How to fix "windows cannot find 'ms-windows-store:purge caches', make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again"

Anonymous
2013-01-20T06:29:05+00:00

I got an error message saying "windows cannot find 'ms-windows-store:purge caches', make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again". I have no ideas what it mean. Please help.

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Anonymous
2013-10-20T23:06:00+00:00

Go to

Ctrl X

Bring up the Windows powershell admin

Type in the following

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml

Go back to windows store and it should re-work!!

Kudos to Luis Cantero from this post http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8\_1-windows\_store/just-updated-to-windows-81-and-the-windows-store/c4cf204d-bd99-426c-b800-9c9125ae739c?page=2

Enjoy

Yahya Al-Din

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-09-04T06:14:45+00:00

    Hi, I did this and yes, the Windows Store is now finally working. Thank you so much! But when I go to PC Settings, it still does the same thing. What could be the problem behind this, do you have any idea?

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-08-11T07:15:30+00:00

    Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources i

    modifies are currently in use.

    error 0x80004004: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy!Windows.Stor

    NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 2720b749-b530-0001-cab7-202730b5cf01 in the Event Log or use

    the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID 2720b749-b530-0001-cab7-202730b5cf01

    At line:1 char:1

    • Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register C:\Windows\WinStore\AppxManife ... 
    •

        + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (C:\Windows\WinStore\AppxManifest.XML:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Excepti

        + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

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