If you do not download applications from the Microsoft Store for Windows 11, then this is a real problem, since such a modern operating system is ready to offer the user a completely new software installation structure, and when problems arise, no innovations are felt.
It's worth starting with the fact that if you use Win 11 OS, then the need to search for software for a long time disappears automatically, since there is a specialized application - Microsoft Store, which allows the user to log in to it, find the right software and with just one click on the "Get" button, authorize the download and further, automatic installation. It really works very cool and most users like to use such a practical and innovative service from Microsoft, but unfortunately, not everything goes as smoothly as we would like…
Applications are not downloaded from the Microsoft Store for Windows 11, what should I do?
- Very often, if the user sees that the Microsoft Store does not allow downloading the application or indicates an error, then it is necessary to resort to "resetting the Store settings". This process is not complicated and any user can perform it in just a few clicks: press the keyboard shortcut "Win +R" → in the "Run" window - in the empty input area you need to write the command – wsreset → now, you need to wait, since the console that is responsible for resetting the Store settings should start.
- If the above method did not help, you need to "Reinstall the Store": run "PowerShell" → enter the command to rearrange: PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}".
- After the reinstallation procedure is completed, it is necessary to: reboot the device → go to the Start menu → select Microsoft Edge → using the search bar, find the software that you could not download and install, in order to check at the moment the absence of a previously existing error.
- If applications are not downloaded from the Microsoft Store for Windows 11 even after all of the above, then it's worth thinking about the fact that the problem could have arisen directly due to an update that somehow installed incorrectly and now, because of it, such depressing problems appear. You can solve the problem by deleting the installed update, or you can reset the Windows Update settings: hover the mouse cursor over the Start menu icon → right-click and select from the context menu "Command Prompt (Administrator)" → in the command line, you must alternately enter the following three commands:
- net stop wuauserv
- move c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution.bak
- net start wuauserv
- As soon as the process of executing commands is over, reboot the device and check it for the presence or absence of a previously identified problem.
- Also, we recommend paying attention to the accuracy of the set: date, time and time zone, as this may also be the cause of your problems.
