[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":347},["ShallowReactive",2],{"en-post-57":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":339,"extension":340,"meta":341,"navigation":342,"path":343,"seo":344,"stem":345,"__hash__":346},"content/post/57.md","57",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":319},"minimark",[9,26,31,34,51,55,58,69,73,76,80,83,99,102,106,109,113,116,124,128,131,142,146,152,156,159,167,171,246,250,257,261,264,267,271,274,278,281,285,288,291,294,298,305,308,312,315],[10,11,12,13,17,18,21,22,25],"p",{},"Microsoft Store is where you get UWP apps, games, and even some system component updates. When it will not open, it spins, crashes, shows a white screen, or throws a code like ",[14,15,16],"code",{},"0x80073CFE",", ",[14,19,20],{},"0x8024001E",", or ",[14,23,24],{},"0x80072EFD",", people freeze. Most cases fix themselves if you walk the nine steps below.",[27,28,30],"h2",{"id":29},"_1-rule-out-the-network-first","1, Rule out the network first",[10,32,33],{},"Store talks to Microsoft's servers, and a proxy, VPN, or public DNS can block it.",[10,35,36,37,40,41,44,45,50],{},"Turn off the VPN or proxy and try once. Switch DNS to a public one like ",[14,38,39],{},"223.5.5.5"," or ",[14,42,43],{},"119.29.29.29",", in ",[46,47,49],"a",{"href":48},"/post/42/","Browser Can't Open Web Pages, but WeChat Works",". Try another network, a phone hotspot, and if it opens there the problem is your original network.",[27,52,54],{"id":53},"_2-reset-the-store-cache-wsreset","2, Reset the Store cache (wsreset)",[10,56,57],{},"The most common and safest move, it clears Store's local cache.",[10,59,60,61,64,65,68],{},"Press ",[14,62,63],{},"Win + R",", type ",[14,66,67],{},"wsreset.exe",", Enter. An empty command window appears, clears the cache, and reopens Store. Let it finish.",[27,70,72],{"id":71},"_3-repair-or-reset-the-app-itself","3, Repair or reset the app itself",[10,74,75],{},"Settings, Apps, Installed apps, find Microsoft Store, Advanced options. Click \"Repair\" first (keeps data), then \"Reset\" (clears sign-in and cache, does not remove installed apps).",[27,77,79],{"id":78},"_4-re-register-store-in-powershell","4, Re-register Store in PowerShell",[10,81,82],{},"When the cache and a broken component are the issue, re-registering often cures it, in an admin terminal:",[84,85,90],"pre",{"className":86,"code":87,"language":88,"meta":89,"style":89},"language-powershell shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark","Get-AppxPackage -allusers *WindowsStore* | ForEach-Object { Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register \"$($_.InstallLocation)\\AppXManifest.xml\" }\n","powershell","",[14,91,92],{"__ignoreMap":89},[93,94,97],"span",{"class":95,"line":96},"line",1,[93,98,87],{},[10,100,101],{},"Reopen Store after.",[27,103,105],{"id":104},"_5-run-the-windows-store-troubleshooter","5, Run the Windows Store troubleshooter",[10,107,108],{},"Settings, System, Troubleshoot, Other troubleshooters, Windows Store, Run. Windows diagnoses and fixes some known config errors.",[27,110,112],{"id":111},"_6-check-the-date-and-time","6, Check the date and time",[10,114,115],{},"A wrong system clock breaks HTTPS certificates and Store goes down, and it also breaks https web pages.",[10,117,118,119,123],{},"Turn on \"Set time automatically\" and \"Set time zone automatically\" and force a sync, in ",[46,120,122],{"href":121},"/post/37/","Computer Clock Wrong or Not Syncing",".",[27,125,127],{"id":126},"_7-repair-system-files-with-sfc-and-dism","7, Repair system files with SFC and DISM",[10,129,130],{},"Corrupted system files drag Store down too.",[10,132,133,134,137,138,141],{},"In an admin terminal run ",[14,135,136],{},"sfc /scannow",", then ",[14,139,140],{},"DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth",". Reboot after.",[27,143,145],{"id":144},"_8-check-proxy-and-tls","8, Check proxy and TLS",[10,147,148,149,123],{},"Settings, Network and Internet, Proxy, turn off \"Use a proxy server\". In Internet Options (Control Panel), Advanced, Security, tick TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3. On a corporate network with a forced proxy, whitelist Microsoft domains like ",[14,150,151],{},"storeedgefd.dsx.mp.microsoft.com",[27,153,155],{"id":154},"_9-test-with-a-new-local-account","9, Test with a new local account",[10,157,158],{},"Sometimes the current user profile is damaged and Store never opens there.",[10,160,161,162,166],{},"Create a local account and sign in to test Store, in ",[46,163,165],{"href":164},"/post/55/","Win11/Win10 Microsoft Account to Local Account",". If it works there, the old profile is bad, move your files and retire it.",[27,168,170],{"id":169},"error-code-quick-reference","Error code quick reference",[172,173,174,190],"table",{},[175,176,177],"thead",{},[178,179,180,184,187],"tr",{},[181,182,183],"th",{},"Code",[181,185,186],{},"Meaning",[181,188,189],{},"Try first",[191,192,193,204,214,224,235],"tbody",{},[178,194,195,198,201],{},[196,197,16],"td",{},[196,199,200],{},"Deployment or package corrupted",[196,202,203],{},"Step 4 re-register plus Step 3 reset",[178,205,206,208,211],{},[196,207,20],{},[196,209,210],{},"Store update component broken",[196,212,213],{},"Step 2 wsreset plus Step 4",[178,215,216,218,221],{},[196,217,24],{},[196,219,220],{},"Cannot connect (network or proxy)",[196,222,223],{},"Step 1 plus Step 8",[178,225,226,229,232],{},[196,227,228],{},"0x80070005",[196,230,231],{},"Insufficient permission",[196,233,234],{},"Run Step 4 as admin",[178,236,237,240,243],{},[196,238,239],{},"0x80073D23",[196,241,242],{},"Missing package dependency",[196,244,245],{},"Re-register plus update to latest",[27,247,249],{"id":248},"still-broken-extreme-options","Still broken, extreme options",[10,251,252,253,256],{},"Manually reinstall Store: in admin PowerShell run ",[14,254,255],{},"Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsStore | Remove-AppxPackage",", then recover. For deep system damage, consider a file-keeping reset. If Store stays disabled after reinstall, check Group Policy or MDM for a Microsoft Store block.",[27,258,260],{"id":259},"why-store-breaks-so-easily","Why Store breaks so easily",[10,262,263],{},"Store is wired into a stack of system components (AppX, dependency frameworks, licensing services), and damage to any one of them can stop it opening. The usual triggers are an interrupted update, a forced shutdown, or a questionable optimizer tool that touches system apps. So it failing is common, and the nine steps above fix it in place without a reinstall.",[10,265,266],{},"A wrong clock is the sneakiest cause. When the certificate date does not match, HTTPS to Microsoft fails silently and Store hangs on a spinner with no code. The time fix in step 6 resolves it, and it also restores access to https web pages that suddenly stop loading.",[27,268,270],{"id":269},"when-there-is-no-error-code","When there is no error code",[10,272,273],{},"Beyond codes, Store has no-error but unusable modes. A white screen is usually cache or a GPU driver issue, wsreset then update the driver. An endless spinner is mostly network or proxy, step 1. Opening then crashing instantly points to a damaged user profile, verify with the new-account step 9.",[27,275,277],{"id":276},"habits-that-prevent-recurrence","Habits that prevent recurrence",[10,279,280],{},"Do not let one-click cleaner tools touch system apps and components. After a feature update, if Store misbehaves, run wsreset and reboot before editing the registry. In a corporate setting where Store is disabled by policy, an ordinary user cannot change it, ask IT to enable it.",[27,282,284],{"id":283},"a-few-practical-notes","A few practical notes",[10,286,287],{},"The re-register command in step 4 is safe and non-destructive, it repairs the app manifest without touching your data, so try it before the harder steps. The reset in step 3 clears sign-in and cache but does not remove installed apps, use it when re-register alone fails.",[10,289,290],{},"If Store opens but downloads stall at a percentage, the issue is usually the delivery optimization cache or a stuck update, not Store itself. Clear the cache with wsreset, then check Windows Update for a hung package. In rare cases a clean boot reveals a third-party download manager or VPN client interfering with the delivery service.",[10,292,293],{},"Do not reach for a reinstall too early. A full reset or clean install is the last resort here, because the nine steps above resolve the overwhelming majority of Store failures without touching your other apps or files.",[27,295,297],{"id":296},"one-more-thing","One more thing",[10,299,300,301,304],{},"Store also delivers updates for built-in apps like Calculator, Photos, and Mail, so a broken Store quietly starves those of fixes, and restoring it fixes more than the shopfront itself. If ",[14,302,303],{},"wsreset"," appears to do nothing and its window never shows, the Store process may be stuck in Task Manager, end it there, then run wsreset again.",[10,306,307],{},"These steps apply to both Windows 11 and Windows 10. The menu labels differ slightly in wording, but the order is the same, so the guide works on either version.",[27,309,311],{"id":310},"summary","Summary",[10,313,314],{},"Nine times out of ten, Store opens again with the wsreset, repair or reset, and re-register trio, and the rest are network, clock, or profile issues. 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