Windows 10: Can't Reinstall Microsoft Store

So basically, despite trying everything short of reinstalling Windows, I no longer have Microsoft Store on my Windows 10 computer. It's not that I just can't open it, it's completely gone from my computer, and no PowerShell command I've found has been able to restore it.


MY SPECS

Windows edition: Windows 10 Home
Manufacturer: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
Model: G751JL
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4720HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz
Installed memory (RAM): 8.00 GB
System tupe: 64-but Operating System, x64-based processor

Pen and Touch: Touch Support with 10 Touch Points



THE LONG TRAGIC STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED

I noticed that on my taskbar there was a blank space where Slack used to be. Clicking on it yielded no response, so ultimately I decided to take the uninstall/reinstall approach to it. Right-clicking on the app in the Start menu and clicking "Uninstall" did nothing, but finally it seemed to be gone once I restarted my computer.


So I went to the Microsoft Store to reinstall Slack, but once it downloaded, it said something unexpected happened and gave me the following error code: 0x87AF010A As I tried to fix this, one of the suggestions was to make sure the time and region settings were correct. I recently moved from the US to the UK, so my laptop still had the United States set as its region, so I changed it to United Kingdom. Makes sense that might've been messing with it what with dollars to pounds and whatnot. But still nothing happened, so I tried the next suggested method: resetting the Store app, based on the following instructions:

https://www.kapilarya.com/how-to-reset-apps-in-windows-10


But now clicking on the Microsoft Store app did absolutely nothing. So then I updated Windows, but once I logged back on, the Store was gone completely. I couldn't even find it in the Start Menu. I tried running wsreset.exe in Run (Windows + R), but after a blank terminal window opened for ten seconds, a popup said, "You’ll need a new app to open this ms-windows-store"


So I found this thread: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/youll-need-a-new-app-to-open-this-ms-windows-store

Putting the first code into PowerShell gives me this:

Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Package could not be registered.

error 0x87AF0813: The Visual Elements extension failed while processing the Notification element.

NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 533ef92a-b24d-0004-d34c-3f534db2d401 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID

533ef92a-b24d-0004-d34c-3f534db2d401

At line:1 char:38

+ ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand



The second code gives me the following:

= : The term '=' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the

spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

At line:1 char:5

+ & { = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + '\Ap ...

+ ~

+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (=:String) [], CommandNotFoundException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException


cmdlet Add-AppxPackage at command pipeline position 1

Supply values for the following parameters:

Path:


Then I found a solution in which I downloaded "reinstall-preinstalledApps.ps1" and ran some lines in PowerShell... still nothing:

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-store-app-missing-windows-10



Finally, I made a new local account, where the Microsoft Store works perfectly well! So I tried to copy the relevant files over to my original account, giving Full Access to the C:\Program Files\WindowsApps folder to both users in the process - one suggested solution was to copy that folder on the working account and paste it into the account with the missing Store, but with all my Permissions finagling, I couldn't get the files to copy to a flash drive (or, my Android phone anyway, which was the closest to a flash drive I had on hand).



Is there a solution that won't require me to reinstall everything on my computer?

:)

 

App store and Microsoft account

Thank you for the advice

I see what you mean about the password but i think its a backward step to compromise my Microsoft password to to use the app store

 

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!

 

Microsoft Store

Hi James,

To resolve your concern about Windows Store, we suggest for you to follow these steps:

• Press Windows key + R key to open Run.
• Type wsreset.exe and press
  Enter.
• Restart the PC, sign in with your Microsoft user account and check if you are able to find Windows Store.

Let us know how it goes.