remote desktop is still there, just go to the start screen and type mstsc and you'll be able to paste it to the start screen, the taskbar, or launch it like that.

Ended up doing a clean install and just wiping both my OS drive and storage drive. But just in case anyone wants to think further into it, that actually wasn't working either. Had gone into system32 to find the executable, tried deleting the sys file and reboot for a fresh regenerated version. My bet is on some sort of OS corruption. 

Thank you though for the response, appreciate the help!