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
    2013-11-05T20:54:08+00:00

    Thank you,  I have been trying to fix this since installing 8.1  on 10/17/2013.  I have tried 15 or so different fixes/ pieces of advice.  Nothing worked until I found this.  Yes - you are amazing.  Thanks again.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-11-05T01:36:23+00:00

    This fix doesnt work for me.  I get 

    PS C:\Users\John> powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -Disa

    bleDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml

    Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Package could

    not be registered. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CF6)

    An internal error occurred with error 0x80070005. See

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=235160 for help diagnosing app

    deployment issues.

    NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId]

    d995a655-d5d8-0000-5fa6-97d9d8d5ce01 in the Event Log or use the command line

    Get-AppxLog -ActivityID d995a655-d5d8-0000-5fa6-97d9d8d5ce01

    At line:1 char:1

    • Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register

    C:\Windows\WinStore\AppxManife ...

    • 

    
+ CategoryInfo          : WriteError: (C:\Windows\WinStore\AppxManifest.xm

l:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageMa

nager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-11-02T18:32:21+00:00

    I have same problem my Windows store not open I'm getting message below in the picture I have try everything not work for me Windows 8.1 MC please help?!

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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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