WIndows 10 Store Not Installed

Anonymous
2015-08-23T04:09:19+00:00

Hello,

Whenever I try to open Windows Store, it gives me the error message, "This app can't open. There's a problem with Store. Contact your system administrator about repairing or reinstalling it."

When I go to C:\Windows, there's no Winstore folder. Therefore, there is no AppxManifest.xml to guide Powershell in reinstalling everything.

The SFC and DISM are in progress, and I am just about to close Edge to try the "Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}" command. I don't think I'll have much luck, though, because it calls for the C:\Windows\Winstore\AppXManifest.xml file as well.

EDIT:

Alrighty then, the aforementioned command worked but not to fix Store. It apparently just reinstalled some of the apps, or updated their AppXManifests or something.

So, as I said, nothing. Yay. A little help here?

EDIT:

Neither SFC nor DISM found anything wrong.

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Anonymous
2020-12-04T21:25:41+00:00

I HAVE ULTIMATE FIX FOR THIS I GOT NO MS FOR 2 YEARS NOTHING HELPED:

1.install xbox app:

https://aka.ms/XboxInstaller

2.log in

3.click on your avatar->settings

in second tab there should be something telling u ,,u need microsoft store to xbox app work good'' and u just simply click ,,install''

No problem guys.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-11-27T14:45:26+00:00

    Nice tip, but the Xbox app (on the Windows Store website) is a Windows 10 app too and when you go "Get" it, it tries to open your local Windows Store app (calling "ms-windows-store"). And the XboxInstaller.exe forces you to upgrade your Windows 10 version if you don't have the absolute latest build (which I don't want to do right now due to lack of time, disk space, and patience).

    So what worked for me (also really simple) was:

    1. Go to the folder: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps and search for "WindowsStore"
    2. This will probably yield just one folder. In my case it was Microsoft.WindowsStore_11909.1002.3.0_neutral_split.scale-100_8wekyb3d8bbwe
    3. Inside this folder you will find the AppxManifest.xml
    4. Open PowerShell as an Administrator and run the following command:

    Add-AppxPackage -register "COMPLETE_PATH_TO_YOUR_AppxManifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode

    Example: Add-AppxPackage -register "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11909.1002.3.0_neutral_split.scale-100_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode

    That's it.

    Obs.: You will need administrator privilege to access this folder. In my case I even had to seize ownership of the folder WindowsApps (which is owned by TrustedInstaller). I've changed the owner to the local Administrators group. I don't know if this has repercussions (or even if it would be necessary for you), so proceed with caution.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-11-26T14:38:31+00:00

    This is what worked for me, thank you, sir. You provided better help than the people that work for the Gazillion Dollar Company.

    P.S. works with the standard version of Windows 10 (Y)

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-11-04T04:48:50+00:00

    only showing this message how to reaolve

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-11-03T19:29:16+00:00

    I know this topic is old and I know I probably shouldn't post to something this old but I figured I would to help future users who continue to have this issue. I have tried all of the methods on this forum thread - nothing works.

    Quick fix - log into the online store. Google Windows 10 store and login. Download the XBOX APP. (I know XBOX is the last thing you would install at this point~)

    Open the app after it has installed. You will then click your user photo the top right of the app. Click settings. This will show that you NEED the Windows 10 Store to get the games to work. Click install and then your problem has been resolved! This application needs to be something we can download from online sources such as the App store online or from a Google search.

    I hope this helps someone else.

    Thank you Joe909, but for some kind of reason, I tried with different browsers but nothing happen when I click install to my device, this thing is so frustrating, every time Windows is doing an upgrade my windows Store get screwed and now I can't even do an upgrade repair with option to keep files and apps because the system is telling not able with newest version of windows 10. I cannot understand that Microsoft is not able to fix something as simple.

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