Windows store not opening.

[StriderX]

So my laptop updated straight from win 8 to win 10, so i never saw the older version.

Regardless, the store wont open because the app manifest file is missing, i cant regenerate that because it needs Net 1.1...which cannot install on Win 10 or indeed 8.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Window
sStore_2015.10.13.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml"
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF3, Package failed updates, dependency or conflict
validation.
Windows cannot install package Microsoft.WindowsStore because this package depends on another package that could not
be found. This package requires minimum version 1.0.0.0 of framework Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.1.1 published by
CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US to install. Provide the framework
along with this package.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 8195b408-6f2d-0004-27c1-95812d6fd101 in the Event Log or use
the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID 8195b408-6f2d-0004-27c1-95812d6fd101
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Program Files\W ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (C:\Program File...ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

So im confused... like heavily as to what my option here is.

 

[russell664]

Tried SFC SCANNOW?

Or clearing the Windows store cache?

 

[El_Watcher]

A friend had a similar issue where all of the Win10 apps and the store stopped working.

The way I fixed it was to run an in place repair which replaces all the system files but keeps all your files and programs in place.

Follow this and use step 5 and option for USB tool.

 

[StriderX]

alright thanks