Questions tagged [windows-store-app]

A Windows Store app is a program distributed through Microsoft's Windows Store. They are only available for Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Phones, and Windows 10. They usually must conform to certain appearance and functional standards set by Microsoft.

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Unable to install Snipping Tool on Windows 11

A while ago, I had problems with Windows 11 Snip & Sketch / Snipping Tool. I could start a screenshot with WIN + SHIFT + S, but the notification to then edit and annotate the screenshot would not ...
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Deleted WindowsApps folder, how to reinstall apps

Several of my Windows Store Apps (Photos, Contacts, and Weather) were badly broken on my computer so I tried a lot to make them work again. They didn't start and the event log recorded "Illegal remote ...
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IlSpy cannot be run as an app

once I installed IlSpy as a Windows-app. Unfortunately I made a system restore for a problem, which now has been solved. The problem was a per-user-problem with OneDrive being set as storage location ...
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Some Windows apps won't start

Some apps won't start after 5 minutes from the booting. Specs: 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1240P 1.70 GHz 16GB RAM, 64-bit OS, x-64-based processor OS: Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22635.3140 ) Windows ...
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Replacing a window's App's icons with custom ones (With MoveFileEx?)

I downloaded a nice windows app called PictureFlect as an alternative to the official photo viewer. I like a lot about it except for its ugly icon/logo. By exploring the windows app folder, I found ...
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How to reset the Windows Push Notification Platform?

For my user account, the Windows Push Notification Platform seems to be messed up. I have the following symptoms: In the Settings charm, Notifications is grayed out. The tool-tip is Turned off by ...
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Microsoft Photos App keeps crashing

Recently, I noticed the Windows 10 default photo app "Photos" crashes. It doesnt matter if I use it to open an image, or if just try to open it by double clicking the app. I finally got annoyed ...
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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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Windows 8.1 apps won't open or load

First off, I'm aware of several existing posts that probably deal with same issue, but I think I'm having a unique problem and have tried a lot of things, but to no avail. (1) Here is my system ...
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Install Windows Store apps from the command-line

We can install AppX packages (Metro/Modern/Microsoft-style UI apps) by using the following PowerShell command: add-appxpackage C:\path-to-app.appx But, I want to install free Windows Store apps from ...
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Windows 10 Store apps not working - The application was unable to start correctly

When I try to run one of the Windows 10 pre-installed Store apps, or indeed the Store app itself, I get the following error message and the application won't run: Activation of application Microsoft....
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AppX package installed, but not accessible

Installed AppX package via Add-AppxPackage, and it appears as installed when I use Get-AppxPackage, but it doesn't appear in the settings or start menu as an installed app, so it's effectively ...
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Windows apps open and then automatically get closed in Windows 8.1

I have recently installed windows 8.1 professional on my pc. When I open windows store or windows store apps only the splash screen comes and then automatically the app gets closed. Sometimes a ...
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Windows 8.1 Store apps minimizing automatically

Almost all my Windows Store apps are minimizing by itself in the app splash screen, then when I click to open it again or press the Windows key + Tab key to maximize it is still at the splash screen ...
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Microsoft Store not opening; can't reinstall [0x80073CF6, 0x80073CFC]

Using Windows 10 Home, 64bit, version 21H1 (now updated to 21H2; same issue), OS build: 19043.1706. I have tried many things but none of them work Microsoft Store doesn't even appear in Settings>...
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UWP icons are missing

I noticed that Micrsoft Edge was missing the taskbar icon, and then noticed all UWP apps are missing their icons. You can see this clearly in this screenshot of the lock screen settings: Things tried:...
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The right method to install Appx bundle application using Powershell via SCCM

Is the below method of installing and uninstalling .Appx packages correct when installing through SCCM as a Device collection. Install: Add-AppxProvisionedPackage -PackagePath "Packagepath....
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Cannot install a Windows store app for all users : The current system configuration does not support the installation of this package

I'm trying to install this Windows Store app on Windows 10 for all users : PS C:\Windows\system32> winget install --accept-package-agreements --id 9NF8H0H7WMLT --scope machine The `msstore` source ...
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Restore/reinstall deleted WindowsStore app in Windows 10

Yesterday I updated Windows to 1709 and now I can't install WSL without WindowsStore, so I'm looking for a way to restore or reinstall the deleted WindoiwsStore app. WindowsStore app was deleted ...
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What is the difference between these Windows WSL: Ubuntu vs Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS in the Windows app store?

Windows app store offers two Ubuntu WSL apps (as of 11/20/2023): Ubuntu Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS What's the difference between them?
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Why does the Windows Store app use the GPU when checking for updates?

Start the Store app (Windows 10) and then click on "Get Updates". Check the GPU tab in Task Manager and see under "3D" that it rises from 0% to around 10%. It stays at 10% while it'...
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Reinstalling Built-in Windows Apps

So, a recent wifi driver update apparently broke my Windows 11 and causes a couple of blue screens. I decided to run a System Restore from the windows UEFI menu. It fixed the blue screen somewhat. ...
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How do I grab IDL path for Microsoft Store apps?

Somewhere I found out that I can execute Serif Affinity apps via "IDL: scheme links". How can I get the same type of (IDL) links for other apps that I've installed via Windows Store, ...
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How to get the Microsoft Store URL from Get-AppXPackage output or AppxManifest.xml?

To get info about an AppX package I can use Get-AppXPackage, e.g. for Windows Calculator PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers *windowscalculator* Name : Microsoft....
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Install a Windows 8 Modern UI app without the Windows Store

How do I go about installing a Modern UI/Metro app without using the native Windows Store app on Windows 8? I don't know if it's even possible or if it is, how the app even gets installed from the ...
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Do you really need a license to develop Windows 8 metro apps?

Do you really need a license to develop Windows 8 metro apps? Even for third party ones not intended to be included in the Windows 8 store? I thought the Metro was the future, and I understand why ...
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Volume mixing Windows 8 Metro apps [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I control the audio volume of a Modern-UI application? In Windows 7, you could volume mix programs, using the built in volume mixer: In windows 8, you can access the ...
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Can't install the "feedback hub" using microsoft store

I am trying to install the "feedback hub" app in windows 10 using microsoft store. Store seems to not be very responsive and hand out clues on what is going wrong. The install button (...
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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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Is there a list of Microsoft Apps made by Microsoft on their store?

Problem Microsoft Store's UI lacks specificity: an absence of filters for searching. Luckily, you can search via author by clicking on the author of an app. Searching by Microsoft (as author) ...
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How to add Windows Store Apps to PATH?

I want to add the Windows Terminal (wt) to PATH, as I get the following error if I execute the commands "wt" and "wt.exe": My problem is that Micro$oft has apparently added a ...
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How can I list all apps installed from Microsoft Store?

How can I find which of my apps are installed from Microsoft Store (or present in Microsoft Store)? I can search for an individual application by name in the Store app, and check for "This product is ...
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Bing Food & Drink app always crashes

My Food & Drink app that came pre-installed on my Windows 8.1 PC keeps crashing to the start screen immediately after opening. Other Bing-based apps work fine. I've taken several steps to try to ...
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How Do I Set the Win8 Remote Desktop to Map Local Drives?

In the past, Remote Desktop clients had an option to share local resources with the remote host. This made it trivial to transfer files by mapping the drives. In the new Windows App Store Remote ...
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What happens to Modern-UI apps when they aren't in the foreground?

If I start a Modern-UI app and then switch to a different app or a normal program running on the desktop, what happens to the first app? I've heard something about the first app being suspended, but ...
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How do I rebuild an outlook profile in Microsoft Office Desktop Apps (Microsoft Store version)

I've got a corrupted Outlook profile, so it crashes on startup with an error "Cannot start Outlook. Cannot open the outlook window. The set of folders could not be opened". I want to rebuild the ...
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running an Windows Store Apps from command line with arguments

I have learned how I can run Windows Store apps from command line via: shell:AppsFolder!App # For example: shell:Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App How can I pass command line arguments to ...
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Applications installed from Microsoft store does not launch with system startup as expected

I have multiple applications installed from the Microsoft store with the “start on system startup” option enabled. The applications actually don't launch on system startup. Regular Win32 Applications ...
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Where's the Powershell (Core) that installed from Windows Store located?

I installed Powershell from Windows Store. I would like to use that as my terminal in VS Code, but it can't find the PS. Where's the Powershell located?
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Removing a staged AppxPackage

On Windows Enterprise 10.19044.1708 21H2, I'm trying to use Remove-AppxPackage PowerShell cmdlet to uninstall the Microsoft 3D Viewer app. I have it down to the point where it's no longer showing as &...
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I have uninstalled Microsoft/windows store app from my laptop, how do I reinstall it? [duplicate]

I have uninstalled windows store app from my windows 11 laptop unintentionally and now am finding it very difficult to reinstall it.. could some one recommend the best way to get it right?
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mailto is not opening windows native mail application in google chrome. It works properly from file explorer and other applications

I am trying to redirect the mailto protocol from Google Chrome to the native Windows 11 mail application. The request keeps getting ignored; the mailto protocol does not redirect anything from (inside)...
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How to Always run Windows Store App as Administrator

Is there a way to modify a Store App launcher to always run as administrator? Specifically, I'm trying to launch Ubuntu 18.04 (WSL) as an administrator by default. I can right-click and "run as ...
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How can I open a file in drawboard pdf via command line? (Windows Store App)

Usually you can open a file with an app by passing the file as the first command line argument programe.exe file.pdf For Apps from the Windows Store it seems like you have to use a different method. ...
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How to downgrade a Windows 10 application

The Windows 10 Remote Desktop app (not "Remote Desktop Connection", the old terminal services client) has a bug (or perhaps a feature change) in the recent version (10.2.1234.0) that causes ...
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Is there any command line to open an existing image with Snip & Sketch?

Is there any command line to open an existing image with Snip & Sketch? Or better if you could open Snip & Sketch and paste an image from clipboard to Snip & Sketch.
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Is it possible to "Inspect" a UWP windows app

I have a UWP App i am working on made with Angular, HTML & css, but developing it is tricky. With usual web dev you can press F12 in your browser (or ctrl-shift-j) to open the console window, and ...
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Windows 10 Movies & TV app opens up to a black screen with no trackbar or menu options

figured I'd try my luck asking here, since google gave no helpful results. It's as the title suggests, Windows 10 Movies & TV app opens up to a black screen with no trackbar or menu options, but ...
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How to permanently disable any Windows 10 automatic updates that aren't directly crucial to the integrity of my operating system [duplicate]

My PC is always low on space, and for the longest time I kept wondering why my C: drive kept filling up even though I wasn't downloading anything, and finally I discovered TreeSize and found out that ...
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Unable to uninstall Universal Apps through PowerShell

I was in the process of uninstalling all the Universal Apps from a new Windows 10 installation when I hit a roadblock. It's not the first time I do this and it always goes well. However, this time, ...

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