Can not get localhost

Another thing to try:

Windows 10 and localhost is blank

When upgrading to Windows 10 Microsoft turns on "World Wide Web Publishing Service" by default which uses port: 80

1) Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
2) Find “World Wide Web Publishing Service”
3) Right click and select “Stop”
4) Right click and select “Properties”, then change “Startup type” to “Manual”

You should then be able to start up DesktopServer.

Thanks, I edited my previous reply before I read this latest recommendation. It appears as if your latest recommendations should stop IIS.

Yes, Apache is now working. However I'm getting results of "Objects not found" but I think I've had that problem before so I'll research my files to get that to work.

Uninstalling & installing was not a good thing to do. I have lost many files despite restoring however I'll try restore again at an earlier time. Having said that now that I have Apache running, I continue to get "http://localhost/xampp/" each time I enter "http://localhost/" or any other addon. I have inserted the old htdocs folder but it appears as if it is some other external adjustment I need to make. Have you got any suggestions?

07/02/16
I've restored again and recovered the lost files, however I can't get Apache to continue to run. When I click "Start" it runs for a short time then stops. World Wide Web Publishing Service is not running. Nor do I have Skype running. I've tried changing port numbers in 2 files but that does not make it work. I've clicked apache_installservice and that does not make it work.

I'm now exhausted of ideas. Can anybody help?