How to install the app store in Windows 10 (Microsoft Store)

Good time!

Modern Windows 10 has a fairly convenient tool for finding, downloading and updating applications - Microsoft Store... In general, by default, it should work on most OS versions, however, sometimes, by opening the START menu, you may find that it simply does not exist ...

By the way, in some cases it is deleted accidentally when they change (or get rid 👌) of built-in applications. Also, the reason may be the use of various unofficial "assemblies" of Windows (and in this case, it is not always possible to restore its operability without updating the OS).

Be that as it may, in this short note I will offer a couple of ways how you can restore the Microsoft Store on your own.

Note!

On some versions of Windows, the Windows Store cannot be installed (for example, Enterprise LTSB is designed for organizations and is distinguished by its minimalism ...). In this case, there are (in my opinion) two options:

or change the OS version (for example, to Windows 10 Pro);
or, at your own peril and risk, use some "unofficial" additions (which are not known how they will behave ...).

Recover Deleted Windows Store (App Store)

Option 1 (via console)

1) And so, first you need to run "Task Manager" - to do this, hold down the keys Ctrl + Shift + Esc (or Ctrl + Alt + Del).

Then click on the menu "File / new task" and:

enter in the line "Open" PowerShell command
check the box "Create a task with administrator rights" ;
click OK. An example is in the screenshot below.

File - Start New Task - PowerShell

2) PowerShell should open. Copy the below command into a PowerShell window (Ctrl + C / Ctrl + V) and press Enter.

Get-Appxpackage -Allusers

PowerShell

3) After that, you will have and flash a lot of new lines. To find the one we need - right-click on the top line of the window and open the search window.

To find

4) You need to search for the string "windowsstore" (of course, without quotes - see the screen below).

windowsstore

5) Now you need to copy the line opposite the "PackageFamilyName" parameter (see example below) (in my case it is: Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe).

PackageFamilyName

6) And lastly, you need to correct the line below for yourself (it is convenient to copy it into notepad and change it): pay attention to the brown part of the line - it needs to be replaced with your own line, which we copied in the previous step.

Add-AppxPackage -register "C: \ Program Files \ WindowsApps \ Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe \ AppxManifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode

We execute the command

After that, the final version needs to be added to PowerShell and press Enter. Typically, the store will be reinstalled after a few seconds.

If an access error appears (insufficient rights, etc.).

1) Go to the "C: \ Program Files" directory and open properties folders WindowsApps .

After in the tab "Safety" click on the button "Additionally" ... See screenshot below.

Security - optional

2) In the tab "Permissions" Press proceed (if administrator rights are required).

Permissions

3) Then click on the button changes the owner of the folder (see example below).

Edit

4) Then open the tab "Additionally" .

Additionally

5) Now click on the button "Search" , in the search results, select your account and click OK.

6) Then you will notice that the owner of the folder has been changed - just confirm it by clicking OK.

7) Of course, all operations in the PowerShell console (after changing the rights) will need to be repeated ...

Option 2 (via OS update)

If the above method did not help, then updating Windows can be a very effective solution. Moreover, it is best to do this using a special tool (download link) from Microsoft itself.

After running this tool, you can choose that you want to update this computer now. Next, this utility will download all the necessary files and update Windows while preserving your documents, pictures, etc. *

* Note: although this update method is considered safe, I would recommend treating it like reinstalling the OS.That is, first make a backup copy of all important documents and files ...