I uninstalled the Calculator app like this in PowerShell:
Get-AppxPackage *windowscalculator* | Remove-AppxPackage
How do I reinstall it?
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Sign up to join this communityI uninstalled the Calculator app like this in PowerShell:
Get-AppxPackage *windowscalculator* | Remove-AppxPackage
How do I reinstall it?
This one worked for me, just combined the commands from the other answers found here. Note: you have to use the -Allusers
option with the Get-AppxPackage
command since it is not installed anymore under your current user account:
Get-AppxPackage -allusers *windowscalculator* | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
Here is the MS Store link to the Windows Calculator.
Note: This will only work if you have the Windows Store app installed.
To reinstall an individual app use PowerShell and run it in admin mode. Screenshots:
Next get the full name of all apps, e.g. Windows Calculator paste this snippet in PowerShell and hit enter:
get-appxpackage -allusers | Select Name, PackageFullName
For single full name of the desired app name, e.g. Windows Calculator paste this snippet in PowerShell and hit enter:
Get-AppxPackage *windowscalculator*
Now copy the full name that looks like this:
Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_10.1601.49020.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Finally the we are going to install that app again with this snippet:
Add-AppxPackage -register "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_10.1603.12020.0_
x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\appxmanifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode
Re-installed app is available without restart of the PC!
N.b: To remove individual apps use this code:
Get-AppxPackage *alarms* | Remove-AppxPackage
A list of all apps when removing is (Here)
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_10.1712.3351.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\appxmanifest.xml' because it does not exist.
Try Get-AppxPackage *windowscalculator* | Add-AppxPackage
or the following to install all default apps:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
Add-AppxPackage
but there is no success or fail message - nothing happens. Unless I have to restart windows, which I haven't tried since I have a lot open/running. I know it's possible to reinstall everything, but there should surely be a command to install individual core apps?
Just install it from the Windows Store if you have that installed. Windows Calculator | https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9wzdncrfhvn5
I had the same issue where I installed a stripped version of Windows 10 (for performance gains and lower latency) and the Calculator was missing.
I managed to find the old Windows 7 calculator and install it easily. Just google "old calculator for windows 10" and the first link should be from winaero website.
Just as an FYI, the other answers above work, BUT if you're on an AD domain and a VPN, going to Microsoft Store may not work because you could be blocked. Try the command line if the store blocks you.
Add-AppxPackage -register "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_10.1906.53.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode
You can download it from here:
https://www.filehorse.com/download-windows-calculator/download/