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how the hell do i get microsoft store to download minecraft launcher

HEHE hehe 5 Reputation points
2026-01-01T03:34:06.6366667+00:00

for the past 3 days I've been trying so many methods to figure out how I can get Microsoft store to download Minecraft launcher. and its ONLY anything Minecraft related that refuses to download. like I downloaded Xbox no problem, but when I try downloading anything Minecraft it just doesn't even load at all and then eventually Microsoft store crashes or I have to bring up task manager to stop it myself because it gets stuck. I've tried downloading the installer from minecraft.net but each time I try to run it, it just tells me that I have to download it from Microsoft store. I've tried logging in and logging out, I've ran PowerShell, I've restarted my pc, I've tried temporarily stopping my antivirus to see if that was stopping it, I've tried from registry, I've tried the wsreset.exe, I've tried pretty much everything that I can possibly do myself and NOTHING has worked, I imagine there are maybe a few things that I haven't tried but I don't know. and other things I don't want to try since I don't want to mess up my pc trying.

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  1. Lychee-Ng 18,605 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-03-10T13:00:17.46+00:00

    Hi HEHE hehe,

    Thanks for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A!

    It's been a while since you posted this issue. I'm wondering if any of the suggestions given by the Q&A Assist above helped, and if you have successfully downloaded Minecraft yet at this point? If not, I have a few different paths that maybe you would like to try out:

    1 - Repair Gaming Services

    • Right‑click Start > PowerShell/Terminal (Admin)
    • Run the following commands, one by one:
      • get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServices | remove-AppxPackage -allusers
      • get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServicesNet | remove-AppxPackage -allusers
    • Restart your PC > press Win + R > enter: ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=9MWPM2CQNLHN
    • When the page is opened, click Install > wait for it to fully complete
    • Open Microsoft Store and try to install Minecraft Launcher again.

    2 - Test with a new profile

    • Open Settings > Accounts > create a new local account
    • Sign into it > try to download Minecraft Launcher.
    • If it works, your old profile is corrupted.
    • Move your data to this account.

    Unfortunately, since Windows 10 has since out of support, you cannot try in-place upgrade or clean install with official edition. If your PC is qualified for upgrade, you may look into those more nuclear options.

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