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How To Reinstall Groove Music App In Windows 10

Last Updated on November 7, 2022 by admin 8 Comments

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Metro, modern or now known as universal apps, are not as stable as traditional desktop programs. Despite numerous updates to these default apps over the past few months, users have been experiencing issues with them.

Groove Music in Windows 10

The Groove Music app, the default music player in Windows 10, is one of the few apps with very few issues. The app has been updated a couple of times since the release of Windows 10 back in July, but if you have been experiencing problems and are unable to resolve them, reinstalling Groove Music is the best and easiest way to address all issues.

In order to reinstall the app, we need to uninstall the app first from Windows 10 and then need to install a fresh copy of the same. Follow the directions given below to uninstall Groove Music and then install a fresh copy of the same from the Store.

There are two ways to completely uninstall and remove Groove Music from Windows 10. One method is to use PowerShell, and the other is to use the popular CCleaner software.

In this guide, we are using the free version of CCleaner as most users prefer using third-party software over PowerShell. If you want to uninstall the app without using third-party tools, please go through our how to uninstall Groove Music from Windows 10 guide for step-step-step instructions to uninstall the app using PowerShell.

Reinstalling Groove Music

Step 1: Download CCleaner for Windows 10, install and launch the same. Click Tools (as shown in the picture below) and then click the Uninstall tab to view all installed apps.

Step 2: Right-click on Groove Music app, click Uninstall and then click the OK button for the confirmation dialog to uninstall the Groove Music.

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Step 3: Once the app is uninstalled, launch Windows 10 Store. The Store app can be launched either by clicking the Store tile on the Start menu or typing Store in the search box.

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And if you’ve issues with launching the Store app, please refer to our fixes to Store app issues and how to reinstall Store app guides.

Step 4: In the Store app, type Groove Music in the search box to see Groove Music in search results. Click on the same to open the Groove Music page in Store.

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Step 5: Click the Install button. If the Store is showing that the app is installed message instead of the Install button, close the Store app once and run it again.

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Clicking the Install button will download and install the Groove Music app on your Windows 10 PC. Depending on the speed of your internet connection, it might take a few seconds to minutes to download (about 30 MB) and install the app. Once installed, you will see Open the app.

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Good luck!

Filed Under: Windows 10 Tagged: Tips

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Comments

  1. Katerina Lenarcic says

    March 14, 2023 at 3:59 pm

    14.3.2023

    i had groove music with all my play lists and music and it has disappeared and replaced with media play list which i don’t like. how do i get the app back on my PC

  2. Brian R Pepper says

    December 1, 2022 at 2:54 pm

    I logged on this morning only to find that my Groove music app, with carefully crafted playlists has simply disappeared and been replaced by I do not know what.

    I am NOT HAPPY and would like my old Groove to be re instated, how do I do that?

  3. theofelus says

    June 7, 2022 at 8:05 pm

    how do i make it work in my laptop

  4. luislast says

    May 2, 2022 at 8:14 am

    When you type “groove music” in the Search box, you get A LOT of apps. NONE are Groove Music.

  5. agga says

    March 26, 2022 at 9:09 am

    microsoft store shows windows media player when typing in Groove Music theres no option for groove on win 10

  6. dp says

    June 30, 2020 at 12:59 am

    Program won’t uninstall. I get Error 2 , System cannot find the file specified. Now what?

  7. Jai says

    April 29, 2016 at 11:31 pm

    Yeah, but how do you do it on a Windows 10 phone???

  8. Jackie says

    March 28, 2016 at 2:49 am

    Worked for me

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