Windows 10: Reinstall and Re-register Apps in Windows 10

How to: Reinstall and Re-register Apps in Windows 10

How to Reinstall and Re-register All Built-in Windows Apps in Windows 10


This tutorial will show you how to reinstall and re-register all built-in Windows apps for your user account or all user accounts in Windows 10.


Contents

• Option One: To Reinstall and Re-register All Apps
• Option Two: To Reinstall and Re-register Specific App for Current Account
• Option Three: To Reinstall App from Microsoft Store for Current Account

EXAMPLE:











OPTION ONE [/i] To Reinstall and Re-register All Apps
If a Windows app is already installed, then you will see a red error message in PowerShell letting you know for each one.

If you uninstalled an app for all user accounts, then this will not reinstall the app.

If you are not able to reinstall your app, then you will need to install your app from the Microsoft Store instead.


1 Do step 2 (current account) or step 3 (all accounts) below for what you would like to do.


2 To Reinstall and Re-Register All Windows Apps for Current Account Only
A) Open Windows PowerShell.

B) Copy and paste the command below in PowerShell, and press Enter. (see screenshots below)

Code:

3 To Reinstall and Re-Register All Windows Apps for All Accounts
A) Open an elevated Windows PowerShell.

B) Copy and paste the command below in PowerShell, and press Enter. (see screenshots below)

Code:

4 When finished, close PowerShell, and try opening the affected app again.














OPTION TWO [/i] To Reinstall and Re-register Specific App for Current Account
If a Windows app is already installed, then you will see a red error message in PowerShell letting you know for each one.

If you uninstalled an app for all user accounts, then this will not reinstall the app.

If you are not able to reinstall your app, then you will need to install your app from the Microsoft Store instead.


1 Open a command prompt.

2 Copy and paste the command below for the Windows app you want to reset into the command prompt, and press Enter. When finished, you can close the command prompt if you like.


3D Builder
Code:

3D Viewer
Code:

Alarms & Clock
Code:

App Connector
Code:

Calculator
Code:

Calendar and Mail
Code:

Camera
Code:

Candy Crush Soda Saga
Code:

Connect
Code:

Contact Support
Code:

Cortana
Code:

Drawboard PDF
Code:

Feedback Hub
Code:

Get Help
Code:

Get Office
Code:

Get Started
Code:

Groove Music
Code:

Mail and Calendar
Code:

Maps
Code:

Messaging
Code:

Microsoft Edge
Code:

Microsoft Solitaire Collection
Code:

Microsoft Store
Code:

Microsoft Whiteboad
Code:

Mixed Reality Portal
Code:

Money
Code:

Movies & TV
Code:

News
Code:

OneDrive (Store app)
Code:

OneNote
Code:

Paint 3D
Code:

People
Code:

Phone
Code:

Phone Companion
Code:

Photos
Code:

Settings
Code:

Skype
Code:

Snip & Sketch
Code:

Sports
Code:

Sticky Notes
Code:

Sway
Code:

Tips
Code:

Twitter
Code:

Voice Recorder
Code:

Weather
Code:

Xbox Console Companion
Code:

Xbox Game Bar
Code:

Xbox One SmartGlass
Code:

Your Phone
Code:

OPTION THREE [/i] To Reinstall App from Microsoft Store for Current Account
1 Click/tap on the app listed below that you want to install for your account. It will open your Microsoft Store app directly to the app's page.

• 3D Builder
• 3D Viewer
• Adobe Photoshop Express
• Alarms & Clock
• Calculator
• Camera
• Feedback Hub
• Get Help
• Groove Music
• Mail and Calendar
• Maps
• Messaging
• Microsoft Solitaire Collection
• Microsoft Store
• Microsoft Whiteboard
• Mixed Reality Portal
• Mobile Plans
• Movies & TV
• My Office
• Network Speed Test
• News
• Notepad
• OneDrive (Store app)
• OneNote
• Paint 3D
• People
• Photos
• Print 3D
• Remote Desktop
• SketchBook
• Skype
• Spotify Music
• Snip & Sketch
• Sticky Notes
• Tips
• Voice Recorder
• Weather
• Xbox Console Companion
• Xbox Game bar
• Xbox Identity Provider
• Xbox Live in-game experience
• Your Phone

2 Click/tap on the Get or Install button in the Microsoft Store app to install the app. (see screenshots below)





3 When the app has successfully finished downloading and installing, you can launch the app if you like. (see screenshots below)







That's it,
Shawn


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Windows Photo App Does not work.

Check
Apps - Reinstall and Re-register in Windows 8 and 10 -
and see if it helps.

 

Help with Store not opening

Next, I would try Option 2 here for just the Store...

Reinstall and Re-register Apps in Windows 10

Windows 10: Reinstall and Re-register Apps in Windows 10

 

Hello COMPUTIAC,

That's normal for the apps that are currently in use.

 

What about this one? My apps all show little 'crosses' at the bottom of the tiles and won't install back, and when you go to all apps it says 'error' next to each and every modern app.

 

Hello Dhruvansh, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

The error messages indicate a "low memory" issue. Are you real low on free space for the Windows hard drive? Do you have the page file enabled, and set to be managed by the system or set to be large enough?

 

Hey thanks, I had about 6 GB In the C drive out of 48 and 25 GB out of 100 in the E drive. Page file I think was set to be managed by system. Tho I investigated this more (it was getting really annoying) and in another user profile the apps worked brilliantly. I assume there may have been a registry error. I've reinstalled Windows anyways since well it was way overdue, the thing is like 8 years old... Thanks for the help tho! *Smile

 

You're most welcome Dhruvansh. *Smile

 

Thanks. Works nicely !

*Smile

 

I do not know what happened to my system when I tried this. It removed Spartan and windows explorer. Thank God for Macrium Reflect. No damage done.

 

Hi Shawn/All.

Woke up this morning to apps that flash and close straightway. Don't know if it's related to the update yesterday or deleting all my registered PCs in OneDrive online then adding this PC/build via fix in 10. All was well all afternoon after that. This PC does show up in OneDrive online.

Tried this fix to no avail. All's I get after copy/paste the command is 3 right arrows as shown below. Any thoughts?

 

Hey Tony,

It looks like the last bit of the command didn't get copied. *Smile

 

Hello,

Can you please help me??

I don't know what i did, but i removed almost all apps, including the sotre, and when i run this command i get:



I think it's installing only the apps that I already have...

Please help??

 

It depends on what you did to uninstall them, but usually refreshing Windows would be the easiest way for all of them.

 

How do you (re)install apps with Powershell, in the case of trying to start an app, and then they won't start?