Sometimes the Windows 10 App Store may be missing from the system. There are many reasons for this and we will not deal with them. The purpose of this article is to tell and teach the user how to download and install the Windows Store in Top Ten. So, without debugging, let's get down to business.
The first option that we will describe involves using the functionality of the Windows 10 PowerShell system tool.
It is done like this:
- Click on the search icon located on the system taskbar. In the search field, we begin to write the name of the program, right-click on the desired result and select the item to run as administrator.
- Copy the command below and paste it into the PowerShell window. To paste text, simply right-click on an empty area of the blue box. Then press Enter.
Get-AppxPackage *windowsstore* -AllUsers | Foreach (Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppxManifest.xml")
- As a result, the process of restoring the store will follow. We are waiting for its completion.
- A command line prompt will indicate a successful fix. Now the window can be closed.
- Write the name of the store in the search. He must be found. Try running the application.
If the Windows Store is still not found or continues to work with errors, proceed to the next instruction.
- Start Windows PowerShell again and enter the following command in the window. When this is done, press Enter
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select Name, PackageFullName
- Find the line marked below and copy its exact value to your clipboard. In order to copy the text, press the key combination Ctrl + C.
- In the command below, instead of the words "command_name", paste the copied value. We transfer the resulting result to the PowerShell window and press Enter.
Be careful not to include extra spaces in your code!
Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Program Files\WindowsAPPS\ commandname\AppxManifest.xml"
- The process of fixing the Windows store will follow. We are waiting for the end of the operation.
- When the prompt cursor flashes again in front of us, the window can be closed.
Now the functionality of the store can be checked again.
Using a second computer or virtual machine
There is another way that can help restore the Windows Store. It works like this:
- First we need to find a second computer with Windows installed. A virtual machine will also do. When access to them is obtained, it is necessary to configure permissions to view the system directory with store files. To do this, follow the path indicated below, and in the small warning window, click "Continue".
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps
- In the small window that appears, click on the link marked with a red frame.
- Then click on the "Advanced" button.
- Here we select the item "Continue".
- Click on the link shown in the screenshot below.
- Enter the username and click the "OK" button.
- We check whether our account has been established as the owner and confirm the changes made.
- We close this window. We don't need it anymore.
- We do the same here.
Ready. If you did everything correctly, the directory with the Windows Store files will open. Now they need to be copied to the computer on which the store is not running.
In order to find out the username of your computer, go to the path below.
C:\Users
When the files are placed on the machine with the error, you can restart your computer and check the operation of the Windows store.
Attention: all the instructions below will work only under an account with administrator rights.
What to do if the App Store closes immediately after launch
If your Windows Store is present on the system but is not working properly, read on. We have provided several solutions to the problem.
Method 1: Accessing WindowsApps
Perhaps you simply do not have enough permissions to access the catalog for the Windows Store to function properly. A little higher, we have given instructions for obtaining such access. Try to do the same and restart your PC or laptop. If the problem persists, move on to the next method.
Method 2: Software Repair Tool
There is a special utility that can restore the store in the Windows 10 operating system. Consider how to work with this program:
- Download the official version of the software and run it. In the window that appears, check the box for accepting the license, then click on "Next".
- We wait while the application checks our operating system for integrity.
- When the restart button appears, close all applications, save their data and click "Restart now".
- After restarting Windows 10, the process will resume.
- Check the box marked with the number "1" and click on the "Install updates" button.
- Reboot the PC again.
Ready. Now the functionality of the store can be checked.
Method 3: Troubleshooter
There is another program that can find and fix the problem with the app store in the "Ten". It works like this:
- Download the utility and run it as an administrator. At the first stage, just click "Next".
Microsoft changed policy dramatically with the release of Windows 8; and as the future has shown - in a positive direction! Optimization of the interface for touch control, "tiled style" icons, high performance and the built-in Windows Store have become a real revolution.
The advent of Windows 10 was a kind of work on the bugs: the Start button was returned to its usual place, the tiles were made less intrusive, and the Windows Store became richer and more functional. Fortunately, it has replenished with a huge number of applications, games and multimedia content.
How to restore (download) the Windows Store on Windows 10?
Some users are having an issue with the Windows Store. It happens that for no apparent reason, the store completely refuses to start. This happens, although not often, but can lead to a number of problems: problems with access to applications, the inability to purchase games / movies / music and other content.
Everyone can solve the problem, even though the method may seem difficult the first time. It is worth emphasizing that it is impossible to download MS Windows Store as a separate file (program) for Windows 10. Another thing is recovery through PowerShell.
To get started you need:
In the PowerShell window that opens, enter the command: Get-AppxPackage *windowsstore* -AllUsers | Foreach (Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppxManifest.xml") and press Enter.
After that, there will be a process of checking for errors, fixing, and then downloading and installing the Windows Store.
To open the Windows Store, you must:
In this article, we want to show you how to reinstall the market in a new operating system - Windows 10. It happens that users experiment while studying new software, sometimes they can delete something important. Maybe you used to think that the store is an unnecessary tool on your PC, but now you realize that in fact it is a necessary program. The store in Windows 10 also has another name - UniStore. It works on all devices whose operating system is Windows.
In such a market, the user will be able to download various programs for a PC or mobile device, or tablet. There are also other software products available for purchase.
We will try to tell you as clearly as possible about installing the Store app so that you can repeat all the steps for us.
Reinstalling the Store after deleting it
This method of setting up the Store is suitable for those users who have previously deleted it software. If a folder called WindowsApps remains on your device and you have not taken any action to change the rights, then this reinstallation will suit you.
You can start installing the store through an application called PowerShell. Use the search to find it. Then right-click on the application and select the "Run as Administrator" action.
A blue dialog box will open in front of you. In it you need to enter the command:
Get-AppxPackage *windowsstore* -AllUsers | Foreach(Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppxManifest.xml")
It is best to enter this task manually.
In cases where the command is completed, try to find the store through the search by entering the word Store in it. If it appears, then the store is already installed, and you can proceed to use it.
If you are unlucky and the command did not give any result, try using another method to solve the problem. Now, in the same PowerShell window, enter the following task:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select Name, PackageFullName.
When the task is completed, a large list with different applications of the UniStore store will appear in the same window. Find the application called Microsoft.WindowsStore and use your mouse to copy its full name written in the right column.
After that, enter a new command in this window:
Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Program Files\WindowsAPPS\FullName\AppxManifest.xml"
Where the full_name should be replaced with the copied text from the previous command. Once this task is completed, the store should install again, but its icon won't appear in the taskbar, so use Search again to find it.
Install the market using another PC
If after all the actions applied, the store did not appear on your device, it shows various errors, try the following manipulations.
Your device may be angry that certain files are missing from it. Therefore, they can be taken from another computer, which also has version 10 of Windows installed, or install the system in virtual machine and copy the necessary data from there.
For some users, these words will seem too intimidating, and the actions are difficult, but do not take it easy enough, just repeat after us.
First, you need to give yourself rights to manage the WindowsApps folder on the device where you are having problems with the store.
From the computer on which the market is running, from a folder with the same name, copy the files and move them to the PC with the problem. They should be named as in the picture or may be slightly different.
Once the copy is complete, open PowerShell as Admin again and enter the task one last time:
ForEach ($folder in get-childitem) (Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\$folder\AppxManifest.xml")
After executing the command again through the search, check for the presence of the store, it should already appear.
The Windows Software Market is a useful application. Perhaps at some point it will seem unnecessary to you, you are not in a hurry. You shouldn't delete it. Anything can happen, and perhaps in the future it will still be useful to you. I hope the article was helpful to you.
Microsoft is trying with the help of the operating Windows systems 10 put together various devices: desktop computers, laptops, phones, tablets and even a game console. The idea of combining devices into a single ecosystem implies that they will run one Windows 10 app store, which will be available as solutions for a separate platform, as well as universal programs. At the same time, you cannot simply download it from the Internet and install it on your computer, and we suggest that you read the instructions on how to do this using the operating system tools with or without a Windows 10 image.
The Windows app store built into the operating system is quite difficult to remove from the computer, like any basic program. You can uninstall it using third-party programs or the PowerShell console. If the program was removed in this way, and you need to reinstall it, then this can be done using the system tools without downloading the Windows 10 image.
In cases where the store gives an error or closes immediately after downloading, you will have to reinstall the Windows 10 store from the image, which will also be discussed later in the article.
Important: If the WindowsApps folder was previously deleted from the computer or the access rights to it were changed, this instruction will not help restore the application store.
There are two ways to install the app store on the Windows 10 operating system, if the base files are not damaged.
First way
Get-AppxPackage *windowsstore* -AllUsers | Foreach (Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppxManifest.xml")
- When the command is entered, press Enter;
- If the command was executed without errors in the PowerShell window and a new line appeared with a suggestion to refer to System32, then the installation went without problems. To verify this, find the Windows 10 store in the search for the query "Store" or "Store" - depending on the level of localization of the operating system.
Second way
- Run the PowerShell app as an administrator;
- Next, write in the window that opens a command that allows you to see a list of basic applications available for installation:
Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Program Files\WindowsAPPS\(Full store name copied earlier)\AppxManifest.xml"
- After pressing Enter, the command should work and the Windows 10 store app will be installed on the computer.
Attention: In some situations, installation may fail due to lack of TrustedInstaller permission. So that the error does not interfere with the installation, if it occurs.
If the instructions above did not help you install the basic operating system application, the only option left is to reinstall it from the Windows 10 image. To do this, download from the Internet (from the Microsoft website) the operating system image of the required version and bitness. After that, emulate it in the operating system (you can use the Daemon Tools program) and run the Setup.exe file.
By default, Windows 10 comes with a Store app that lets you buy and install additional apps. Removing the "Store" will lead to the fact that you will lose access to receive new programs, so it must be restored or reinstalled.
Installing the Store for Windows 10
There are several ways to get back a deleted Store. If you erased it without getting rid of the WindowsApps folder, you can most likely restore it. But if the folder has been deleted or the restore doesn't work, then installing the Store from scratch is fine for you. Before proceeding with its return, issue permissions for your account.
- Being on the main section hard drive, navigate to the Program Files folder, find the WindowsApps subfolder and open its properties.
Open the properties of the WindowsApps folder
- Perhaps this folder will be hidden, so activate the show of hidden folders in Explorer in advance: go to the "View" tab and check the box next to the "Show hidden items" function.
Turn on the display of hidden elements
- In the properties that open, go to the "Security" tab.
Go to the "Security" tab
- Go to advanced security settings.
Click on the "Advanced" button to go to additional security settings
- On the "Permissions" tab, click on the "Continue" button.
Click the "Continue" button to view the existing permissions
- On the Owner row, use the Change button to reassign the owner.
Click on the "Change" button to change the owner of the right
- In the window that opens, enter the name of your account to give yourself access to the folder.
Enter the account name in the lower text field
- Save your changes and start restoring or reinstalling the store.
Click the "Apply" and "OK" buttons to save your changes.
First recovery option
Video: how to restore the "Store" Windows 10
Second recovery option
- From a PowerShell command prompt running as an administrator, run Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select Name, PackageFullName.
We execute the command Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select Name, PackageFullName
- Thanks to the entered command, you will get a list of applications from the store, find the line WindowsStore in it and copy its value.
Copy line WindowsStore
- Copy and paste the following command into the command prompt: Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Program Files\WindowsAPPS\X\AppxManifest.xml", then press Enter.
Run the command Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Program Files\WindowsAPPS\X\AppxManifest.xml"
- After executing the command, the process of restoring the "Store" will begin. Wait for it to end and check if the store has appeared using the system search bar - type the word store in the search.
Checking if the "Shop" is back or not
Reinstalling the Store
What to do if you failed to return the "Store"
If neither the restoration nor the reinstallation of the "Store" helped to return it, then one option remains - download the Windows 10 installer, run it and choose not to reinstall the system, but to update. After performing the update, all built-in programs will be restored, including the Store, and user files will remain intact.
Select the method "Upgrade this PC"
Make sure that the Windows 10 installer updates the system to the same version and bitness that is currently installed on your computer.
Is it possible to install "Store" in Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB
Enterprise LTSB is a version of the operating system designed for a network of computers in companies and business organizations, in which the main emphasis is on minimalism and stability. Therefore, it lacks most of the standard Microsoft programs, including the Store. You cannot install it using standard methods, you can find installation archives on the Internet, but not all of them are safe or at least working, so use them at your own peril and risk. If you have the opportunity to upgrade to any other version of Windows 10, then do it to get the "Store" in the official way.
Installing programs from the "Store"
In order to install a program from the store, just open it, log in to your Microsoft account, select the desired application from the list or using the search bar and click on the "Get" button. If your computer supports the selected application, the button will be active. For some applications, you will first have to pay.
You need to click the "Get" button to install the application from the "Store"
All applications installed from the Store will be located in the WindowsApps subfolder, located in the Program Files folder on the main hard drive partition. How to get access to edit and change this folder is described above in the article.
How to use the "Store" without installing it
It is not necessary to restore the "Store" as an application on a computer, since it can be used through any modern browser by going to the official Microsoft website. The browser version of the "Store" is no different from the original one - you can also select, install and buy the application in it, after logging in to your Microsoft account.
You can use the store through any browser
After removing the system "Store" from the computer, it can be restored or reinstalled. If these options do not work, then there are two ways out: update the system using the installation image or start using the browser version of the Store, available on the official Microsoft website. The only version of Windows 10 that cannot install Store is Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB.