Store app not working after windows 8.1 update
Store app not working after windows 8.1 update
April 10th, 2014 1:47pm

Hi, try the following.

On the affected PC open Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\InboxApplications


Under this key find they key relating to Windows Store app, this would be:

winstore_1.0.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy


Open this key and double click Path value, then copy its path.

The path will be:

C:\Windows\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml


This is the path to the XAML file that is the Windows Store app. (You may confirm this by opening the file in an elevated application, like elevated Notepad.)

Indeed, opening gives us:

 <Applications>   <Application Id="Windows.Store" StartPage="WinStore.htm">     <VisualElements DisplayName="ms-resource:TileDisplayName" Description="ms-resource:Description"


Now reinstall the app. To do that follow the procedure below:

1. Open Windows PowerShell ISE elevated by holding CTRL+SHIFT keys pressed when clicking the PoSH ISE icon.

2. Paste the following line into the PoSH prompt: 

Add-AppxPackage -Register "C:\Windows\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml" DisableDevelopmentMode

and hit ENTER to run the command.

This will reinstall your Windows Store app.

If you get an error that you haven't enough privileges, please temporary change execution policy by executing the following one-liner at the PowerShell ISE's command line: 

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned 

The Set-ExecutionPolicy cmdlet specifies that cmdlets are allowed to be run locally and are required to be digitally signed when executed from a remote computer, but all that for the current session only. Once you close the PowerShell ISE window, your PowerShell execution policy will revert to the state it had before you set the policy to RemoteSigned.

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April 10th, 2014 4:53pm

Hi,

In addition to Exotic Hadron mentioned,please run the following in a Command Window (CMD) to re-register the Store App:

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

Regards,

April 11th, 2014 9:49am

Hi Jackarthi,

Have any of the posted solutions helped to resolve your issue?  Please let us know!

Mike

Windows Outreach Team IT Pro

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April 15th, 2014 11:14pm

Hi Kelvin, had the store app problem again following a recent win8.1 update the powershell option you quote worked great. :-)
February 23rd, 2015 4:15pm

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