Windows 10: No Microsoft Store App

In the past, did have access to the Store but could not download anything – dl would start and would always have an error. All steps taken to rectify the situation failed.

Here are all the steps to regain MS Store app advised by various Windows sources. Most have been run twice or more. This sequence may have one or more steps out of sequence.

Checked Time and Date settings – were Ok

Device Manager – all up to date

All updates were installed prior to all this but during the first reinstall the pending “May 2020” was installed.

Stopped Windows Update and deleted contents of Distribution\Datastore and \Download. No effect.

Store icon no longer in Services/Apps, could not perform Reset, Uninstall, etc. Icon shows after second reinstall of Windows 10 in Start menu but nonfunctional and remains missing from Services/Apps.

Wsreset – produced error: “You’ll need a new app to open this ms-windows-store-link”

Wsreset could not be used to clear Store cache

Ran DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth and Administrator CMD Prompt – sfc /scannow = “no integrity violations”.

CMD Powershell reinstall of Store App failed. Error msg: “Add-AppxPackage: Cannot find path C:\AppxManifest.xml” because it does not exist.” After reinstall of Windows, could not do this step any longer because the Store App Name did not appear in Get AppxPackage -allusers When trying to reinstall all MS Apps, same error message.

Services – set WinLicMgr, BackIntellTxfrServ, Crypto.Serv, and Windows Update to Automatic. Could not set Windows Store to automatic as it was not listed. After second OS reinstall found MS Store Install Services and set it to automatic.

Downloaded “Restore Services” folder; used win_store_instal_serv.reg, then Restart. Nothing.

Used MediaCreationTool to reinstall and update Windows 10 twice. Pretty much all of these steps were run before and after both reinstalls



After second reinstall, on all Starts / Restarts, Windows stops and shows Error Message:

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft 549981C3F5F10_2.2007.9736.0_x64_8wekyb3d8b…

“Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access them.”

After hitting Ok it finishes installing apps sound, rain meter, quick note.


I've gone through the posts I could find for MS Store problems as well as searching for some of the error messages noted above. This new error on start message seems familiar the portion after WindowsApps as I believe that was the same information supplied during the failed attempts at reinstalling the Store app / all apps using PS CMD that "8wekyb3d8b…" stuck in my brain. I don't know what that means.


Any help is appreciated.

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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

 

Microsoft is purging a lot of low quality apps from the Windows Store

"Microsoft is sending emails to some Windows Store developers informing them that their apps have been removed from the Store for violating its quality standards."

"Neowin reports that app developers have been receiving these emails over the past couple of days:

In its latest review of the Store, Microsoft is evaluating if the published apps are good enough to be listed in the Windows Store. This includes publicly available apps as well as private beta apps. Additionally, Microsoft is also asking developers to delete any promotional campaigns for their apps to prevent advertising charges. Similarly, app name reservations are also being nullified; which means that if your app is unpublished, there's no guarantee that you'll be able to republish it under the same name.

Officially, the policies for the Microsoft Store says that apps must have "distinct and informative metadata" and "provide a valuable and quality user experience". There are also some specific standards that must be in the apps, including having a name that is not similar to another app or device, along with offering a description that is accurate about its features and functions.

There have certainly been many Windows Store users who have complained over the years about the large number of apps published that are clones of other apps or ones that are simply poorly made. Hopefully, this new move by Microsoft will help to curb these issues, at least for now."

Microsoft to remove low quality apps from Windows Store