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Microsoft Store for Windows 11: How to Download & Install
Tested and proven ways to get back the Store app on your PC
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Updated onAugust 29, 2024
updated onAugust 29, 2024
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For those who are having a hard time finding it, this article will explain how to download and install the Microsoft Store on Windows 11.
Some noticed after installing the preview build of the new OS that the new Microsoft Store was nowhere to be found. Fortunately, this guide contains easy ways to install Microsoft Store on Windows 11.
How do I install Microsoft Store on Windows 11?
1. Reinstall Microsoft Store using PowerShell
The first thing to try to fix this issue is to install the Microsoft Store app on Windows 11 using PowerShell. The above command will help to reinstall the app and all the needed packages when you start your PC.
2. Run the executable file WSReset
By running this command, Microsoft Store will reset and clear the cache without altering the account settings and disabling the installed applications.
Run this command and try the previous solution again to successfully install the new Microsoft Store on your Windows 11 PC.
3. Update the Store manually
Updating the Microsoft Store manually only works if you use the preview version of Windows 11. With this, you should have a preview version of the Store app that only needs to be updated.
4. Repair and install Windows 11
Why is the Microsoft Store missing from my computer?
You might find that theMicrosoft Store app is blockedor unavailable if you sign in to a local account. Also, if you are using a work or school Windows 11 PC, the Store app might be disabled by the admin.
In this case, you need to contact the admin to enable the app.
Can you uninstall Microsoft Store?
No, you can’t completely uninstall Microsoft Store. It’s part of core system apps. However, you candisable or hide it through Powershell.
Wrapping up
There you have it; everything you need to install the Microsoft Store app on Windows 11 easily. With the info in this guide, you should be able to reinstall the app or update it to the whole package if you use the preview.
Feel free to let us know the solution that helped you get the Store app working on Windows 11 in the comments below.
More about the topics:Microsoft Store Guides,Windows 11
Loredana Harsana
Windows Software Expert
Loredana is a passionate writer with a keen interest in PC software and technology. She started off writing about mobile phones back when Samsung Galaxy S II was on top of the world and she fell in love with tech of all sorts.
Whenever she’s not at her work desk, you’ll find her enjoying refreshing tea flavors, spilling stories on paper, and listening to the radio.
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