Windows 10: Check for App Updates in Windows 10 Store

How to: Check for App Updates in Windows 10 Store

How to Check for App Updates in Microsoft Store app in Windows 10


The Microsoft Store app in Windows 10 offers various apps, games, music, movies & TV, and books that users can browse through, purchase, or get for free to download and install for their Microsoft account in Windows 10 PCs and devices.

To be able to install apps from the Store, you must be signed in to the Store with a Microsoft account. When signed in to the Store with a Microsoft account, you will be able to install any apps already owned by that Microsoft account.

The people who create apps are constantly making tweaks and improvements, fixing bugs, or adding new features. When a newer version of an app you've downloaded and installed becomes available, the app update will be downloaded and installed automatically by default.

If you have the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education edition installed, you will no longer need to be signed in to the Store with a Microsoft account to install an app from the Store.

There are some restrictions though:

1. The Windows 10 Home edition still requires signing in to the Store with a Microsoft account before any apps or games can be downloaded.
2. Only free apps or games can be installed without a Microsoft account. This is likely done to avoid situations where pay for apps or games would not be available to reinstall (if needed) without having to pay for them again.
3. You will need to download all apps again whenever you reinstall Windows 10.
4. Some applications may still require a Microsoft account or another account to work properly or at all.

This tutorial will show you how to manually check for updates in the Microsoft Store for the installed Windows apps for your account in Windows 10.

*note Make sure that you have the correct time set to avoid the Store having syncing issues.

*note You will need to have the Storage Service service running and set to Manual (Trigger Start) for Store updates to work properly.

*tip If you are having issues with installing or updating Store apps in Windows 10, it may be caused by an issue with the Store cache. If so, then resetting the Store cache may help.



Here's How:

1. Open the Microsoft Store app.

2. Click/tap on the See more (3 dots) button, and click/tap on Downloads and updates. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on the Get updates button. (see screenshot below)



4. If you do not have any app updates available, you will see a You're good to go message. (see screenshot below)



5. If you do have app updates available, they will automatically start downloading and installing by default. (see screenshot below)

*note If needed, you can Pause all updates, or pause (") and cancel (X) individual app updates.



6. When finished, you can close the Microsoft Store app if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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"Check for Updates" and "APP Store" not running in Windows 10

the "Check for Updates" does not run. It states that it couldn't connect to the Update Service even though the internet connection is working.

"APP Store" does not run. It states to try again later and gives the following Error Code: 0x8000FFFF

Has anyone had similar issues and a way to fix these isssues?

 

"Check for Updates" and "APP Store" not running in Windows 10

Hi,

Based on the information you have provided in your post, we need to do further investigation. To assist you better, we'd like to know the following:

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  What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
  
  
  

We'll keep an eye out for your response.

 

I have this too with the Beta store. Seems if you run wsreset, then uninstall one of the installed apps it wakes it up and the updates will show up. Tested this with 2 clean installs today.

 

Option Two seems to be working now for the Store (Beta). *Smile

 

Good news. Glad to hear things are coming along *Smile

 

I'm still having issues with installing apps from store.
i spend two days working on it and no luck. I can download apps from library, but it never install in my computer
i have microsoft account
windows 10 pro

 

Hello BC66,

You might see if clearing the Store cache may be able to help. *Smile

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html

 

well here we go, Brink

i solved the problem. the error code is 0x80070005.
go to C:\user/Bill/ app data/local/packages.
right click on packages , then click take ownership which i have on my menu.
done!
if anyone have problem download and install apps from store, i have to say this is a way to go.*Smile*Smile*Smile
you can check it out if you want and let me know

 

Great news. *Smile

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html

 

how do members post a photo like you did below?

 

Hello BC66,

Here you go. *Smile

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...en-forums.html

 

Good morning(my time anyhow*Wink) Shawn.
I have been looking around the net, and stumbled upon a possible(but not always guaranteed) fix for when the Store updates "stick" or freeze. Maybe you'll want to see if you can do anything with it*Smile
Code: net stop bits net stop wuause net stop appidsvc net stop cryptsvc Ren %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.bak Ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 catroot2.bak net start bits net start wuauserv net start appidsvc net start cryptsvc pause[/quote] Here is the batch file I created for it: StuckStore.zip

source of information: gottabemobil

 

Thank you Cliff. In addition, resetting the Store cache may sometimes help when you are having issues with installing or updating Store apps in Windows 10.

 

Your welcome Shawn, I usually either use wsreset(I made a shortcut from System32) or what usually helps is a simple reboot or open task scheduler tree and Idown to WS an run both. I was just curious on your take of that bat file from the article.