Questions tagged [windows-store]
Windows Store is Microsoft's Digital Distribution platform used in Windows since version 8.
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How to find out what triggers the "you need a new app to open this [...]-link"
Yesterday, I updated a single software package an offline Windows 10 industrial PC (IPC) that runs an in-house C# desktop application. This application serves as a frontend for controlling a larger ...
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Microsoft Store missing from my install of Microsoft Windows Server 2022; How to install it with PowerShell?
Trying to install the Microsoft Store with PowerShell (as Administrator) by following the instructions in this article:
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsStore | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -...
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How to programmatically invoke a package update in the Microsoft Store (and verify that it has updated available packages)?
Undermentioned is a paraphrased version of the code I've been able to locate (primarily from the 1st response and 3rd-to-last response to learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/msdn-technet-forums/5ac7daa9-...
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Why is Windows Store is damaged after last Windows 11 update and how can I repair it?
After the latest Windows 11 update a few days ago, several apps did not run anymore.
The log-in PIN does not work anymore and cannot be reestablished
Any app that is available on the Windows Store, ...
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How to keep built in Windows apps up to date?
I am currently going through our On-Premise GPO's and migrating them to Intune. I am currently looking at the MS Store specifically
Please see below for my current test settings in Intune that are ...
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Windows Store downloads are severerely rate limited - why?
Windows Store downloads are severely rate limited on my Windows 11 (10.0.22631.3085 23H2) computer and I can't figure out why (nor can our IT guys). What could be causing it?
The download rate is ...
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Can't Install New Games from the Xbox App or Microsoft Store error 0x800700b7
I've been trying to install new games with the Xbox App in Windows 10 for over a week, and it always fails.
In the Xbox app the error reads "Something unexpected happened. Reporting this problem ...
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How to disable a specific store app temporarily without uninstalling on win 10/11 pro?
I want to disable a specific store app without uninstalling it so i can re enable it when i need it without wasting much time to install it from scratch.
Any registry tweak or 3rd party app to achieve ...
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How to update Python 3 installed through the Microsoft store without reinstalling a new version?
I installed Python 3.10 through the Microsoft Store and used to launch my scripts calling in python as such: python <path to script>.py.
Python 3.11 just launched and now that I type python in ...
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"Get updates" button in Windows Store (Win11 ARM) shows warning icon
I recently setup Windows 11 (ARM) in Parallels on my M1 iMac. Everything works fine, except that the Windows Store doesn't allow me to fetch updates properly.
When I click on the Get updates button, ...
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How to fix extremely slow Microsoft Store downloads?
I recently helped set up a new computer with Windows 11 (preinstalled), and while it went rather smoothly, there's a problem that the Microsoft Store is downloading and installing extremely slowly: It ...
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Has anyone found a way to bypass Windows store that can allow you to download the windows store apps without having to use the windows store app
We have windows update blocked from reaching out to the internet, since we use wsus to update windows. However, this is also blocking the windows store from downloading updates to microsoft apps.
I ...
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Clearing unused Microsoft Store WindowsApps folders [duplicate]
TLDR: Trying to find how to delete the unwanted files from C:\Program Files\WindowsApps
I've got a Windows 10 machine that's used up all of its 118GB available space. Within Windows Explorer I tried ...
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Where are Windows' store printer drivers names located?
I can install a printer driver with pnputil by using:
pnputil.exe /add-driver .\MYINF.inf /install /subdirs
I can enumerate them with
pnputil /enum-drivers /class ...
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KB5023152 - System Restore broke many Windows Store apps, how to fix Store?
I recently tried to use System Restore on a malfunctioning Windows 11 machine, and was bit by KB5023152, which has prevented many of my apps from executing. Some I don't care about or can find work-...
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