Microsoft Store is a digital distribution platform service for Windows users that comes preinstalled in Windows 11. Whether its a game, app or anything related to Windows OS, you can download it from here. Its like Google Play Store for devices running Windows OS, especially Windows 11.
The company has completely revamped the Store app in Windows 11 to offer users better experience. As it is just another Windows app that comes preinstall, it is possible that you might experience bugs and issue while using it. For example, Microsoft Store force closing, unable to open or use it.
Running a Windows Store apps troubleshooter can fix the issue related to it. Sometimes, issue is so sticky that it also fails to fix the issue. Also, you can’t just uninstall and reinstall Microsoft Store in Windows 11.
Re-Register or Reinstall Microsoft Store App In Windows 11
In this situation, you can re-register Microsoft Store app in Windows 11 to fix the issue. Here’s how you can do that:
Right-click on the Start button and select Windows Terminal (Admin) from the menu.
When UAC dialog box appear, click Yes to continue.
Make sure, Windows Powershell is selected a default shell profile. If not, click on the down arrow and select Windows Powershell from the menu.
In the Windows PowerShell, type and execute this command:
For Current User: Get-AppXPackage *Microsoft.WindowsStore* | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
For All Users: Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *WindowsStore* | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Depending on your requirement, the system will re-register the Microsoft app in Windows 11 for Current user and All user account in Windows 11.
Once done, you can close Windows PowerShell windows or Windows Terminal.
You might be interested in reading blog post on how to reset store cache or reset Microsoft Store in Windows 11.
