How to re-register Windows Store apps in Windows 8 and later operating system versions

So far, we considered the solution to many problems that arise when using modern or universal or Windows Store apps in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Sometimes apps just refuse to run and return you back to the home screen. In some cases, you may get an error. In other cases, users cannot update the app for solving the problems with the current version. However, in all these cases you can try one solution which can help. We are talking about re-registration applications.

Re-application works offline, so to complete this process, Internet connection is not required. This is done by executing a simple command in Windows PowerShell.

In short, if you encounter any problems applications in your system, try to re-register the application. Perhaps it will help you to get rid of them.

Step 1: Press + Q, type powershell, click Windows PowerShell in the list of the obtained results and select «Run as administrator».

Step 2: In the PowerShell window, type the following command and press Enter:

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

In the process of executing the command in the PowerShell window, you will see something like the following:

As soon as the command is executed, the contents of the PowerShell window will look like this:

Now close PowerShell and restart the computer. After restarting the system application issues need to be resolved.