I got 2 question. 1. why did my windows 11 home deactivate after the windows update? 2. Why is the Microsoft store acting up?

Anonymous
2024-12-05T20:35:00+00:00

For the Windows 11 home, I've tried a lot of things to try and get it back up and going, but nothing is working. My key isn't even a year old.

For the store, my Xbox app wouldn't detect my friends list and when i went to launch a game it couldn't sync my cloud data and said i wasn't signed in even though i was. i tried a lot of things as well for this to work, nothing. the last thing i tried was the app repair and reset which uninstalled it. i tried installing it back and the Microsoft store couldn't do it and would just say error and that you've found an issue and are working on it. and it wasn't just the Xbox app that i couldn't reinstall, it was also the game bar and the gaming services app. i had know issues with the app yesterday either.

I could really use the help.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. EmilyS726 269K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-12-06T00:33:35+00:00

    You are welcome. Sounds good. I have your thread subscribed, so when you get back to me with the same account, I will be notified.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-06T00:32:13+00:00

    Okay. it might be a day or so before i can get the windows installed again.

    I'll reply to this post if it works or not.

    Thank you for your time!

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  3. EmilyS726 269K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-12-06T00:30:23+00:00

    It can be all due to the same issue. Let's try not to get ahead of ourselves. Get the media created, run the repair install, then some might resolve on its own, if not, we will sort it through.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-06T00:09:30+00:00

    i got a friend's that i can use for it.

    Another thing my Windows Defender firewall is not working either. when i went and tried to fix the store i uninstalled it through PowerShell, but couldn't because it says this. Is this due to my windows issue or something else? and will the store come back when i fix windows?

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  5. EmilyS726 269K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-12-06T00:02:47+00:00

    Yes, those steps you took is correct.

    Do you have another computer to help do this instead? Because corruption issue can also affect this process (not always, but it could).

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