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How To: Fix Stopped Windows Store Downloads in

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Rod Trent

Aug 11, 2015

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There's been numerous reports of Windows Store problems

for the last few days with the primary problem of not being
able to download app updates. This has affected me, too,
but only on a single device. The Windows Store for my HP
Spectre x360 still works just fine, but my Surface Pro 3 has
experienced non-stop issue.
The problem has become so prevalent that Microsoft is
working on a fix that should deliver through Windows Update soon. Mary Jo Foley talked
to Microsoft about the problem (she was affected, too so I guess I'm in good company)
and they issued a statement that "The issue will be resolved within next 48 hours via
Windows Update".

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Like Mary Jo, I tried numerous fixes including attempting to reset the Windows Store
cache and running a Windows Store troubleshooter (which told me that a registry key
was corrupted, but it couldn't fix it). None of them worked. However, I did finally come
upon a fix. The fix comes from the early days in the Windows 10 Technical Preview beta
cycle and is essentially a way to reregister the Windows Store with Windows 10.
Y ou can wait for Microsoft's official fix to arrive over Windows Update, and is probably
the best thing to do. However, if not having the ability to get app updates is driving you
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insane, like it was me, here's how to fix it

1. Right-click on the Windows 10 Start button and choose Command Prompt

(Admin).

2. Copy the following PowerShell command and paste it into the CMD window:

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "& {$manifest = (GetAppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ;

Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}"

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3. Hit Enter to initiate the script.

4. After the script finishes, immediately reboot the computer.

Once you reboot, you can jump back into the Windows Store and the pending app
updates should start to download.
P.S. Y our mileage may vary on this one. I've heard from many that it works perfectly
and solved their Windows Store problems. For a few others (small number), this fix didn't
solve their issue - which means there's probably another issue at play. Ultimately, the fix
is on its way from Microsoft. Let's hope the company's update works for all instances.
BUT, WAIT...THERE'S PROBABLY MORE...

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on Oct 1, 2015

crramirez

Excellent worked!! Thanks

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on Oct 4, 2015

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Thanks for the help

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on Oct 5, 2015

Amnon's Window 10

Sorry, it didn't work for me.

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on Oct 14, 2015

brenth

Simply doesn't work for me!! Can anyone explain why the solution is claimed to work for some
and not for others?
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10240]
(c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command ""
Get-AppxPackage : %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
Error message string not found
At line:1 char:17
+ + ~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Add-AppxPackage],
ParameterBindingArgumentTransformationExce
ption
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId :
ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Com
mands.AddAppxPackageCommand
C:\WINDOWS\system32>
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on Nov 18, 2015

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hi i did the command prompt gesture

now my windows store icon is missing from taskbar and unable to open the same
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Marlene

on Dec 8, 2015

mine too. how did you fix that?

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JB

on Dec 23, 2015

Did not work for me either. Now windows 10 does not update either so how do I reverse the
situation ?
JB
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on Nov 21, 2015

bosspaul

Thank you so much it worked. When it happened to me around last month I left it for about a
week and it fixed itself
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on Nov 28, 2015

hlatuff

thanks for the tip. Worked for me. Had previously gone with another suggested solution which
involved downloading something called reimage or something and it was a bit of a pain to then
remove. Lucky to have found the advice above
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on Dec 8, 2015

Marlene

i did the command prompt gesture and then the windows store icon disappeared. Now what?
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on Dec 9, 2015

Vauz

Same problem for me. Store icon disappeared and I cannot even open it. Any solution?
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on Dec 23, 2015

JB

Did not work for me. And now the Windows 10 update is stalling. How do I reverse ?
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on Dec 23, 2015

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I would recommend trying the GWX Control Panel that I wrote about a couple of weeks ago.
It seems to help with that.
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KNIVES

on Feb 9, 2016

Sir please help me i dont know what to do, im using windows 10. my windows store is
missing i try to find it in my laptop even my search doesnt work either. please help me as
soon as possible. Thank your for your kind and fast response.
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on Feb 9, 2016

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This may help you out:

answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_store/windows-storemissing-in-windows-10/e630a6b3-f7f4-434c-a14f-f691ddde2936?
linkId=16171435&page=2&auth=1
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on Dec 25, 2015

clauca

I just registered to say that this really worked for me, THANK YOU. I tried all the other
methods and none of the worked. This one did :-)
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on Jan 4, 2016

wiza

Hey,
This method is flawed and it may cause issues on windows 10 machines. I couldn't role it
back and had to reinstall windows. I think the warning at the end of the article needs to reflect
that.
Windows store app was removed from my machine and I was not able to reinstall it using any
scripts from MS support site.
Cheers
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on Jan 8, 2016

Tejit

STILL NOT WORKING - HELP!!!!!!!

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Hi All!
My windows store stopped working suddenly.
It shows this symbol -- @. This is true for many other windows apps as well.
I have windows 10 and have tried out many troubleshooters and solutions, but none of them
have helped me.
Please help - its really important!!!
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on Feb 15, 2016

Don Ashique

sir its not working still

plssssss hlp me
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on Feb 18, 2016

sumanth

my windows store doesn't work it is showing symbol @ and it is totally gone from windows
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on Apr 22, 2016

arnmac

This fixed my problem. However I will say that I did forcefully turn my computer off after it sat
"configuring windows" for 2 hours after I requested the reboot. When it came back up
everything worked just fine.
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