Fix App Store Won’t Open in Windows 10

App store in Windows 10 is giving a lot of problems to the users lately. Some users have reported that app store won’t open in Windows 10, some are complaining about apps getting stuck. You can fix app store won’t open in Windows 10 problem with some simple tricks. Most of the app store problems are related to app data, the data variables stored in the primary drive of your computer. We will also try some other ways to fix Windows 10 app store problems. Let’s get started.

Fix App Store Won’t Open in Windows 10

Delete Cached Data and Files

Open file explorer in Windows 10 and go to the path specified below.

C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache

Note that in place of “user_name”, you should put the name of your computer.

Now delete all the files and folders located on this location. These files and folders are the main reason behind Windows 10 app store won’t open problem. They are stacking up the system cache.

After deleting the files and folders from this location, launch app store again. You will not face any problem.

Check Data and Time

Strange as it may seem but a faulty data and time is one of the most common reasons behind app store won’t open in Windows 10. You must tweak the time, data from the settings and set them to the latest, updated time and date according to your region. App store is synced with the global clock. When you launch the app store, its data compares the date and time and fails to load if the comparison is not equal.

Executing a special Command

You can fix app store problem in Windows 10 by running a command in the power shell.

Open command prompt.

Copy, paste and execute the following command.

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command “& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + ‘\AppxManifest.xml’ ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}”

After running this command, you will be able to fix app store issues.

Reset Internet, Reboot Computer

Sometimes a simple reboot or resetting the internet connection works. When you reboot/restart the connection or machine, all the cache is cleared and the system starts afresh.

This was how to fix app store won’t open in Windows 10 problem. In case you are still facing the issue, comment on this post with specific details and I will come up with another fix for you.

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