How to Fix Windows Store Problems in Windows 10

While we like the fact that Windows 10 offers another Store application with universal apps, you will agree when we say that it isn’t the most smooth offering from Microsoft. There are various grumblings with respect to the Windows 10 Store (and Windows 10 as well) and in this manner, we have taken it upon ourselves to solve the Windows Store issues. Firstly, here are a few problems you might be facing with the Windows 10 Store:

• Downloads stuck at “working” (error 0x80248014)
• No Install button in Windows Store apps
• Downloads not getting started (error 0x800704C6 or 0x80072EE2)
• Windows Store not opening or crashing on launch

If you have been facing one of these issues, we have some good news for you. Here are a few steps you need to take to fix up the Windows 10 Store issues:

1. Turn off Windows Firewall:

If your Windows 10 Store downloads are stuck at the “working” message, turning off Windows Firewall should fix things up. Here’s how to turn off Windows Firewall:

• Go to Start or Cortana and search for “Firewall” and then, click on “Windows Firewall”.

• Here, click on the “Turn Firewall on or off”option in the left bar.

• In this section, turn off Windows Firewall for both private and public network settings.

After you are finished, try and install an application on the Windows Store and things should work out fine. Likewise, if you have Windows Defender or any third-party antivirus suite installed on your PC, disabling them may be a smart thought.

2. Troubleshoot Windows Update and Windows Store:

Don’t see a “Install” button in Windows Store on your Windows 10 PC? well, we had been there! You will have to troubleshoot problems to fix things up. Since Microsoft’s Windows Update service is integrated within the Windows Store, problems in it can cause problems with the Store. Thus, you will have to troubleshoot windows replace as nicely. right here’s how to do it:

• To start troubleshooting, go to Cortana and search for “troubleshoot”and click on the Control Panel result.

• In the “Troubleshooting”page, click on the option to “View All” in the left panel, which lists down all the Troubleshooting packs.

• Here, scroll down to the end to find the Windows Update troubleshooter, as well as the Windows Store Apps troubleshooter.

• Run both of them and select “Try troubleshooting as an Administrator” when the prompt comes up and the troubleshooter should be able to fix whatever problems plague your Windows Store.

Once done, restart your PC and Windows Store apps should feature the install button.

3. Perform a Clean Boot:

• If your Windows Store downloads are stuck at “starting” in Windows 10, doing a Clean Boot once ought to retouch the issue. Clean boot starts up Windows 10 with no third-party apps running at startup to let you identify if any third-party services or startup items are causing the “starting” in Windows 10, doing a Clean Boot once ought to retouch the issue.
• Go to Cortana or Start and search for “msconfig” and click on the “System Configuration” result.

• Then, go to the “Services” tabof System Configuration and check the “Hide all Microsoft services”  Then, hit the “Disable All” button.

• After you are done, go to the“Startup” tab and open “Task Manager”. In the Task Manager, go to “Startup” tab and disable all the startup items one by one.

• Once done, click “Ok” in the System Configurationwindow and restart your PC.

The computer will then restart in clean boot and you can then try and install apps in the Windows Store. If the applications are downloading, there might be some third-party services or startup items that might be interfering with Windows Store. So, you can disable some apps or startup things for all time to ensure the issue does not rise once more.

However, for us, the applications started downloading by simply doing a perfect boot once. After the clean boot, you can do a normal boot by going to “System Configuration” and selecting “Normal startup” in the “General” tab.

   4. Clear Cache of the Windows 10 Store app:

If the Windows Store on your PC is prone to crashes or it’s basically not beginning up, you may clean the reserve of the shop. If you are running one of the latest versions of Windows 10 (or an Insider Preview build), you can clear cache of the Store in Windows 10 Settings. You can go Settings->System->Apps & features and highlights and in the application posting, look down underneath to discover Store and tap on it. Then, click on the “Advanced options” button and in the next page, hit the “Reset” button, which should clear all the data in the Store.

If you don’t have the above-mentioned options in your Windows 10 build, there’s another way. You can just search for “wsreset” in Cortana and press Enter to run the command. This should open a Command Prompt window and then, open the Store afresh.