How to  Reinstall Microsoft Store app in Windows 11

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This article describes what you can take to reinstall the Microsoft Store app in Windows 11.

The Microsoft Store app is installed on Windows 11 by default. You don’t need to do anything. The app is now one of the most used apps on PCs and helps you discover and install apps, games, movies, and even special offers – like unique movie discounts for Xbox Game Pass members.

If the Microsoft Store app is not functioning normally or has been corrupted, you can attempt to reset or repair it to resolve the issue.

If the app is completely missing or resetting and repairing does not work, you can reinstall it using a simple command.

Below is how to do that.

Reinstall the Microsoft Store app via Windows Terminal

As described above, If the Microsoft Store app is not functioning normally or has been corrupted, you can attempt to reset or repair it to resolve the issue.

Here’s how to do that using the Windows Terminal app.

First, you must be logged in as an administrator or member of the administrators’ group to reinstall the Microsoft App.

Open Windows Terminal (Admin), and select Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.

When the Terminal app opens, run the commands below to reinstall the app.

wsreset -i

After a brief moment, you should see a notification that the app has been reinstalled.

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windows reinstall the microsoft store app

You can launch it and start installing apps.

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microsoft store app dashboard

That should do it!

Reference:

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/06/24/building-a-new-open-microsoft-store-on-windows-11/

Conclusion:

This post showed you how to reinstall the Microsoft Store app in Windows 11. Please use the comment form below if you find any errors above or have something to add.

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Richard

I love computers; maybe way too much. What I learned I try to share at geekrewind.com.

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