Windows 10: Errors in Powershell while trying to re-register all apps

Hello,


A few days ago Microsoft store app stopped opening. After much trial and error, and a windows 10 reset. Nothing is working.


I get these error messages in Powershell:


PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$$_.InstallLocation\AppXManifest.xml"}


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 MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_120.2212.31.0_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 6419dc4b-b47d-0008-1b35-1a647db4d601 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 6419dc4b-b47d-0008-1b35-1a647db4d601 At line:1 char:28 + ... Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$$_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String [Add-AppxPackage], Exception

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



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

MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_120.2212.31.0_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy.

NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 6419dc4b-b47d-0008-f435-1a647db4d601 in the Event Log or use

the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 6419dc4b-b47d-0008-f435-1a647db4d601

At line:1 char:28

+ ... 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



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.StartMenuExperienceHost_10.0.19041.610_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.

NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 6419dc4b-b47d-0008-0d36-1a647db4d601 in the Event Log or use

the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 6419dc4b-b47d-0008-0d36-1a647db4d601

At line:1 char:28

+ ... 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

:)

 

Unable to open Windows app error: this APP can't be opened check with Store for more information

Hi Putter,

Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I will definitely assist you.

I appreciate the steps you have performed. Now let’s try different steps and check if it helps in resolving the issue. Follow the below steps:

Step 1.

I would recommend you to run app troubleshooter and check if it helps. Follow the below link to run app troubleshooter.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/run-the-troubleshooter-for-windows-apps

If the issue still persist try the below steps provided information.

Step 2.

I would suggest you to re-register the Windows store and check. Please follow the below steps to re-register:

• 
  Click on start and type Powershell.
  
• 
  Right click on the powershell and click on
  Run as Administrator.
  
• 
  And run the following in a Command Window to re-register:
  
  powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml
  

Hope it helps. If you need further assistance with Windows, let us know and will be glad to help.

 

Trying to update apps on Windows Store failed: error 0x803F8001

Hi Alex,

Thanks for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

To assist you better, I would like to know that; are you trying to update your apps through Windows store or Windows store (beta)?



I would suggest you to try the below methods and check if it helps:

Method 1

Make sure that “Allow apps to use my location” option is enabled. Follow these steps to enable it.

• Press the “Windows + W” on the keyboard.
• Then type “Allow apps to use my location” without quotes in the search box and hit ENTER.
• Turn on “Allow apps to use my location”.
• Then turn on “Let apps use my location” option.

Method 2

If still the issue persist then, we recommend running the following PowerShell script to re-register the new Store:

• In the Search box, type CMD
• Right click on Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator
• In the command prompt, enter the following command:

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}"



Hope it helps, reply to us with the status of your issue. We will be happy to assist

 

File system error (-2145042388)

Based on the information you provided, we suggest that you follow the steps below to troubleshoot the error on the Windows App store as it can be one of the causes why your Photo app won't open your pictures.

Here are the steps:

• 
  Press the
  Windows logo+
  Xbutton on your keyboard.
  
• 
  ChooseCommand Prompt
  (Admin).
  
• 
  Type in
  powershell.
  
• 
  Copy and paste the following command:
  
  Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
  

Keep us updated with the result.