How to restore or reinstall Windows Store in Windows 10 after uninstalling it with PowerShell
Almost all users are removing all bundled Windows 10 apps because they are very poorly made and are practically of no use on a PC with mouse and keyboard. You can remove all the bundled apps at once as we showed earlier. Or you can remove apps individually. If you removed all apps and lost the Windows Store app as well, you might be unable to install new apps. Here is how to restore and reinstall Windows Store in Windows 10 after removing it with PowerShell.
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Windows 10 comes with a number of Store apps preinstalled. The user can manually install more Universal Windows Platform apps developed by Microsoft and third-parties from the Windows Store, now known as Microsoft Store. Also, it allows you to update your installed apps. The automatic app update is enabled by default. It caches some details about installed and available apps to speed up the process of browsing them and improving the responsiveness of the Store app. If you are using a Microsoft account, your apps will be available across all your devices thanks to the 'My Library' feature of the Store. Finally, it is possible to purchase apps and other multimedia contents using the Store app.
On of the popular PowerShell command to remove bundled Windows 10 apps is Get-AppXPackage | Remove-AppxPackage. After using it, the much useful Windows Store (Microsoft Store) app gets removed from Windows 10.
This post will show you how to restore or reinstall Microsoft Store in Windows 10 after uninstalling it with PowerShell. There are three methods available.
Reinstall Windows Store in Windows 10
- Open PowerShell as Administrator.
Opening PowerShell as administrator is important, otherwise, the commands you run will fail. - Type the following command in the PowerShell console:
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsStore | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}.
- This will restore and reinstall the Microsoft Windows store app.
You are done! You can then install new apps from the Microsoft Store that you actually need.
Tip: You can also quickly restore all other built-in Store apps removed with PowerShell by running the following command:
Get-AppXPackage -allusers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Can't Reinstall Windows Store with PowerShell
However, some users receive an error message like this:
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:61
+ ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\AppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
Or
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Package could not be registered.
error 0x80070057: While processing the request, the system failed to register the windows.applyDataExtension extension
Or this one:
error 0x80070057: Cannot register the request because the following error was encountered during the registration of the windows.applyDataExtension extension: The parameter is incorrect.
The above errors indicate that the Microsoft Store package on your drive is outdated or corrupted. Some of its files may be missing in the C:\Program Files\WindowsApps folder. In this case, the solution is to download the Microsoft Store installer as an Appx package.
Download the Windows Store app installer
- Open your web browser, e.g. Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
- Visit the following website:
https://store.rg-adguard.net/. Note: it is a third-party site, but it fetches direct links to genuine files stored on official Microsoft servers. - On the mentioned page, copy-paste the following URL into the URL text box.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-store/9wzdncrfjbmp. It is the official link to the Store app. - Select Retail or other branch that matches your Windows 10, and click on the Generate button with a check mark.
- Using the links, download the Windows Store package named Microsoft.WindowsStore_12010.1001.xxxx.0_neutral___8wekyb3d8bbwe.AppxBundle. The version numbers (xxxx) may vary. Just download the latest version.
- The Microsoft Store app also requires a number of extra packages to be installed alongside its own package. These are
- Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.2.2_2.2.xxxx.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe.Appx
- Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.2.2_2.2.xxxx.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe.Appx
- Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.xxxx.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe.Appx
- Look for the latest packages on the
store.rg-adguard.netwebsite and download them. Use the packages that match your operating system bitness, i.e. 32-bit or 64 bit Windows 10.
- Now you have 4 packages. First install the above libs by double-clicking on them.
- Then install the WindowsStore package. The Microsoft Store app is now reinstalled.
You are done.
Finally, there is a third party solution. It is open source and hosted on GitHub. The solution is designed for Windows 10 Enterprise 2015/2016 LTSB and Windows Enterprise 2015/2016 LTSB N. It can also be used as a last resort for users of the retail Windows 10 Pro and Home who cannot restore the Microsoft Store app using the above two methods. It is batch file that automatically puts the required files to restore the WIndows Store app, and then installs them properly.
Restore the Microsoft Windows Store app with a script
- Download this package as a *.ZIP file from GitHub.
- Unblock the downloaded file.
- Extract the Zip file contents to some folder.
- Open PowerShell in that folder as Administrator. In File Explorer, click File -> Open Windows PowerShell > Open Windows PowerShell as administrator.
- In PowerShell, type
.\Add-Store.cmdand hit the Enter key. - This will restore the Microsoft Store.
Note that the author of the script recommends to temporarily disable Microsoft Defender or other anti-virus software, as the script modifies some permissions for folders to get the packages installed, and this triggers the protection software like malicious behavior. It will prevent the script from reinstalling the Microsoft Store app in Windows 10.
That's it.
Generally, I don't recommend you to remove all store apps at once in Windows 10 using the PowerShell command mentioned in the beginning of this article. Instead, consider removing them individually, one by one. The following posts may help:
Please share in the comments which method works for you so that other users quickly come to the right solution. Also indicate which version of Windows 10 you are using.
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I don‘t think that it‘s correct to say that almost all of us remove bundled apps since some of them can be quite useful. What is more, even when people aren’t keen on apps installed by default most of users aren’t aware of how to remove them. Anyway, if Windows Store can be restored with just a simple command then following previous tutorial people probably aren’t actually removing apps, just hiding from their sight.
this sucks it don’t even work
I have found a fix for this issue. Please let me know if this works for you. Thus far I have confirmed on over 15 machines
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_store/windows-8-app-store-cant-connect-to-the-internet/bb7d155f-c95b-4abc-ba33-bed223653634?page=6
ur a genious thanks for the fix!
doesn’t work
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2019.19081.22010.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
Microsoft.WindowsMaps Microsoft.WindowsMaps_5.1909.2813.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.Windows.Photos Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2019.19081.22010.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Name PackageFullName
—- —————
windows.immersivecontrolpanel windows.immersivecontrolpanel_10.0.2.1000_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
Microsoft.Windows.Cortana Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_1.13.0.18362_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
Yes, many apps are useful, and in my opinion are very well made. Hardly anyone is uninstalling them. I personally use several. A power user would not even think of removing Store as it is necessary for WSL. Also, removing apps doesn’t do a thing at all for performance. Just hide them if you don’t use them.
It worked great for me, It was not easy for me to locate the correct info from “Microsoft.WindowsStore” so I changed the first command to:
Get-Appxpackage -Allusers > C:\1output.txt
Then after I run the command, I opened the text file and searched for the name “Microsoft.WindowsStore”
Thank you very much!
It worked for me, nothing worked, I did it thanks to you
Sadly the Store does not even appear in the list after running “Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers” I tried restoring the folder from another computer but I get an error. Guess I am gonna have to do a refresh :(
Perhaps creating a new user account would solve the problem, even though it wouldn‘t be the best solution.
refresh makes it worse
It would be nice if you can incorporate this in the the remove all apps but The Store. I cannot get this to work.
How do I get rid of the buttons that are next to the time? Like the notifications button, keyboard, language switcher etc??
I just performed the “crop” operation in GIMP.
The problem with this article is simple (I figured it out ’cause I’m a genius ;)
It’s basically a typo on the author’s part.
“For example, in my case it should be:
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
HOWEVER, HE FORGOT A PART OF THE COMMAND HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW:
…WindowsStore (here’s the missed part) _2015.8.3.0_x64__
So in his case it should be:
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.8.3.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
NOTE THE DOUBLE UNDERLINE AFTER x64!
Hi, I ran everything exactly how you said, and even saw that you left out the spot for the date. But, it says “To install this application you need either a Windows developer license or a sideloading-enabled system.” Do you have any fix for this? Please help
Hi Luke!
So you want to go into Windows Settings (I just search for “developer mode”), choose “For developers settings”, and select “Sideload apps”.
Let me know if it works!
PS I was hoping the OP/Admin would place my correction/comments in the main article, or pin to the top of the posting section. Please do so! :)
Thanks ! That worked for me: it has to be the PackageFullName.
With this solution the command runs good. thx
Thank you
I cannot get the store back, it does not even show up on the list
Microsoft Support Hosed my profile, once I found that the store app was no longer present I had to create a new Local account, transfer all my files to the new account, log in with the new account, then delete the old account, then in the new account I went in to my settings and signed in with my Microsoft account. Then I followed a few steps that I have posted on Microsoft’s site.
This is working every time.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_store/windows-8-app-store-cant-connect-to-the-internet/bb7d155f-c95b-4abc-ba33-bed223653634?page=6
It looks like that people read tutorials very inattentively since they get struggles later, after doing actions without even considering.
Indeed.
Write some text in red font color next time, haha.
It is a good idea :)
I probably have more experience with computers than the years you’ve lived so far and it happened to me either, so don’t be so arrogant.
Your silence on this issue is disturbing.
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path ‘C:\Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml’ because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Ite
ndException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
Anyone know a fix for this error?
I think he’s mixed up familyname with fullname – try copy/pasting the info from packagefullname
Thanks Trev, I read it too quickly. Your tip worked :)
I think the example causes people to input the wrong info… in the example, it shows the familyname and not the fullname :) I made this same mistake, by looking at the example.
I get the following error when I use the fullname:
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Package could not be registered.
Merge Failure : error 0x80070003 : Cannot register the Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.25.24.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe package
because there was a merge failure with the following file: C:\Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.25.24.0_neutral_split.scale-125_8wekyb3d8bbwe\resources.pri
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 66cfbac5-5ed3-0003-c20b-d066d35ed101 in the Event Log or use the
command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID 66cfbac5-5ed3-0003-c20b-d066d35ed101
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
I got this same error. Were you able to fix it?
Same error ! any solution?
I am also getting this error… have you found a fix?
you da mvp man, needs more upvotes
You need to use the full name, not the family name
He calls it “Familyname” in the comments
The pictures shows it as “Fullname”
After the pictures he calls it “Filename”
In his ‘this is how I did it’ the part that should be **** wasn’t like what was shown in the picture for either the generic ‘you do it this way’ and his ‘I did it my way’.
That is the same error I get smart asses
run power shell as administator to avoid this error
I don’t have a fix but, this is because either the path to the appxmanifest.xml is incorrect or the app folder the AppxManifest.xml file is in was removed. If you look at the last line there, PowerShell is telling you it can’t find the path.
I get the same thing. Windows 10 is one big pain in the Butt. I have reinstalled Windows 10 4-5 times to get the store back & fix other problems within. I get the store for awhile, then it goes & I get the same message as above. I am at a lost with this thing. They should FIX Windows ople10, call it Windows 10.1 and let us suckers get a free download of it. You’d think these people could fix this problem, it been a problem since 2015, yes 2 years.
i can’t reinstall windows store as it didn’t show on the list, any help please?
Same here. I have done everything that I know how to do or that I have found on here! Someone please help!
If the windows store app is hosed that bad you maybe facing permission issues as well as various other issues on the back-end.
I recommend creating a new profile, migrating your old profile, then remove the old profile then log-in to your Microsoft Account (if thats what you use), then look for my post (ShadowTech2008) for the remaining steps to get the store and all of your apps working. Please use the following link
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_store/windows-8-app-store-cant-connect-to-the-internet/bb7d155f-c95b-4abc-ba33-bed223653634?page=6
I deleted the store app and how can I get it back please help
same problem please help
What is the name of the onenote app?
Before uninstall write shell:appsfolder in run command and in the opened folder make shortcuts of all apps in another folder. After uninstall just click on the shortcut you have created and the app will be reinstalled automatically. Unfortunately I don’t know how to create shortcut if the app is already uninstalled. Maybe the shortcuts are the same and you can get it from another user or virtual machine.
Okay I found a fix! Tested on Windows 10×64
1.) You need the Store App original folders and its Dependencies. Copy to “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps” (Take Ownership)
Download >>> https://goo.gl/mUz4eZ
Note: The file is clean no viruses! Scanned VirusTotal https://goo.gl/ECd1td
2.) Next grant permission to WindowsApps folder. Properties > Security > Edit > Add > Type “ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES” (No quotes) Also make sure checkboxes Read, Read & Execute, and List Folder Contents are checked
3.) Open Powershell as ADMIN (right-click RunAsAdmin) Type the following: Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
Note: If this doesn’t work just do each individually
Example: Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\*FOLDER*\AppxManifest.xml”
4.) Thats it you should have it back!
Instructions in txt file for easy copy paste >>> https://goo.gl/vOzLZK
The last one listed there didn’t work for me. (But the app store was successfully reinstalled anyway) :D
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_store/windows-8-app-store-cant-connect-to-the-internet/bb7d155f-c95b-4abc-ba33-bed223653634?page=6
For me it was failing with:
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Package could not be registered.
error 0x80070003: Reading manifest from location: AppxManifest.xml failed with error: The system cannot find the path specified.
I used the command it suggests to check the log (Get-AppxLog -ActivityID XXXXX-XXX…). There I found the full path which was causing problems:
error 0x80070002: Reading manifest from location: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11602.1.26.0_neutral_split.scale-125_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml failed with error:
The system cannot find the file specified.
I opened the location and indeed the fiel with “scale-125” was missing. I just tried copying the one with “scale-150” and renaming with “scale-125”. To my surprise, this worked.
Maybe something went wrong when I was changing screen scaling options?
The file you are trying to download is no longer available. 10/23/2017
After hours trying to solve this, you’re the one with the right answer!
Thank you so much!!!
Did not work for me. The commands did work, just didn’t solve my issue. I have found a few things that were not covered here.
First if you are in a work setting behind a hardware firewall, or your a PC junkie and love your security (like me) then you will have an issue getting past the firewall external to your computer. If your just a home user then your new router (as of 1/20/2016) will automatically block some ports you need to use.
See my post (ShadowTech2008) here for the complete fix. You can also try to use WSReset.exe to fix the store corruption/missing no connecting to the internet.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_store/windows-8-app-store-cant-connect-to-the-internet/bb7d155f-c95b-4abc-ba33-bed223653634?page=6
For windows store, there is just x64… do you know where i can find x86 file?
I don’t have windows x86 but if you have another computer or VM installed thats x86 you can grab the files you need from that.
I get:
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path ‘G:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml’ because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “G:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (G:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
when I try to add the package manually.
It looks like you didn’t get the full name of the folder. Should be longer with x64 or x86 in the name, which is why it cannot be found.
WSReset.exe to fix
Look for the post by ShadowTech2008
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_store/windows-8-app-store-cant-connect-to-the-internet/bb7d155f-c95b-4abc-ba33-bed223653634?page=6
Thanks and I finally get the Windows Store folder back. But after:
Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.8.3.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml”
It turned back to the flash-disappear issue, cannot run the Windows Store.
You might be missing the dependencies it needs. Install “Microsoft.NET.Native.Framwork…” “Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime….” and “Microsoft.VCLibs…”
this was the solution for me, thanks!
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path ‘C:\Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.83.24.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml’ because it does not
exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “C:\Program Files\W …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFou
ndException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
Pleas help i did everything you said
It didn’t work for me either. You have to add them individually instead. Then it works.
I don’t have the “edit” button PLZ HELP!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH
Can you break this down for me just a bit further please. Not that computer savvy and don’t get what you mean by its dependencies and taking ownership
This one below, in your RAR file, has no Manifest.xml and thus could not be installed:
Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.83.24.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Hey!
Link is dead, do you know where could i download it?
Where Is the Download? It says it has been removed.
Simply copying that PowerShell command brought back the Microsoft Store for me, thanks!
fsociety – you are a genius!!! Who are you, how did you figure this out!?
Your uploaded files are gone, but I copied the WindowsStore from my other computer.
Followed your instructions exactly, and it worked!
For anyone trying this, for me, the folders were (under C:\Program Files\WindowsApps):
Microsoft.WindowsStore_11804.1001.10.0_neutral_split.scale-100_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.WindowsStore_11804.1001.10.0_neutral_split.scale-125_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.WindowsStore_11804.1001.10.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.WindowsStore_11804.1001.1013.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Then run this PowerShell command, still elevated, replacing the ****** with the PackageFileName from above:
There is no PackageFileName please correct your procedure, it is wrong and just does not work. If you look at the image that you provided it does not say that. Yes maybe you should post in red. PackageFileName does not equal PakageFamilyName.
He meant “PackageFullName” not PackageFamilyName or PackageFileName.
I tried the Windows 10 version and it STILL deleted the windows store. I had to do a re-install to get it back.
This just resolved my issue, but not without some thought.
Firstly, powershell was unable to access “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\” due to it being created by TrustedInstaller. Taking ownership of the windowsApps folder resolved this.
This allowed me to access the folder and see the contents, enabling me to copy the correct file name (I had to do this as until i did, I didnt realise there was a double underscore in the file name resulting in a “not found” error).
Once i had the correct file name etc and restarted, this worked a treat, Thanks :)
work!!! so happy Thank you!
The author said to type this:
Add-AppxPackage -register "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentModeBut you actually need the whole folder name, not just Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe. The full path after WindowsApps is Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.8.3.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Add-AppxPackage -register "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.8.3.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentModeI didn’t have access to “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps, so I had to add my LiveID to that security folder.
Also, yes, as Makina said, you need the full name of the folder. That’s why I tried to follow the path because it didn’t recognize the folder name.
This is what fixed it for me in an elevated PowerShell (give the commands one after the other):
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.22929.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.22929.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.0_1.0.22929.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.0_1.0.22929.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.8.12.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
Your package full name of the Store app may be different because the app updated. In that case, change the version accordingly.
The last Add command for the “store” did not work (whereas the earlier 5 worked). I get a “cannot find path” mesg back. Where would I find the exact package name (in case the version has changed)?
Note:
1. When I “Get-Appxpackage -Allusers” and pipe the results to “more”, I do not see any package for “store”.
2. I am in the Powershell as an Administrator.
Thnx….RV
Thanks, finally, after your 5 step method. You da man Shawn!
After using the CCLEANER tool (free download) to uninstall the Windows Store app, I then ran the steps outlined above, and got my Windows Store back, albeit with the 2015 version.
Thank you for ending my frustration! :-)
I’m glad to be of help
Thanx man
You are welcome.
it worked like a charm.
Great
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path ‘C:\WINDOWS\system32\C\Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.9.9.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml’ because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Wind …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\WINDOWS\syst…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFou
ndException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
You can go through that trouble, and it’ll probably work for you. I’m sure it has for many people. However, I had to go to C:/$Windows.~WS ( some systems this will also be loaded in a directory called $Windows.~BT. Open the folder “Sources” and then open the folder “Windows”. Double-Click on SETUP.EXE I did this late last night and waited and waded through the process. I got a new setup, all my apps are opening, and best of all the setup execution didn’t mess with my settings.
Thank you… David Hicks! what a pain in the @r$e this has been. I have not had a functional store for 3 whole months and EVERYTHING EVERYONE (including Microsoft support) said failed! Slowly but surely every one of my apps started to break saying there was an update (but I couldn’t update because the store wouldn’t open). Finally a solution that worked! You are a genius and scholar my friend.
“go to C:/$Windows.~WS ( some systems this will also be loaded in a directory called $Windows.~BT. Open the folder “Sources” and then open the folder “Windows”. Double-Click on SETUP.EXE” ~ worked for me… Powershell failed EVERY time, every variation of the restore came back with an error, this works. It takes a while but it works.
Also to the OP in step 3 you say: “look for the text PackageFamilyName.” then in the photo you highlight “PackageFullName,” later in the comments it seems people think those that entered the family name did it wrong. (I tried both and both failed) The instructions are a bit confusing with that photo.
Hi but if you do it this way are you installing a fresh windows 10 or do you keep all your settings and apps?
Merci « Greg ».
Important il ne faut aucune faute ou oublie dans une ligne de commande, sinon rien ne fonctionne. L’exemple donné est pour un cas précis. Il faut reproduire exactement la ligne « InstallLocation » variable selon 32 bits, 64 bits,.. Dans mon cas par exemple c’est :
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.10.5.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Donc ce qu’il faut écrire dans mon cas c’est :
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.10.5.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” –DisableDevelopmentMode
Avec la commande “Get-Appxpakage” sans la notion Allusers , Microsoft.windowsStore est à la fin du listing!
Désolé je ne peux pas mettre la copie d’écran
Ensuite rechercher avec « Cortana » : Store (Application sur Windows Sore approuvée) faites un clique droit dessus et choisir : Epingler à l’écran de démarrage et à la barre des tâches.
Redémarrer votre ordinateur et vous avez votre « Tuile » et votre Icône dans la barre des tâches.
Je n’ai pas compris pourquoi cette application avait disparu de mon ordinateur???
Encore Merci GREG
This is what Microsoft Tech Support used to restore mine: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like “*SystemApps*”} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
This worked for me! Thanks G Jackson!!
Oops … nope, didn’t work. Sorry for the premature exclamations! :-P
This worked for me. Had to do it twice because i had the store listed twice and one of them did not work!
I get a huge error message when I try to install.
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path ‘C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\
Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.21.12.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe \AppxManifest.xml’ because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\ Microsoft.Wi …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Item
ndException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
Praise the Lord! You saved me a reinstall of windows!
Bonsoir
J’ai le même problème que vous et je viens de tenter la réinstallation du store avec tous vos conseils, merci à vous tous d’avoir cherché à donner une explication. Tout semble bien se passer avec la commande Add-AppxPackage, mais après avoir validé la commande j’ai une erreur indiquant que le déploiement est impossible car le manifeste n’est pas à la racine ! Auriez-vous une solution ?
Merci par avance
Thierry
/!\ Il semble que la tentative de réparation par powershell supprime totalement les applications et le store dans windows 10 VERSION 1511, Microsoft viendrait de la retirer. Attention, donc, si, comme moi, vous avez cette version.
cordialement
Thierry
Used this command to do the same thing as described in your blog in one command:
Get-Appxpackage -Allusers | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq “Microsoft.WindowsStore” } | foreach { Ad
d-AppxPackage -register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode }
I also used the widely known command:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.Ins
tallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
And my start menu is back !
Thanks !
i accidentally put this command line.. and it installed succesfully.. does somebody know how can i remove it now?
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsDVDPlayer_3.6.13291.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
It works perfectly.
I called twice to support Microsoft first told me that it is necessary to restore the computer, the other told me a better option to simply create a new user profile.
This method eventually worked perfectly.
My Steps:
1. Start PowerShell as Administrator
2. Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers
3. Copy path to WindowsStore
4. Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.23.23.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
Now everything works perfect, Store app is again usable.
Reply:
PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers
Get-AppxPackage : SQLITE_IOERR_READ
SQLITE_IOERR_READ
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-AppxPackage], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Exception,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.GetAppxPackageCommand
*** Iget this will all the above Add-AppxPackage-register etc etc etc
It hasn’t worked for me. I’ve formated and reinstalled windows and now it’s OK
sincerely yours
I get the line that ” Package could not be registered.
Merge Failure : error 0x80070003 : Cannot register the Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.23.23.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe package
because there was a merge failure”
I’m trying to re-install windows store and using the originally posted powershell commend I get this error (below)
Any suggestions???
Thanks!
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFF, To install this application you need either a Windows
developer license or a sideloading-enabled system.
Deployment of package Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.1_1.1.23406.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe failed because no valid license
or sideloading policy could be applied. A developer license (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=233074) or
enterprise sideloading configuration (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=231020) may be required.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 5730de9b-3863-0004-8b25-31576338d101 in the Event Log or use
the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID 5730de9b-3863-0004-8b25-31576338d101
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
I’m trying too to re-install windows store and using the originally posted powershell commend I get this error (below) :((((
Thanks!
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Balíček nelze zaregistrovat.
Merge Failure : error 0x80070003 : Cannot register the Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.25.5.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe package be
cause there was a merge failure with the following file: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.25.5.
0_neutral_split.language-cs_8wekyb3d8bbwe\resources.pri
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] fbc70cbd-3b7e-0002-d218-c7fb7e3bd101 in the Event Log or use th
e command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID fbc70cbd-3b7e-0002-d218-c7fb7e3bd101
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
I need help. I have been trying to reinstall the Windows Store for some time but have failed to do so and I have tried every possible method on the Internet. I want to say I know more about computers than the average person but I don’t know enough to know what I am doing wrong.
I tried uninstalling it and it said that it couldn’t find specified files and paths. When I run the Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers command I see it as a listed program.
There are other things I have tried and all errors had to do with not finding the file. I don’t know what to do anymore.
Doesn’t work. I get this:
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Package could not be registered.
Merge Failure : error 0x80070003 : Cannot register the Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.10.13.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe packa
because there was a merge failure with the following file: C:\Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.10.13.0_neutral_split.scale-100_8wekyb3d8bbwe\resources.pri
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] ebb59b45-45ad-0003-d207-b6ebad45d101 in the Event Log or us
the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID ebb59b45-45ad-0003-d207-b6ebad45d101
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
Nothing worked for me, and then i finally got it working by upgrading Windows 10 to Windows 10 lol.
-Insert the disc or create and mount the iso
You can download it here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
-Choose “Download and install updates (recommended)”
-Accept agreement
-Choose “Keep Windows settings, personal files, and apps”
After the “upgrade” you’ll have the Store and all other default apps back, and nothing will be deleted and you won’t have to re-install anything.
This worked for me! Thanks so much!
Nice, it works like a charm
great
Didnt work. Here is the output
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.25.15.0_x64_
_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Package could not be registered.
Merge Failure : error 0x80070003 : Cannot register the Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.25.15.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe package
because there was a merge failure with the following file: C:\Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.25.15.0_neutral_split.scale-100_8wekyb3d8bbwe\resources.pri
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] ad71611d-4e30-0001-42b1-71ad304ed101 in the Event Log or use
the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID ad71611d-4e30-0001-42b1-71ad304ed101
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
James Martin. I fear your problem maybe the same I’m sharing here. Hopefully I’m mistaken.
According to a leading Windows Repair utility (it was installed by MS Techs, message me for details), “Due to a bug in the Windows 10 build 10586 the powershell command used to reinstall the apps and app store instead breaks them and deletes their install folders. Till Microsoft fixes this bug the repair app store is skipped for this version of Windows.”
GENIUS! I searched a lot, tried many different things. Your solution is the only one that worked!
THANKS!
Enjoy.
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Package could not be registered.
Merge Failure : error 0x80070003 : Cannot register the Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.25.24.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe package because there was a merge failure with the following file:
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.25.24.0_neutral_split.language-nb_8wekyb3d8bbwe\resources.pri
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 5ee21e32-5af3-0005-e13a-e25ef35ad101 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID
5ee21e32-5af3-0005-e13a-e25ef35ad101
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
What am I doing wrong?
I am getting exactly the same error, not sure what is wrong :(
Have realised that in the time taken to read, test, re-read, re-test and finally give up on every comment on every solution on every website, that it would have been faster to refresh my machine and reinstall everything…
I get an error “Add-AppxPackage : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument ‘DisableDevelopmentMode’.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Add-AppxPackage], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackag
eCommand”
while entering the command Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
I tried to google w/o success
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.23.23.0_x64_
_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path ‘C:\Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.23.23.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml’ because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFou
ndException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
I removed the Store with CCleaner, same as I did with the other apps, tried this method but doesn’t work for me, is there a different way to do it?
My Windows Store in W10 was permanently deleted and the files no longer exist. What then?
I got this to work. I had previously completely removed the Windows Store App from my system and it was not listed in the list of installed apps displayed with the “Get-Appxpackage -Allusers” command. I got fsociety’s downloads from his posts on August 8, 2015 at 3:41 am and 4:16 am. I only had to copy the Windows Store app folders from his download because the other Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework & Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime folders were already present and installed on my system. I had to copy the AppxManifest.xml file from the Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.83.24.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe store app folder to the Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.8.3.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe folder. I had already given “All Applications Program” permissions for the WindowsApps folder and subfolders so I did not have to follow that step, but it is important to do so as described in step 2. I then issued the command in step 3 from fsociety’s post to restore all apps which was:
Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
The Windows Store was probably installed at this point, but I executed the following command to restore the individual Windows Store App before checking the status. This command was from fsociety’s text file with the individual commands posted at 4:16 am:
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.8.3.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
When I checked the status of my installed apps with the “Get-Appxpackage -Allusers” command the Windows Store was reinstalled as well as the 7 other apps that were failing to update/reinstall for the last couple of months. The installed version of the Windows Store App is older than the version that was failing on me, but I am expecting that the app will be successfully updated via Windows Update. It’s nice to see the Windows Store icon on my taskbar again.
Where did you find fsociety’s downloads?
Oh God THANK YOU so MUCH didnt expect this to work at all…… Thank You
If you, like me, didn’t have store listed, there’s still a way around it, without migrating your account.
1. Open: “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps”
1.1 You might not be able to open it – you need to change permissions, so open Program Files and check hidden files visible, find WindowsApp folder and set the account you’re currently using as owner (Properties > Security > Advanced > Owner: … Change > Advanced > Find Now – [Select your logged in account]), now you should be able to open the folder
2. You WILL find Windows Store folder here, so copy it’s name and just use this tutorial for installation.
Long Path Fixer presents you with a simple list of files and folders in the current directory (including “hidden” files and folders). You can drag and drop files or folders onto it and it will navigate directly to path of whatever you dropped.
Work perfectly,
thanks very much.
I have tried everything to re install the store app, nothing seems to work.
Thanks a lot! It worked! Many thanks!
you are welcome
Thank you so much! It worked!
you are welcome
It really worked. Thanks a lot ….
I get this error code
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF9, Install failed. Please contact your software vendor.
(Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CF9)
Unspecified error
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] c0e26ce3-a57b-0000-795d-e3c07ba5d101 in the Event Log or use
the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID c0e26ce3-a57b-0000-795d-e3c07ba5d101
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
any help for this?
It worked Thanks
It worked perfectly, thanks a lot!
You are a life saver my friend :)
It seemed like it didn’t work, because red lines were showing up, but i managed to open store again in the end.. Thanks!
IT WORKS! But instead of replacing ******* with the PackageFamilyName replace it with the PackageFullName!
thank you
you are welcome
this helped me to fix my store issues. Thx a bunch ! ;)
thanks for this publication was useful to solve the problem. thanks again
Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11602.1.26.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml”
Worked great for me, thanks for the tip!
One-liner:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object { $_.PackageFullName -like ‘*WindowsStore*’ } | % { Add-AppxPackage -register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode }
Thanks so much, I had removed the Store along with the other useless poorly designed apps, but now I need the Mail, as WLM doesn’t seem to be working anymore to sync my hotmail account.
Thanks
it works perfectly thanks very much
Thank you very much.
You are welcome.
Dude you are a legend, worked perfectly ty!
Enjoy.
You saved my life! Thanks!!!
Great! it worked for me. Had to try 3 times as I was making some minor typos here and there. The original post steps is what I tried!
Great
Save all the shortcuts from the ‘shell:appsfolder’ somewhere, do your Powershell thing then, if you need one back, go click on it.
this article not wrong, but it old windows 10
here work for me :
type “Get-Appxpackage -Allusers”
result :
……….bla bla bla…………..
Name : Microsoft.WindowsStore
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : X64
ResourceId :
Version : 11610.1001.23.0
PackageFullName : Microsoft.WindowsStore_11610.1001.23.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
InstallLocation : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11610.1001.23.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : xxxxxxxxxxxxx
PublisherId : xxxxxxxxxxxxx
PackageUserInformation : xxxxxxxxxxxxx
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Dependencies : xxxxxxxxxxxxx
copy InstallLocation path :
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11610.1001.23.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
type command :
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11610.1001.23.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
Thanks.
thank you very much for this
I was having this problem for long time.
you are welcome
The Powershell trick saved the day for me.
My main concern was no so much the Store, but my on-screen calculator stopped working!!
Who can work like that, I ask ya?
Maybe this can be useful: Get Calculator from Windows 8 and Windows 7 in Windows 10
Great Works Thk’s
you are welcome.
This worked perfectly to reinstall Store! I was using Store while it was updating itself, and it had caused a BSOD which had completely corrupted Store. This was the trick to fix it!
I had a problem of taskbar fading away and becoming non- functional. I followed your instruction and restored the taskbar function. I was extremely happy to get the taskbar back to work. However, during the process of recovering the taskbar function, unfortunately I lost the mouse right click function totally. I feel, the right click was very useful in pinning the icons to task bar, recharging and manoeuvering other tasks. I feel lost. Kindly suggest means to get back the right click function. Thank you,
What if you just restart the explorer shell?
I think this helped me restore the store please keep the post available for sometime
Before I did this I turned on location for apps
I turned on store and all apps
I went into registry and turned on cortana – all values to 1 and search to 1
I did your store restore the app in poweshell step step by step
I restarted but nothing major happened
I shut down and things started to come back
I have store back and later came back Cortana and other apps
Please keep my name details private
THANK YOU
How to run PowerShell as Administrator?? i can’t open it in windows 10
Here you go: Open an elevated PowerShell instance
heres the command for the creators update
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11701.1001.99.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
used it just now and it worked
Thanks for sharing Patrick.
I have a big problem using powershell. I Face this erroe every time:
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path ‘C:\Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11701.1001.99.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml’ because it does not
exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register ?C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
************
I have deleted My Store App (and other apps) , with CCleaner , and now most apps came back (like : sports, 3dbuilder etc) but Store is completely disappeared.
Help me plz.
(OS Windows 10 6bit)
It can be one of the following reasons:
1. The store app version is different from “11701.1001.99.0”. In this case, go to the WindowsApps folder and correct the path to the Store app.
2. The files of the Store app got deleted. For the solution, check out the following comment by fsociety.
AAAHH!! Thanks!
Been searching forums everywhere and this solution worked!
My issue was with the Photos app. No image files would open. Found the Store cache might be corrupt, but none of the solutions or clearing the cache helped.
Your exact solution didn’t help either (re-adding the Store app), but then I tried the entry for the Photos app using this method and voila!
So thanks again!
thanks man i’ve been searching for the solution for a long time so thanks
tried all the ways and keep getting this any help would be great full
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path ‘C:\Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11610.1001.23.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml’ because it does not
exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFou
ndException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11703.1001.45.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
This worked for me replace: “WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11703.1001.45.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe”
With what comes after “pakagefullname ” after typing Get-Appxpackage -Allusers.
Poor article. The apps are very useful, and very well made. Hardly anyone removes them as MOST people LOVE them. I use many of them, and I am a power user. If you wish to make statements like this you really need to show sources for your allegations.
It depends.
In this very case, I just explained my opinion and tried to help users who accidentally removed Windows Store.
Thanks.
I had uninstalled all Windows default apps. Then my daughter said she couldn’t find minecraft and it was her favourite game.
Hmm, tried getting it off the net and it was a paid version.
I followed your steps, re-added Store and downloaded the game.
Thanks.
You are amazing! for almost 16mos I’ve agonized over my MS Store missing (and constantly getting pop-up dialogues saying “You need a new application to open this file”), because of a corrupted Insiders Build. I even rode out several more Insiders Builds to see if the problem got corrected; it did not. So, I left the Insiders Build Program, hoping that in stable-release-only then the problem would be corrected; it still did not.
I tried every MS_Store Reset execution known to man, to no avail. The only advice Microsoft could give me was to do a “Clean Reinstall.” Which, by the way, seems to be the default answer about everything in Windows 10, and would be my biggest gripe!
Nonetheless, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
Worked for me. Thank you!
Great
worked fer me!
IT´s WORKS, thanks.
Thank you a lot ! It worked for me ! Now I can have Windows store again, and have xbox application to play BF1 *-* TY again !
great, this worked! thanks
damn, it worked in like in a minute or two, soooo good, thank you.
i was soooooooooooooo excited.
goto C:\Program Files\
take ownership of the WindowsApps folder and all sub-folers
open cmd as admin and enter these commands
cd C:\Program Files\WindowsApps
powershell
Get-ChildItem .\ | where {$_.Attributes -match’Directory’} | foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.Fullname)\AppXManifest.xml”}
there will be a lot of red text but don’t worry you’ll get most of your apps back
First in powershell:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object {$_.PackageFullName -like “*WindowsStore*”}
Copy the PackageFullname and put in
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
This worked for me.
Thank you very much – working like a charm :))
PS C:\> Get-Appxpackage -Allusers|? packagefullname -like *windowsstore*
Name : Microsoft.WindowsStore
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond,
S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : X64
ResourceId :
Version : 11711.1001.5.0
PackageFullName : Microsoft.WindowsStore_11711.1001.5.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
InstallLocation : C:\Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11711.1001.5.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe
PublisherId : 8wekyb3d8bbwe
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-18 [S-1-5-18]: Staged}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind : Store
Status : Ok
PS C:\> Add-AppxPackage -Register “C:\Program files\windowsapps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_1
1711.1001.5.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\appxmanifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
PS C:\> wsreset
Woo it works for me!
works, thanks
Happy to hear.
This solution works fine if you search for the right package folder.
It worked!
Thanks
Thanks for this approach found here.
Awesome instructions! This worked for me after I tweaked it just a little. In the process I learned more about how to use PowerShell! Thank you!
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Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11805.1001.42.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode
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worked perfectly for me, thank you.
Wow!!!! This restore my Windows Store that suddenly disappeared. Thanks for this wonderful trick.
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path ‘C:\Program
Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.16299.492_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
\AppxManifest.xml’ because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFou
ndException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
THANNKSSSS
i get this….
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path ‘C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.8.3.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\A
ppxManifest.xml’ because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFou
ndException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
Thank you very much..
It worked instantly..
This solution didn’t work for me because the PackageFullName didn’t correspond to the path on my hard disk.
To see the right path, go in WindowsApps directory (you must appropriate this path) and search for the real name.
For me, the command “Get-Appxpackage -Allusers” returned:
Microsoft.WindowsStore_11705.1001.21.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe”
But the name in WindowsApps is:
“Microsoft.WindowsStore_11712.1001.23.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe”
So, in the command “Add-AppxPackage”, I put the right name and it works ;)
I got the following error
Please help
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Package could not be registered.
error 0x80070002: The Visual Elements extension failed while processing the Notification element.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 718b6218-82da-0001-a00d-8c71da82d401 in the Event Log or use
the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID 718b6218-82da-0001-a00d-8c71da82d401
At line:2 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Win …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (C:\Program File…ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
Thanks a lot!
I made a mistake with Windows Privacy Dashboard (WPD) and uninstalled all my apps. The package folder were still there, so the PS command worked perfectly. \o/
I am trying to restore Windows Store and it does not work.
Directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps does not have any folder starting with Microsoft.WindowsStore. All it has are the following. Any ideas on what I can do to get Store App back
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
—- ————- —— —-
d—– 5/19/2020 8:57 AM Deleted
d—– 5/19/2020 3:04 PM DeletedAllUserPackages
d—– 5/19/2020 3:04 PM Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.6_1.6.24903.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d—– 5/19/2020 3:04 PM Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.6_1.6.24903.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d—– 5/19/2020 3:04 PM Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.26706.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d—– 1/30/2017 6:39 PM MovedPackages
d—– 3/19/2019 10:22 AM Mutable
d—– 3/19/2019 10:22 AM MutableBackup
hello guys , i want to say thank you veryyyyy much cause my windows store it worked for me take care.
Hey there. I’m a first time learner when it comes to power shell, and I more or less have the gist of it. But it seems that this guide and ->https://winaero.com/how-to-remove-all-bundled-apps-in-windows-10/, pretty much did not anticipate my version or build as I cannot reinstall the Microsoft Store app again! I followed everything to the letter, and I cannot even so much as find the app folder in WindowsApps. And, I could not find anything regarding the Microsoft Store when using the Get-Appxpackage -Allusers command.
I basically just need the Microsoft Store installed again. I don’t care about any of the other apps quite frankly.
Also in addition, I used to get the start menu moved to a different monitor by using software called DisplayFusion (I am on multi-monitor). Now ever since I used that guide, the start menu doesn’t carry over again. Is there another app package I’m missing? Please help!
Thanks a million in advanced!
Using the 3rd method I’ve managed to ms store back up and running. Kudos!
Used 1st method. Works like a charm
It worked, thanks x100!
For other people not able to download from store.rg-adguard.net via Chrome:
Open inspector, go to the Console tab, if you click a link you’ll get a “Mixed Content” error but it provides the actual link to tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com which you can right click and open in a new tab to get the file.
My windows store was deeply corruped, not even a Windows reinstall worked.
I’ve spent hours trying to resolve this problem, visited like a hunderd sites, tried every single obscure powershell command from microsoft forums, poweruser, stackoverflow, etc.
This is the only thing that actually worked, thanks!
Thanks for fix