How to Fix You’ll Need a New App to Open This MS-Windows-Store

If you receive an error that reads "You’ll Need a New App to Open This MS-Windows-Store," then there's a problem with the Windows Store not working.



We'll begin the guide with the easier to run steps and then look at some possibilities using PowerShell.

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1: Reset Windows Store in Settings

Let's begin by resetting the Windows Store.

Go to Start > Settings > Apps.

Scroll down to Windows Store and click on that. Click on Advanced options.



Scroll down, find and click on Reset.



Reboot your PC.

2: Run the Windows Store App Troubleshooter

Click on Start > Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot. Scroll down and click on Windows Store Apps, then Run the troubleshooter.



You will be notified if problems were found and fixed.

3: Re-register the Windows Store apps With PowerShell

Open PowerShell and type in

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml"}

Restart Your PC.

4: Reset the Windows Store Cache With PowerShell

Open PowerShell and type in WSRest or WSRest.exe.



You might need to wait a few minutes before anything appear on your screen, so be patient.

5: Reinstall the Windows Store With PowerShell

Reinstalling the Windows Store is easy if you think you might have deleted the Store with a privacy app, for example. If so, you might run that app again to enable the store.

Open PowerShell and type in

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml”}

It's normal to see some errors in red text.

Reboot your PC.

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