My Microsoft Store is missing

Question

Hi, as you can see from the title subject, yes my microsoft store is missing, i searched on the web and tried many ways, many of them didnt work for me. for example, i tried uninstalling ms store and reinstall using powershell (admin) using this command

Get-AppXPackage *WindowsStore* -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

but all it did is just showing up this error

Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Package could not be registered.

error 0xC002001B: windows.licensing failed to update critical data for

Microsoft.WindowsStore_22204.1401.5.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe. Try again and contact the package publisher if the problem

persists.

NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 797e5568-7996-000b-705a-7e799679d801 in the Event Log or use

the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 797e5568-7996-000b-705a-7e799679d801

At line:1 char:53

• ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...

•             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
  

  • CategoryInfo : WriteError: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

can you tell me how to fix this problem!!

Answer 1

HI, I have tried downloading a new patch (kb5015020) and it has solved the problem.

Answer 2

This is weird. Usually, one of these procedures resolves this problem.

Have you looked for the Microsoft Store in the Start Menu apps list?

Was the InPlace Upgrade successful, or did you get an error?

If the InPlace Upgrade was successful, do the following:

Create a new local user with administrator privileges.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/cre...

Then log out of the current user, log into the new user and see if Microsoft Store will be available.

Answer 3

i tried both ways but nothing has worked

Answer 4

Hi ZXOng.

I'm David, and I'm happy to help you.

Re-register the native Windows apps. (Close all Windows apps)

1. Press "Windows + X" and select "Windows PowerShell (Admin)";
2. Type or paste the following command and press Enter:

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Note: Several red warnings may appear when running this command. Ignore them. It's normal.

3. Restart the PC.

If it persists, do an Inplace Upgrade. This procedure reinstalls Windows.

But don't worry. You have the option to keep files, settings, and apps.

1. Download the Media Creation Tool and run it;

Access the link below and click on "Download tool now".

https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/win...

2. Accept the terms of use;
3. Select "Upgrade this PC now" and click "Next";
4. At the "Ready to install" screen, select "Choose what to keep" and select what you want to keep.
5. Click "Install" and wait for the procedure to finish. Your computer may restart several times.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions.