How to fix Microsoft Store not opening in Windows 11 [Steps]

What is ‘Microsoft Store not opening’ in Windows 11?

In this article, we are going to discuss on “How to fix Microsoft Store not opening in Windows 11”. You will be guided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.

‘Microsoft Store not opening’ issue: It is common Windows Problem considered as Microsoft Store problem. This issue indicates you are unable to open or access Microsoft Store in your Windows 11 computer. If you are not aware, Microsoft Store is similar to Google Play Store for Android. Microsoft Store offers you to download/install various games and applications for Microsoft Windows OS based devices. You can also get latest updates for all apps/games you downloaded from Microsoft Store.

Several Windows 11 users reported they faced ‘Microsoft Store not opening/launching’ issue on their Windows 11 computer when they tried to launch or access Microsoft Store. There could be several reasons behind the issue including required new version of Microsoft Store is missing in your computer, temporary issues in Microsoft Store update, corruption in system files & registry or in hard disk system image, and other issues in computer.

If new version of Microsoft Store is not installed or is missing in your Windows 11 computer, it might possible to face this error. You can install new version of Microsoft Store in order to fix issue. However, this issue can occurred due to some glitch in Microsoft Store update you installed in your computer.

You can perform Microsoft Store reset operation in computer in order to fix the issue. Also, running SFC scan and DISM scan in computer in order to repair corruption in system files and hard disk system image in order to fix the issue. It is possible to resolve the issue with our instructions. Let’s go for the solution.

How to fix Microsoft Store not opening in Windows 11?

Method 1: Fix ‘Microsoft Store not opening’ with ‘PC Repair Tool’

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Method 2: Update Microsoft Store to get new version

One possible way to fix the issue is to install new version of Microsoft Store in Windows 11 in order to fix the issue.

Update to Microsoft Store to new version via Old MS Store Interface:

Step 1: Press ‘Windows + R’ keys on keyboard, type ‘ms-windows-store://home’ inside ‘Run’ window and hit ‘OL’ button to open home screen of Microsoft Store

Step 2: In the opened window, click ‘Action’ icon at top-right corner and click ‘Download and Updates’ option

Step 3: In the opened page, click ‘Get Updates’ button and wait to install all pending update

Step 4: Once updated, restart your computer and check if you can launch Microsoft Store without any issue.

Update Microsoft Store manually:

Step 1: Open your browser and visit ‘http://www.mediafire.com/file/5r0mdku9a2j8mp7/Windows_11_Store.msixbundle’  page to download MSIXBUNDLE-file. This file contains new version of Microsoft Store/

Step 2: Once downloaded, double-click on downloaded file and follow on-screen instructions to finish installation. Once installed, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.

Method 3: Perform Microsoft Store reset

One possible way to fix the issue is to perform Microsoft Store reset in order to fix and remove any issue in Microsoft Store update.

Reset Microsoft Store via Apps menu:

Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ App in Window 11 via Windows Search Box and go to ‘Apps > Apps & Features’

Step 2: Find and select ‘Microsoft Store’, and click ‘Advanced Options’ and click ‘Reset’ button to reset Microsoft Store. Once finished, restart your computer to see the changes

Reset Microsoft Store via Command Prompt:

Step 1: Type ‘cmd’ in Windows Search Box and press ‘SHIFT + ENTER’ keys on keyboard to open ‘Command Prompt as Administrator’

Step 2: Type ‘wsreset.exe’ command and hit ‘Enter’ key to execute

Step 3: Once executed, restart your computer and check if it works

Method 4: Run DISM and SFC scan

You can run SFC scan and DISM scan in computer in order to repair corruption in system files and hard disk system image and resolve this issue.

Step 1: Open ‘Command Prompt as Administrator’ using above method

Step 2: Type the following commands one-by-one and hit ‘Enter’ key after each to execute

sfc  /scannow

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

Step 3: Once executed, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.

Method 5: Run Windows Store Apps troubleshooter

Windows 10 built-in Windows Store Apps troubleshooter can resolve the issue.

Step 1: Open Settings app in Windows 11 and go to ‘System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters’

Step 2: Find and select ‘Windows Store Apps’ troubleshooter, and click ‘Run’ to the troubleshooter. Once troubleshooting process is finished, check if the issue is resolved.

Conclusion

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