How to restore the Microsoft Store on Windows 10

To provide genuine applications and software to users, Microsoft has used the Microsoft Store as a store and on the store there are many essential applications for computers. There are apps that are only available on the Microsoft Store and not on other platforms, which is hugely popular because it wants people to pay more attention to the Microsoft Store product.

However, there are many sets of Windows 10 computer cleaning tools that also have the function of deleting and hiding Microsoft Store, making it impossible for users to open them. In this case, you will need to restore the Microsoft Store on your computer to be able to install its proprietary applications. Here's how to most effectively restore Microsoft Store on Windows 10.

1. How to restore Microsoft Store in Settings

Microsoft Store is a service available on Windows 10, so they cannot be deleted but only hidden on the system, you just need to restart them to be able to use normally.

Step 1: You proceed to open Settings through the Start Menu of your computer.

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Step 2: Next, you choose Apps to see all the applications on the system.

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Step 3: You select the tab Apps & Features to see the applications available on the computer.

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Step 4: In the list of applications, you need to go to Microsoft Store and select Advanced options to open settings.

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Step 5: To restore the Microsoft Store, you need to choose Reset for the system to automatically handle it.

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2. How to restore Microsoft Store using PowerShell

PowerShell is a modern and a futuristic alternative to the many years old Command Prompt.

Step 1: You proceed to open the Start Menu => Enter PowerShell => Select Run as Administrator to grant the highest permissions.

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Step 2: Next, copy the following command to paste into PowerShell and press Enter to run.

Get-Appxpackage –Allusers

Note: To paste data in PowerShell, right click because Ctrl + V will not work.

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Step 3: When the command is finished running, you find the content named PackageFullName / PackageFamilyName is Microsoft.WindowsStore.

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Step 4: Next, you proceed to highlight the entire contents of the PackageFullName item and press Ctrl + C to copy them.

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Step 5: To restore the Microsoft Store, you will need to use the following command (note change the content in brackets).

Add-AppxPackage -register 'C: Program FilesWindowsApps (PackageFullName)' –DisableDevelopmentMode

After completing the command, you just need to press Enter for the system to automatically restore the Microsoft Store.

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3. How to restore all Windows default apps using PowerShell

(The sidelines) If you need to reinstall all of Windows 10's default applications (including the Microsoft Store), then use the simple command below.

Step 1: You proceed to open the Start Menu => Enter PowerShell => Select Run as Administrator to grant the highest permissions.

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Step 2: Then, you copy the command below and use Right-click to paste into Powershell. Finally, you press Enter to launch the installation system is complete.

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

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On the article are all the ways to restore Microsoft Store on Windows 10 effectively and 100% success. Hope these useful shares will help you to use Microsoft Store on Windows.

Micah Soto

Update 15 January 2021