FIX: Windows Store Apps not Opening in Windows 10

If you’ve recently upgraded from Windows 8 or Windows 7 and after you upgraded to Windows 10 the Windows Store Apps no longer seem to work than registering them could do wonders. In this article we will show you how to register the store apps and hopefully fix the issues that Windows Store Apps are not opening in Windows 10. Let’s get started.

Re-register the Windows Store apps

Step 1: Start PowerShell

Method 1: Start an Elevated PowerShell Window

1. Open Start and type PowerShell

2. Right-click on PowerShell and choose Run As Administrator

Method 2: Start an Elevated PowerShell Window

1. Right-click the Start Menu icon and choose Command Prompt (Admin)

2. Then type the follow command and hit enter

Powershell

3. After a couple of seconds, the window should be renamed to Administrator: Windows Powershell

Step 2: Registering the Apps in the App Manifest

1. type the following command and hit enter

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

Hit enter and wait for the process to complete

You can now close powershell and check if the Windows Store Apps now open in Windows 10. If they still don’t seem to be working, then please visit our forums where we will provide personal help and get this problem sorted together. Thanks for reading!

by Yuri Pustjens