Windows store does not open - missing PurgeCaches

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Windows store does not open; always goes back to start screen. When I opened, wsreset.exe, then I got this error message...

Windows cannot find 'ms-windows-store:PurgeCaches'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.

What should I do? Note that the store actually works in other user account.

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This command line solution (power shell to be exact) I found in other thread fix it for me

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

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Luis Cantero replied on

Please run the following in a Command Window to re-register the Store app:

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

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Don't do anything else other than cutting and running this code make sure you do nothing else other than Running this.

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

I wish i have known this before i re-freshed my wndows 8. What happened to me was that i deleted the packages folder C:\Users\**********\AppData\Local\Packages\.* i thought it was temp files or cache. Microsoft should change the location of this package folder or add recognizable name such as Store Apps Packages.

Thanks for your help.

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Running powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml at the command line (Search->Run->cmd.exe) is the answer! I've been having this problem for months and this finally fixed it. THANK YOU TO WHOMEVER FIGURED THIS OUT!!!!!!!!!!

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Anonymous

2014-04-30T19:36:01+00:00
I tried to run this command, but got the following. My Store, PC Settings and some of the tiles do not work. Any ideas?

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]

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C:\WINDOWS\system32>powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -Di

sableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xm

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\WINDOWS\WinStore\AppxManifest.xm'

because it does not exist.

At line:1 char:1
- Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register
$Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxM ...
```
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\WINDOWS\WinStore\AppxManifes  

   t.xm:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException  

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManag  

   er.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand  

C:\WINDOWS\system32&gt;
```
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Anonymous

2014-04-13T18:54:08+00:00

This command line solution (power shell to be exact) I found in other thread fix it for me

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

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Luis Cantero replied on

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Please run the following in a Command Window to re-register the Store app:

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

Thank You, this solution works perfect.
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