Windows 10: Cannot reinstall Minecraft, despite Microsoft Store saying I own it.

Hello,


Recently, Minecraft stopped working on my HP Pavillion Notebook; it would open, show the Mojang logo, then close and present the message 'Minecraft is currently not available in your account. Here’s the error code, in case you need it: 0x803F8001'.


So I uninstalled Minecraft. And went to reinstall it on the Microsoft Store. It says I own the game. I clicked on 'Install on my devices' and only my Xbox appeared, not my laptop. It says on the store that my device is compatible with the game. I went to 'Manage my devices'and confirmed that my laptop was listed as a device. I restarted the Microsoft store; no different.


Then I thought, I might still have game files on my laptop, making Microsoft Store believe I still have the game downloaded. So I deleted all Minecraft associated files on my laptop. This also made no difference, it still won't allow me to reinstall Minecraft, despite still saying that I own it.


Any ideas?


Thank you.

:)

 

No Microsoft Store, can't reinstall, Troubleshooter says to Sign in, but I am signed in

Method 1 of 4

Reinstall the Store app via Settings
This method can be performed in Windows 10 1803 and above versions only.

Step 1: Navigate to Settings app > Apps > Apps & features.

Step 2: Locate Microsoft Store entry and click on it to reveal Advanced options link. Click Advanced options link.

reinstall the store app in Windows 10

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.

reinstall the Store app in windows 10

Method 2 of 4

Reinstall preinstalled apps via PowerShell
Step 1: Open PowerShell with admin rights. To do so, type Windows PowerShell in the search box to see PowerShell in results, right-click on PowerShell, and then click Run as administrator option.

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Step 2: In the PowerShell prompt, type the following command and press Enter key.

Get-Appxpackage –Allusers

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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, locate its entry and copy its PackageFullName.

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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\” –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 driver where Windows 10 is installed. Good luck!

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Method 3 of 4

Reinstalling all apps via PowerShell
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 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.

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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”}

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This may take some time and you might see some errors. Simply ignore all errors and wait for command to complete its job.

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Step 4: Once done, open the Start menu and search for the app that you wanted 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 4 of 4

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 Accounts section of 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.

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Good luck!

 

Reinstalling Minecraft for Windows 10 on new laptop. Says I need to pay to unlock.

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums



We understand your concern, as you are unable to install the Minecraft game on the new PC.



In this scenario, please follow the steps mentioned below and check if you still face the issue.

1. Press Windows key + S, and type
   Microsoft Store.
   
2. Double click on the Store Icon to open it.
   
3. Sign in with the same
   Microsoft account through which you have made the purchase.
   
4. Click on Search bar on the top right corner and search for
   Minecraft Starter Edition.
   
5. Click on Install button to install the game. Once the game is installed, you will find the option to launch it. Click on
   Launch to launch the game.

If you still face the installation issue, then we would suggest you to contact the

Mojang Support team for further assistance.



We await your response.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Homegroup For Minecraft Servers Or What?

It looks as if the existing minecraft server will use the new system without modification - It needs to be able to access the computers on the network in a two way link, which is the standard for Workgroup and Homegroup

There is a complete step by step available, if you have any issues ...

Tutorials/Setting up a server – Official Minecraft Wiki

It's not something I have any direct experience with but a quick read suggests to me that you will not need to do Much if any reconfiguration of the existing server