How to Re-register Microsoft Store in Windows 11

Prerequisites and Safety

Before re-registering the Microsoft Store, creating a System Restore point acts as a safety net if anything goes wrong. Administrator privileges are required to make these changes.

How to Reset the Cache First

Before diving into re-registration, try running the wsreset.exe command to clear out corrupted temporary files. This built-in tool resolves problems quickly and serves as a reliable first step before moving on to complex solutions.

Re-registering for the Current User

Re-registering the Microsoft Store for your current user account fixes apps that will not open or keep crashing on your specific Windows login. This process resets only your personal profile without changing settings for other people who use the same computer, and you can finish it quickly using Windows Terminal.

1. Right-click the Start button ⊞ and select Terminal (Admin).
2. Copy and paste this command:

Get-AppXPackage *Microsoft.WindowsStore* | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Press Enter. Red text indicates the command might not have worked. Double-check that the PowerShell window runs with administrator privileges.

Re-registering for All Users

Re-registering the Microsoft Store for all users fixes the app across every Windows account on your computer at the same time. You need to run an administrative PowerShell command to reinstall the Store package system-wide, which repairs broken installations for all profiles in one go.

1. Open Terminal (Admin).
2. Run the following command:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *WindowsStore* | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Summary

Re-registering the Microsoft Store repairs Windows 11 app problems when the store itself stops working. Terminal commands repair the application for an individual account or all users, though resetting the cache remains the best starting point.