Perhaps you want to reinstall the Microsoft Windows Store app to fix its issues, or perhaps you want to reinstall all apps that ship with Windows 10/11. Or maybe, you have accidentally uninstalled the Store app or any other app and now want to restore the same, but not sure how to do that.
You may have observed that, unlike third-party apps, built-in apps can’t be removed via the Settings app. We need to either use the native PowerShell to remove default apps from Windows 10/aa or use a third-party tool to uninstall native apps.
If, for some reason, you want to reinstall Store, Mail, or any other preinstalled app, you can do so by executing a simple command in PowerShell. The command is really helpful if you have accidentally uninstalled Store or any other app and now want to restore the same.
This guide is also helpful in fixing issues associated with preinstalled apps in Windows 10/11.
Here is how to reinstall Store and other apps on Windows 10/11.
Method 1 of 5
Reinstall the Microsoft Store app via Settings in Windows 11/10
Step 1: On Windows 10/11, navigate to Settings app > Apps > Apps & features.
Step 2: If you are on Windows 10, locate the Microsoft Store entry and click on it to reveal the Advanced options link. Click the Advanced options link.
Windows 11 users, click on the three vertically stacked dots next to the Microsoft Store entry and then click Advanced options.
Step 3: In the Reset section, click the Reset button. As you can see in the screenshot, the description clearly says that resetting the app will reinstall the app. Click the Reset button when you see the confirmation dialog to complete the reinstall.
Method 2 of 5
Reinstall Windows Store app via PowerShell in Windows 10/11
Step 1: Close the Store app if it’s running to avoid errors.
Step 2: Open the PowerShell as administrator. You can do so by searching for PowerShell, right-clicking on Windows PowerShell in search results, and then clicking the Run as administrator option.
Step 3: Copy and paste the following command at the PowerShell window and press the Enter key.
Get-AppXPackage *WindowsStore* -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
Method 3 of 5
Reinstall individual apps via PowerShell in Windows 10/11
Step 1: Open PowerShell with admin rights. To do so, type Windows PowerShell in the search box to see PowerShell in the results, right-click on PowerShell, and then click the Run as administrator option.
Step 2: In the PowerShell prompt, type the following command and press Enter key.
Get-Appxpackage –Allusers
Step 3: Scroll down and locate the entry of the Store app and copy the package name. If you want to reinstall any other app, find its entry and copy its PackageFullName.
Tip: After selecting the PackageFullName, use Ctrl + C to copy. You won’t be able to right-click and copy.
Step 4: Finally, execute the following command:
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\<PackageFullName>” –DisableDevelopmentMode
In the above command, replace PackageFullName with the package name of the Windows Store or any other app that you copied in Step 3, and replace “C” with the drive letter of the drive where Windows 10 is installed. Good luck!
Method 4 of 5
Reinstalling all apps at once via PowerShell in Windows 10/11
Note that the following command reinstalls not just the Store app but also all default apps that ship with Windows 10. So when you reinstall all apps, you might lose data stored in apps, and you might need to configure these apps again.
NOTE: Although the command reinstalls most of the native apps, the command might fail to reinstall some apps like Cortana and Edge.
Step 1: Open the Windows PowerShell with admin rights. The easiest way to launch PowerShell as administrator is to type PowerShell in the search box and then simultaneously press Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys.
Or, type PowerShell in the search box, right-click on the PowerShell entry in the result, and then click Run as administrator.
Step 2: Close running apps, if any.
Step 3: In the PowerShell, copy and paste the following command and then press Enter to execute it.
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
This may take some time, and you might see some errors. Simply ignore all errors and wait for the command to complete its job.
Step 4: Once done, open the Start menu and search for the app that you want to reinstall. It should be there.
And if you’re having issues with apps installed from the Store, please use the official Troubleshooter to fix Store apps issues.
Method 5 of 5
The last resort: Create a new user account
In some cases, the above methods may fail to reinstall or restore one or more preinstalled apps. If those methods fail and you can’t live without your favorite app, like Store, the definite way to get back the app in shape or restore it is to create a new user account. Yes, a new user account will have all apps, including the Store app.
To create a new user account, open the Accounts section of the Settings app, click Family and other users, click Add someone else to this PC, and then follow simple on-screen instructions to create a new user account. Once the new account is ready, you can then move existing data from your old account to the new one.
Good luck!
Maggie says
None of them worked for me.
But, when I entered the command that someone said to run before… ‘Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth’
My PC ran it and didn’t see any issues.
What I keep getting states as follows:
A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument ‘\AppXManifest.xml’
At line:1 char:37
+ … s| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.In …
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CatagoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Add-AppxPackage], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.AppsPackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
Oh, I’m running on Windows 11 Home version 21H2, and this occurred RAS I WAS SETTING IIT BACK UP AFTER TAKING IT BACK TO DEFAULT FACTORY SETTINGS.
*SIGH*
Hec says
Genius!
ers says
Change this part `Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth` like this otherwise not work
Scott says
AS OF 6/11/22 – Option 3 requires the AppxManifest.xml at the end of the command string as seen below.
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_22204.1401.5.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” –DisableDevelopmentMode
OR Else you get an error as seen below
Add-AppxPackage : An invalid manifest file name was passed to this function. This file must be named AppxManifest.xml
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Add-AppxPackage], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.ArgumentException,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCo
mmand
I hope this helps others.
Thanks and Good Luck!
Dug Wolfe says
That’s an HP Omen. Sorry.
Dug Wolfe says
dunno what version of windows everyone is using. I have a brand new (Today) KP Omen 17 an the store is fucked. Won’t even open. Windows 11 btw. there are no advanced options in setting for it.
Arun says
The 3rd method worked for me thank you very much
Parag R Chandankhede says
can,t open micorsoft store
Ghost says
Check services.msc to make sure the service Microsoft Store Install Service is enabled.
If disabled. Set to Automatic and and start the service. This has to be running to install apps from the store.
Robbie says
You Sir are The bomb diggity!!! Thanks a million!!!
Downloading the GitHub .zip did the trick!!!
I pray you keep this site up!!!
PHARAX says
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path ‘C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\’ because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFou
ndException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand ………….its showing this error
Andrea says
Ah Thank you so much for this fix! This has solved the Microsoft Store missing issue and I still have my hair!! Haha :)
kenzoMD says
I used method 3 but this is the result:
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it
modifies are currently in use.
error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed
Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_1.11.6.17763_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 885a6a6c-2d50-0001-6cc3-5b88502dd701 in the Event Log or use
the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 885a6a6c-2d50-0001-6cc3-5b88502dd701
At line:1 char:37
+ … s| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.I …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Windows\Syst…ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
can anyone help me resolve this?
vincemeister55 says
The powershell method works for me. thank you so much.
Anthony Edwards says
You sir are a legend, many thanks
Blue says
“chris says
October 13, 2019 at 3:33 am
None of these, nor many others, worked for me, but were helpful in pointing me in the right direction.
The following did finally restore Windows Store… My problem, I think, is that it was never installed to begin with and most of these methods require reinstalling default apps (which in my case didn’t exist), so none of the DISM tricks were successful.
It wound up being pretty straightforward once I had packages of the actual apps and not simply pointers to nonexistent directories:
Download GitHub – LTSB-Add-MicrosoftStore [ https://github.com/kkkgo/LTSB-Add-MicrosoftStore ]
Extract
Run Add-Store.cmd as admin [ Right-Click — no need for Powershell ]
This should do it; it did for me.
Store is now working, now update apps inc Microsoft Store.
Tested on Windows 10 Pro”
This worked 4th August 2020 – Store was not present at all, nothing else worked including new user. But following your advise to download and reinstall everything, it fixed it. Thanks!
illuri says
microsoft store wont opening
angie says
This is appearing after executing method 3 please help =(
PS C:\Users\angeline> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\App
Get-AppxPackage : Access is denied.
Access is denied.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopme …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-AppxPackage], UnauthorizedAccessException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.UnauthorizedAccessException,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.GetAppxPackageCommand
Koru says
@Paddy you are a hero. Not surprised that Microsoft’s own guide throws up errors considering every windows update
zk says
step 3 worked for me… thank you so much !
Paddy says
The command to reinstall a single package is not completed. As others have mentioned doing so with the command in this article generates an error. You need to point to the AppXManifest.xml file that is within the default applications directory. The complete command to reinstall an application is
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\{PackageFullName}\AppXManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
# Third time lucky, comments section doesn’t like greater than/less than signs
Jason Boos says
Hi Method 3 worked like a charm. Thanks again
Diego Fregoso says
Could you please help me? , well I hope you can see this message , you see , I made a restore point , and now I want to get back to my configuration, but I tried more than 10 times in different ways to restore to the restore point , it always says , system restored failed to replace the file (C:\Users\imdie\iCloudDrive\3L68KQB4HG~com~readdle~CommonDocuments\desktop with its original copy from the restore point. An Unspecified error occurred during system restore.(0x80070780), I hope you can help , thank you so much!
Júlio César says
I’m trying to restore the Microsoft Store for months, and only reading this I could achieve that.
Thank you very much, you’re text became much more useful than Microsoft help.
I reached the result I wanted only in third method, but very useful anyway.
Thank you and greetings from São Paulo, Brazil
admin says
It should not take more than a few seconds.
Lakshit says
I used method 3..but how much time does it takes..??
Sushil says
First thing first, you should put your comment box just below your post. I wanted to thank you and had to go all the way through comments. Anyways that’s just a suggestion. Your post is Point On and solve my issue.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Jay Tee says
I followed Method 2 of $ correctly but I got this result
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path ‘C:\Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11906.1001.24.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe’ because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File…__8wekyb3d8bbwe:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFou
ndException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
Please help, I can’t access any Windows apps
Mihawk says
That was very helpful and it still works in late 2019 we can say 2020 XD….Also method 4 works perfectly on windows 10.. Appreciate the work you have done guys and thank you
David Holmes says
Si I used Method 3 of 4 and it worked perfectly…Thanks for the tips…God bless…
chris says
None of these, nor many others, worked for me, but were helpful in pointing me in the right direction.
The following did finally restore Windows Store… My problem, I think, is that it was never installed to begin with and most of these methods require reinstalling default apps (which in my case didn’t exist), so none of the DISM tricks were successful.
It wound up being pretty straightforward once I had packages of the actual apps and not simply pointers to nonexistent directories:
Download GitHub – LTSB-Add-MicrosoftStore [ https://github.com/kkkgo/LTSB-Add-MicrosoftStore ]
Extract
Run Add-Store.cmd as admin [ Right-Click — no need for Powershell ]
This should do it; it did for me.
Store is now working, now update apps inc Microsoft Store.
Tested on Windows 10 Pro
Jim Thorstad says
I followed METHOD , above to try and reinstall the Microsoft Store. I followed the instructions to the letter, and this is the result when I executed the command line in PowerShell (PS):
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Add-AppxPackage -register C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowsstore_11904.1001.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe -DisableDevelopmentMode
Resulting Message is shown below. I don’t have a flaming clue what it’s telling me!
Add-AppxPackage : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument ‘Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowsstore_11904.1001.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe’.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.wind …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Add-AppxPackage], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
Seduswino Kutsuwanola says
Thanks it worked
Your site is very useful
Tapfuma says
Thanks for help. I tried option 3 of 4 and my microsoft store app has been restored.
watkd25 says
I tried method 2 of 4 and it didn’t work. I tried method 3 of 4 and that in progress as I type this.
Thank you for having that information available.
trisunker says
hi,
i get this error:
AppX Deployment operation failed for package Microsoft.WindowsStore_11712.1001.2313.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe with error 0x80073CF6. The specific
error text for this failure is: error 0x80070422: Cannot register the request because the following error was encountered while initializing the
windows.capability extension: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.
somebody knows which windows service is required for this to run?
Shashi bhanu prasad says
Thank you so much, method no 3 worked for me to get my store back after many attempts.
Jan says
Method 3 worked for me
cx says
none of it worked.. thanks
Andres Valdevit says
I have a Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 LTSB wish lacks of all usual WIndows crap: cortana, store, xbox… I have tried everything I still can’t get the store. Why the fuck did anyone think windows without the store would be a good idea.
BobbieH says
Method 3 worked for me after trying many other things, thank you so very much. I was about to lose my mind.
Nicolas says
This was helpful. I was stuck in a fuck-up where I uninstalled Microsoft Store but somehow reinstalled it in Japanese. Maybe because my default Unicode language was set to Japanese when I did the operation.
Since then, regardless of how many times I’d try to reinstall them, they’d show in Japanese after. Solution #3 for example ended up reinstalling all default apps in Japanese.
The solution I ended up adopting is by combining this with something else mentioned here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/international/set-winuilanguageoverride?view=win10-ps
PS C:\> Set-WinUILanguageOverride -Language en-CA
After, I did the Reinstall All Apps step mentioned in this blog. And that time, it worked. So if anyone else is stuck in this quagmire of having apps reinstalled in the wrong language, I hope this helps you fix it.
cha says
Method 3 worked for me! Thanks
Alex Yeo says
Thanks a lot!
Kev says
Thanks so much! Method 3 worked for me!
Frank says
THANKS!!!!
Sulaiman says
Good Job thanks for the help!
DAVID M. says
I did the last step ” Reinstalling all apps via PowerShell ” and it did work for me, I was even thinking about resetting the pc, thank you so much
M.A.Abdus Salam says
the powershell worked…. thanks……….
Patrick says
Method 2 worked for me after heartbreaking research. Happy I clicked on this page. Thank you so much whoever you are!!! You made my day!
Dawesi says
Added ‘Users’ as owner of folder: (right click on folder, security tab > advanced button > change owner then tick descendants checkbox)
C:\Users\ChrisDawes\AppData\Local\Packages
and
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps
2) Ran the below:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach { try{ Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”} catch{ Write-Warning “Error” continue}}
Afzal says
Truly satisfied with method no. 3, thanks for sharing this idea.
Finally i resolve i issue facing with app store.
Davco says
I have a little different issue. Some apps (3) won’t update, only these three apps, all others (more than 30) update without any issue. Error code are different, 2 have the same, another have another error code. In insider hub, I’m not alone with theses issues with same apps (at least fot two of them, including AoE DE). I believe I have tried every solution on the Web and beyond the known limits of the universe.
Anum says
Medoth 3 worked just perfect. My store was neither reinstalling nor uninstalling and wasnt opening either… this fixes it thanks a bunchhhh
Daniel Lauber says
None of these suggestions worked for me, but I was having other difficulties too that suggested my installation of Windows 10 Pro (64-bit; build 1803) had bigger problems. The solution in my case was to do a nondestructive reinstallation of Windows 10 using the Media Creation Toolkit, with Win 10 installation installed onto a USB drive.
sarthak uprety says
thank you so much . the 2nd step was incredible . i got my store and other apps such as calender, calculator and other apps back thanks alot
Luke O. says
I just wanted to say thank you so much for this tutorial! I was able to get Windows Store back.
Cheers!
onkar says
Add try catch in for loop to install all non running apps…
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach { try{ Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”} catch{ Write-Warning “Error” continue}}
Ming says
Number 3 worked. Thanks!
Edmund LeRoy says
This is an addendum to my post on May 14, 2018. A major Windows 10 update came through and was installed May 21, 2018. All of the apps that did not work before (Photos, Microsoft Store, Money, etc.) now work. I have no clue why, but I thought it might be relevant to the discussion.
Kelvin says
Option 3 worked for me, thanks…
Edmund LeRoy says
Alas, nothing worked for me. My problem started with an apparent corruption issue with my user name. A tech created a new one, and ported all my stuff to the new name. Since that time, no Windows apps work. I tried all three methods suggested, and still nothing. A window pops open with the Windows Store icon, or OneNote, or whatever, but it goes no further. Short of reinstalling Windows 10, I don’t know what else to do.
Mentor Emini says
Method 3 of 4 [Reinstalling all apps via PowerShell] worked for me.
Thank you very much.
sju1993 says
Direct and concise – worked wonderfully for reloaded apps. Much appreciated
Evan Sullivan says
I am wondering what you do if the app that was removed isn’t in the list to get the full package name?
Anuj says
Option 2 worked like a charm!! you saved my day! thanks a lot
jose says
Confirming option 2 worked for me 2!!!
Eddy says
Method 2 working for me. Thank you very much.
Thomas Morris says
Windows Insider got rid of my Windows Store…option 2 brought it back…Thanks for the articules
Nabil says
Confirming option 2 worked for me 2!!!
Mike Richardson says
How do I make that vertical slash that looks like a capital I used in commands AllUsers IForeach etc. Now that is a capital I. That is as close as I can come to making it.
irving zwirn says
how to put back internet explorer
ranjan says
hi all, I know the method 1 & 2 works and even tried that. but I have an unusual case the Microsoft.WindwsStore is not present under windows apps folder in one of the user system. not sure how that hell happened.
do I have any other way of getting back windows store on the system.
Wil says
Thank you,thank you thank you…you’re star…
Barry Arnold says
Thanks a bunch! I’ve been trying to fix my Store app for months. Nothing I’ve tried has worked but your method #2 worked like charm!
Peter says
Method 2 worked like a charm! Thank you sir! I owe ya a beer!
nithin says
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
worked thankyou
Luis Luna says
Dude you saved me! I tried with the first option and pops an error of the xml and some shit but the option 2 (besides some errors of apps I guess) worked fiiine af. Now I got Windows Store and the other native apps. I just wanted the store and the sticky notes but that’s fine haha.
THANK YOU.
Kathi Taylor says
None of these worked. I still don’t have the Windows store, calculator or any of the apps I used on a regular basis. I did create a new account but how am I supposed to transfer my prior information to the new account to see if the apps work???
Kazkas says
Non of methods work on Win 10 1709 update.
Steven says
If you only want to reinstall Windows Store do the following (Method 2 but limited to Windows Store):
Get-AppxPackage -Name “Microsoft.WindowsStore” -AllUsers | Foreach-Object { Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml” }
pjcamp says
Method 1: doesn’t work. Location does not exist.
Method 2: won’t work unless Firewall service is running.
Gabriel says
Method 2 worked! Great!
Fahim Saeed says
Thanks Brother <3 2nd Method Works! <3
sandeep says
Thanks Dude.
Boozer says
Method 2 done it. Thank you.
john says
method 2 worked. After enabling windows update, the Store app updated and loaded.
Sadegh Rast says
second method works for me, thanks for your great efforts and good luck
M.Jaloli says
Thank you!
Method 2 worked for me perfectly!
Srujana says
Thank u so much Methos-2 worked for me. Now i can open Store and all other apps
Polaris says
I got way more stuff, so much that the first one shows as half way cut off.. I need more info on this…
mike says
I get the error code 0x800704c it also says “”well this is embarrassing
cant seem to the start the store update right now
Method 1 didn’t work even after I input the mxl coomand,…..
I just want the store back… I also tried tried system restore to a month ago, when the store worked…
Levi says
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
works ! Thanks
Tom Bennett says
Just updated to Windows 10 Version 1703 (also known as the Creators Update) on my Toshiba laptop and
Voila!
Method 2 Reinstalling Store and other apps via PowerShell restored my missing STORE APP.
Tried method 1 with firewall disabled and both PowerShell (Admin) and CommandPrompt (Admin) with no joy. I always got error messages.
This is addressed by commenter MT who says the commenad line contains an error:
intowindows.com/how-to-reinstall-store-and-other-preinstalled-apps-in-windows-10/#comment-601193
rina says
Get-Appxpackage : The database disk image is malformed
The database disk image is malformed
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-Appxpackage –Allusers
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-AppxPackage], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Exception,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.GetAppxPackageCommand
Barry Robinson says
This is what actually worked for me. Microsoft community page at https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_store/how-to-fix-ms-windows-storepurgecaches-app-didnt/30d1fce9-733d-4b27-bf14-e88ce7e77fbf?rtAction=1495875060069%5D
MT says
Method 1 has the wrong command:
Add-Appxpackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11701.1001.87.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe” -DisableDevelopmentMode
Add-Appxpackage : An invalid manifest file name was passed to this function. This file must be named AppxManifest.xml
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-Appxpackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Add-AppxPackage], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.ArgumentException,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
The correct command is:
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11701.1001.87.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppXManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
Boh says
Method 2 worked like a charm, much appreciated!
If you still check these comments, did you figure this out from your own googling, prior knowledge, school, or a book?
Tom Searle says
Method 1 didn’t work at first (got the “An invalid manifest file name was passed to this function.” error) but managed to get it to work by adding the manifest file to the end of the string…
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Add-AppxPackage -register -DisableDevelopmentMode “C:\ProgramFiles\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11610.1001.25.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppXManifest.xml”
SANDEEP BOLLA says
METHOD 2 WORKED PERFECTLY
Leo Espejo says
Thanks guys!!! after a Windows 10 I have lost Edge, Windows Store, Cortana, Search and some other more but enough to turn my PC into a nightmare. I followed Method 2 and worked like a charm
Michael Orban says
Windows store and calc did not work for me and manual install and new window build did not help. Not even updating to 1703 15063.13
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
Did the trick. Will be a new install when Windows 10 Creators Update go live however for now i need this one.
Manny tnx.
Stephen Toney says
Thank You the Firewall was disabled on my machine that prvented App Package from reinstalling
Walter says
This is the message I got after running method 1;
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11701.1001.79.0_x
64__8wekyb3d8bbwe” -DisableDevelopmentMode
Add-AppxPackage : An invalid manifest file name was passed to this function. This file must be named AppxManifest.xml
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Add-AppxPackage], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.ArgumentException,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCo
mmand
Walter says
I have tried all these methods and I can not get the Store to launch.
denpanosekai says
Step 2 absolutely worked for me. Thanks!
ranjan kumar nayak says
sir all the methods are not working
Is yhere any way to download Groove music
johann says
after days working to solved it…….
it works….thank lot…..
Mr. Anderson says
Worked, thanks a lot.
hamza says
Add-AppxPackage : Un nom de fichier manifeste non valide a été transmis à cette fonction. Ce fichier doit être
appelé AppxManifest.xml.
Au caractère Ligne:1 : 1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Add-AppxPackage], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.ArgumentException,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackage
Command
Helen says
Amazing. Method 2 worked first time and everything is back. Thanks for the step by step. I am not very ‘techy’ but it was very easy to follow and implement.
tabassum says
thanks thanks methods 2 is worked,love u.ummmah
Christine says
After I put:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.Inst
allLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
I get this:
Deployment operation progress: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.AAD.BrokerPlugin_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml
Initialized
I really need help.
Win10 user says
Thank you, this worked. (step 3 Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
I had been to microsoft help many times, but no help there….. Thanks!
Michael says
In Step 4 above it won’t work unless you append “\AppxManifest.xml” to the end of the PackageFullName, as in:
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\\AppxManifest.xml” –DisableDevelopmentMode
Dawesi says
“use Ctrl + C to copy. You won’t be able to right-click and copy.”
nope you right click and select the text by selecting and it automatically copies, same as windows cmd
ashley says
ok i have tried this and at first a message came up saying that the apps didn’t exists and nothing would download, now no command i give powershell works at all. i get no response from any commands all of my apps are gone even pc settings so i cant make another account. im screwed
Gruja says
Hi,I did it but it says C/……………..WindowsApps cannot be found. I made a new folder with the name WindowsApps and when i close and open that location again there isnt WindowsApps folder!! PLEASE HELP
Kave T. says
I’ve tried all 3 methods and nothing seems to be working. I’ve tried method 2 and it’s been over 30 minutes and my screen just says initialized….. Nothing more is happening. I’ve attempted method 3 and I’m unable to add a new user. Any suggestions?
Austin says
Method 2 was the winner for me, thanks!
Steve says
For Method 1 , step 4: I needed to add “\AppxManifest.xml”
For example:
after removing everything with:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage
adding Store back:
Add-AppxPackage -Register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\ Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.7.1.0_x64_…\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
ref: http://superuser.com/questions/949112/restore-microsoft-store-application-in-windows-10
problem_solver says
We have the same Proplem like Patte Rehak on sevaral machines:
The Store flashes on the screen.
Whats the solution for this ?
Waleed El-Badry says
Thanks. I was about to perform clean install. Your third method saved my day. All apps has been restored and I got store app back also my account is fixed
Paula says
Thank you so much for this! My PC crashed the other day and when it re-booted all my apps and the app store were missing. I’ve tried loads of things that didn’t work and was closed to doing a system restore. Option 1 didn’t work for me, I got the Add-Appx Package error. But Option 2 worked perfectly :
TheSadKiwi says
Thanks for option 2 couldn’t play wotb :)
Shawna Counsil says
Ran method 1 above and I’m getting:
cmdlet Add-AppxPackage at comman pipline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Register:
Tonya Ricucci says
option 2 worked for reinstalling Store (and more) on Win10. thank you!
Jeremy says
I tried all 3 methods to restore that Windows Store app, and it still won’t open.
Marcio says
Thank you!
Patte Rehak says
I tried several ways to reinstall Microsoft Store and it worked for a minute, then stopped working. When I click on the Microsoft Store tile, the splash screen for Microsoft Store does just that: It flashes on my screen then immediately disappears.
I can’t get it to work at all. The tile is there but it just flashes and disappears. Can Microsoft reinstall Windows 10 on my computer so all the tiles and apps work? Or do I have to just do without Microsoft Store? I don’t know how to move all my data if I create a new user, so that option isn’t available to me.
Anthony Renzi says
Hi,
I get this error:
Add-AppxPackage : An invalid manifest file name was passed to this function. This file must be named AppxManifest.xml
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Add-AppxPackage], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.ArgumentException,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCo
mmand
Thanks
Lesley says
Ok just noticed that at some point Movies & TV seems to have fixed itself, it’s updated & working properly. So the only problem that I cannot overcome is the issue of Photos not working and/or updating. If you can offer any suggestions (other than reinstalling Windows 10), I’m all ears. Thanks.
Lesley says
I’ve tried everything other than setting up a new user account on my computer – nothing works. I’m having trouble with only two of the Store Apps: Photos and Movies & Video. They were there, worked fine and then bam all of a sudden one day they wouldn’t update. I kept getting the error message 0x80070005. Other apps are installing & updating just fine – the problem is limited to these two.
I’ve uninstalled them and now trying to re-install. It downloads great, validates that I own it, says it is recovering user data and then fails with that error code.
Any ideas?
Joseph says
Awesome, Thank You. The official troubleshooter didn’t find any problems when i was trying to reinstall the store app but the Method 2 option worked just perfect for me on Win10
Chris Glass says
This worked! Thank you so much! I changed the MS account I used to log into the app store and a few weeks later it stopped working.
Calling the batch command to re-register the Appxmanifests worked!
admin says
Viney, sorry, at this point, there is not perfect way to reinstall Edge.
Viney Dhiman says
Thanks for sharing this guide, I just want to know is there any ways to reinstall Microsoft Edge browser?