How to Re-Register Microsoft Store in Windows 11

Prerequisites and Safety

Before you re-register the Microsoft Store, create a System Restore point. It gives you a safe way back if something goes wrong. You also need to be signed in with an administrator account, because the commands in this guide change system-level settings.

To create the restore point, type Create a restore point in the Start menu ⊞ search and open the result. On the System Protection tab, check that protection is turned on for your Windows drive. If it shows Off, select the drive, click Configure, and turn protection on. Then click Create, give the point a name you will recognize, and wait for the confirmation message. If you ever need to undo the changes, open the same window and use System Restore.

How to Reset the Cache First

Before you try re-registration, run the wsreset.exe command. It clears the Microsoft Store cache, the temporary files that often get corrupted and cause download errors or a blank Store window. It is a built-in tool, it takes under a minute, and it is the right first step before the heavier fixes.

The reset does not remove your installed apps or your account sign-in, so it is safe to try. To run it, press the Win plus R, type wsreset.exe, and press Enter. A blank Command Prompt window opens. Do not close it. After a short wait, the window closes by itself and the Microsoft Store opens. If the Store now works, you can stop here.

Re-registering for the Current User

Re-registering the Microsoft Store for your current user account fixes a Store that will not open or keeps crashing when you are signed in. It resets the Store only for your profile. Other people who use the same computer are not affected. It takes a minute or two in Windows Terminal.

Use this method if the Store works for another account on the PC but not for yours. If it fails for everyone, go to the all-users method further down.

1. Right-click the Start button and select Terminal (Admin). Click Yes if a User Account Control prompt appears. A Windows Terminal window opens, and by default it uses a PowerShell tab.
2. Copy and paste this command into the window. If you opened a different shell, such as Command Prompt, use the down arrow next to the tab bar to open a new PowerShell tab first:

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

Press Enter and wait for the command to finish. A progress bar may flash briefly, and then the prompt returns. A command that ends without any message is normal, and it usually means it worked. Close the terminal and open the Microsoft Store from the Start menu to test it.

Red text means the command probably failed. Check that the window title says Administrator and that you are in a PowerShell tab, then paste the command again. If the Store still misbehaves, sign out and back in, or restart the PC, and test it again.

Re-registering for All Users

Re-registering the Microsoft Store for all users repairs the app for every Windows account on the computer at the same time. You run an administrative PowerShell command that reinstalls the Store package system-wide. This fixes broken installations on all profiles in one go.

Use this method if the single-account fix did not help, or if several people who share the PC have the same problem. It needs an administrator account and works the same on Windows 11 Home and Pro.

1. Right-click the Start button and open Terminal (Admin), then click Yes on the User Account Control prompt. You should see a Windows Terminal window with a PowerShell tab.
2. Run the following command by pasting it into the window and pressing Enter:

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. The Terminal commands repair the app for a single account or for all users, and resetting the cache with wsreset.exe is still the best place to start.

If the Store is still broken after all three fixes, try the built-in repair options. Go to Settings › Apps › Installed apps, click the three dots next to Microsoft Store, and select Advanced options. Try Repair first, which keeps your app data, and use Reset only if that fails. Also run Windows Update, since a pending update can leave the Store in a broken state. If you created a restore point at the start, you can use it to roll back any change that made things worse.