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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Windows 10 & 11 : Missing Microsoft Store in Apps and Feature

 4 December 2023

When this will happen?

When one upgrades the Windows, one might find the Microsoft Store missing, or when one resets, deletes, or terminates the Microsoft Store in Apps and Features when one is finding solutions to resolve an app downloading problems


Why?

The Microsoft Store apps might be corrupted.

How to Fix?

One might spend hours or days trying to work on many suggestions on the net about how to go around restoring the missing Microsoft Store but to no avail.     If that is the case,  the following simple solution might just work.

How?

This simple solution makes use of app restoring feature available in Xbox Apps.  The steps to restore the Microsoft Store are listed below:

Step 1:  Do a Windows Update by clicking this website after choosing either Windows 10 or Windows 11 to update

Click here for the Windows update

Step 2:  Do an Xbox installation 

Click here to do an Xbos installation

Step 3: Download and Startup the Installation


Step 4: Click "Sign-in" on the top

A sign-in window will pop up.   Click setting


Step 5: Click Settings

If one has already signed into Microsoft when using Windows,  this screen will appear;  if not,  a sign-in would be required.  


Step 6:  Click General

In the following screen that popped up,  click to install Microsoft Apps


Step 7:  Go and check if the Microsoft Store is installed in Apps and Features.   

Step 8:  If everything is in order,  set a restore point to restore Windows in the future.


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