Windows 10: Powershell Pro's Unite!~ (help me reinstall a default app)

So I got a little overzealous with my bloatware pruning and have managed to rectify 99% of it. The glaring item/entry I can not re add is the Xbox Game Speech Window.

The package is Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay

Anyone care to walk this simpleton through the proper commands to powershell it back into place? *Smile

:)

 

Windows 10 Maps Won't start.

... There are options to reinstall all default apps with PowerShell, but this also did not help me. It "destroys" more than that it helps.

Regards,

RoP

 

How to reinstall Camera app using Powershell?

See if that helps:

• [Guide] How to Reinstall All Default Built-in
  Apps in Windows 10

 

This tutorial tell you how, but doesn't include that particular app. Option two is a list of command lines for reinstalling individual apps.

Reinstall and Re-register Apps in Windows 10

It is included in this tutorial though, so it should be possible to work out the correct command line from the two.

Uninstall Apps in Windows 10


Or we could just ask @Brink *Smile

 

Yea I saw the tutorial. I couldn’t quite make it out and didn’t want to muck things up.

Course I was tired and had two toddlers hanging from my pants so perhaps this morning with fresh eyes lol.

Should he happen across this in the meantime however *Tongue

 

ok so i gave it a try - this is what i ended up with ..

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppxManifest.xml' because it does not exist.At line:1 char:100+ ... fest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manife ...+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

 

I would expect Shawn @Brink to be here sometime n the next 4 hours, so time to make the toddlers breakfast *chuckle

 

Hello @klepp0906, *Smile

Have you already tried the command below in an elevated PowerShell?

I'm not sure it will work if the account you run it in has it uninstalled though.

Get-AppXPackage *Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay* | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

 

Hi brink, I just tried to run it and it did nada.

no text and brought me back to C:\

thanks for the reply btw. Ive just spent a solid week top to bottom daily getting my pc back to pre mobo dying/upgrade condition and now im fretting i managed to break the install lol.

Fwiw ive looked high and low and apparently the Winstore folder is front and center to this working? Problem is i dont have it on this pc, and ive checked two other windows 10 pcs and it doesnt exist there either.

Worst case, is said package uploadable so i can add it where I need it to get it back on the pc? >< I cant format,i cant. Im on home stretch and about to actually be able to settle in for the long haul/USE the pc and now this.

(yea i know i sound desperate)

 

If this is for a Microsoft account, then you might check in "My Library" in the Store app to see if this app is listed to be able to select to reinstall.

*Arrow Install Your Apps from My Library in the Store in Windows 10 Windows 10 Tutorials

 

I did check that im afraid. Its simply not there. During my digging i found this site Provisioned Packages (Provisioned Apps) in Windows 10 Pro s IT Blog which links to all the apps in the store and notice one of if not Thee only app with a notation indicating its not in the store - is the one im looking for.

Argh. I know this can be done w/out dumping windows. Just well outside my "hardware enthusiast/gamer" scope

Thoughts?

as usual - thank you for your time and help!

 

if i run this on a pc that has it installed - this is what i get (if its helpful?)

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay*

Name : Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : X64
ResourceId :
Version : 1.21.13002.0
PackageFullName Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.21.13002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
InstallLocation : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.21.13002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe
PublisherId : 8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Dependencies : {Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.25426.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe, Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.21.13002.0_neutral_split.scale-100_8wekyb3d8bbwe}
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind : Store
Status : Ok

 

If you like, you could try doing a repair install to see if it may restore the app.

*Arrow Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade Windows 10 Tutorials

 

fwiw i took ownership of and navigated to said folder. The app/manifest etc is certainly there.

Just no idea what to do w/ it >.<

impatiently awaiting those who are smarter than i *Smile

 

We did it team *Smile

Thanks for dealing with my impatient bantering. Since this site has helped me SO much over the years.. and since i was unable to find the exact command literally anywhere... paying it forward. If anyone needs to replace an app your not looking for "winstore" your looking for WindowsApps which is hidden and owned by system in Program files.

Take ownership, find your app and copy its path. Heres the string I had to use and it went swimmingly. Replace the folder/path with the app your trying to re-add.

Add-AppxPackage -register "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.21.13002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml " -DisableDevelopmentMode