Solved: Microsoft store not working Properly on Windows 10 version 20H2

Senin, 11 Oktober 2021

The Microsoft store also is known as Windows 10 store, from where we download and install genuine apps, games on our computer. And with regular windows 10 feature updates Microsoft adding new features security improvement to make the official market place more secure. Well Sometimes while open Microsoft store for download games or apps you might experience Microsoft Store not working properly. A few numbers of users report while try to open Microsoft Store it’s not opening, Microsoft store open and close immediately or the app store fails to download apps.

There are no specific reasons Microsoft not working, From a compatibility failure to failure with an update, an unexpected crash, problems with dependencies and even an antivirus may the reason why Microsoft not opening. Whatever the reason, if Microsoft Store is not opening, loading or working, or closes immediately after opening, and it endlessly makes you wait with a loading animation here complete solutions to fix it.

Microsoft store not opening Windows 10

If this is the very first time you have noticed Microsoft store not performing as expected or Microsoft store closes immediately after opening. Restart windows may fix the problem if a temporary glitch causing the issue.

If apps, games fail to download on Microsoft store we recommend checking you have working internet connecting to down them from the Microsoft server.

Also, we recommend disconnect from VPN (if configured)

Resetting Microsoft Store cache is a quick solution, sometimes that quickly fixes various problems related to Microsoft store. To do this press Windows + R, type wsreset.exe and click ok. This will automatically reset and open Microsoft store normally.

Reset Microsoft Store Cache

Update Windows 10

With regular windows updates, Microsoft rollout security improvements and bug fixes. And installing the latest windows update not only secure windows but also fix previous problems as well.

To Check and install the latest windows 10 updates,

Open the Settings app and click on Updates & Security

hit the check for updates button to allow download and install the latest windows updates from the Microsoft server.

And you need restart windows to apply them.

Check for updates

Adjust date and time

If the date and time settings are incorrect on your computer/Laptop you might experience problems opening Microsoft store or fail to download apps, games from there.

Right-click on time and date on the right side of your taskbar and select Adjust date/time to open settings

Here Adjust the correct date and time by clicking on “Change date and time” time

Also, adjust the exact time zone depending on your region

You can also set it to automatic or manual, depending on which one is not working

correct Date and time

Disable Proxy Connection

Open the control panel, search for and select Internet Options.

Go to the Connections tab, and click on LAN Settings.

Uncheck Use Proxy Server for your LAN.

And make sure automatically detect settings option is check marked.

Click OK and apply the changes.

This will fix the problem if proxy configuration blocks Microsoft store.

Disable Proxy Settings for LAN

Run Windows Store Apps troubleshooter

If Microsoft Store won’t open or closes immediately after opening Run the build in windows store app troubleshooter that automatically detect and fix many problems that prevent the app from working properly.

Search for troubleshoot settings and select the first result,

Select Windows Store Apps from the right pane and click Run the troubleshooter.

Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the troubleshooter.

Once done restart your PC and check if Microsoft store working properly.

Run windows 10 store apps troubleshooter

Reset Microsoft Store app

Again sometimes the Microsoft store app won’t open or download apps if there are issues with it. However, you can reset the application to the default and that will hopefully fix most of the issues.

Note: wsreset.exe reset the Microsoft store app cache only, this is an advanced option the completely reset the app like fresh installation.

Right-click on Windows 10 start menu select apps and features,

Locate Microsoft Store on the list, select it and click Advanced options.

Microsoft store advanced options

This will open new window with an option to reset the app store,

Click the Reset button and click the Reset button once again to confirm.

reset Microsoft store

Once done close everything and restart your PC, now open Microsoft store and check its working as expected.

Re-register Microsoft store

Sometimes there might be certain glitches with Microsoft Store, and that can cause issues such as this one to appear. However, you can fix the problem simply by re-registering the app following the steps below.

Search for PowerShell and click Run as administrator from the menu.

Open windows powershell

Now copy and paste the following command to the PowerShell window and hit the enter key to execute the same.

& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + ‘AppxManifest.xml’ ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}

Re-register microsoft store

Once done restart your PC and open Microsoft store check this time no problems with app store.

Create a new user account

Still need help, the problem might be your user account. According to users, the simplest way to fix this issue is to create a new user account. You can do that by following these steps:

Open the Settings app and go to the Accounts section.

From the menu on the left select Family & other people. In the right pane, click Add someone else to this PC.

Choose I don’t have this person’s sign-in information.

Select Add a user without a Microsoft account.

Now enter the desired username and click Next.

After creating a new user account, switch to it and check if the problem is still present.

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