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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  1. Anonymous
    2013-10-21T03:45:46+00:00

    Decided to sign up just to tell you that your a Genius! 

    thank you so much!

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-21T04:31:24+00:00

    Thank you so much! I'd been dealing with this issue since 8.1 was released and really didn't want to have to reinstall.

    I tip my hat to you, good sir.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-30T01:09:33+00:00

    Yahya!!!! You are AMAZING!!!! So if you're App Store isn't working, PLEASE...PLEASE follow Yahya's instructions! Only thing is you want to hit Windows Button + "R" and then copy and past the following:

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

    After I did that I was able to connect to the Windows Store no problem! BAM and BAM!!!! DO IT, and get on with your life! Cheers to you Yahya!

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-10-30T01:10:48+00:00

    And BTW...I did sign up to simply tell you that you're MY HERO!!!!! =0)

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