Win 10 Pro – Powershell script to reinstall Microsoft Store fails. Suggestions?

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Asus motherboard TUF X299 Mark 1 – 16GB RAM
Intel Core i7-7820X Skylake-X 8-Core 3.6 GHz.
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB PCIe NVMe
GPU: GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
Win 10 Pro

From an administrators Powershell window, I’m entering this PS code to reinstall the Microsoft store.

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

Here’s what happens:

Suggestions?

Desktop Asus TUF X299 Mark 1, CPU: Intel Core i7-7820X Skylake-X 8-Core 3.6 GHz, RAM: 32GB, GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti 4GB. Display: Four 27" 1080p screens 2 over 2 quad.

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Have you tried via the settings interface?

Settings> Apps> Apps & features
Locate and click Microsoft Store then click ‘advanced options’ underneath, scroll to, and click the [REPAIR] button.

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Locate and click Microsoft Store then click ‘advanced options’ underneath, scroll to, and click the [REPAIR] button.

I’d like to, but the MS Store is completely non-responsive.  When I click on the MS Store icon in the MS Start menu (both from the main left column and in the custom display) it’s completely dead.

Desktop Asus TUF X299 Mark 1, CPU: Intel Core i7-7820X Skylake-X 8-Core 3.6 GHz, RAM: 32GB, GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti 4GB. Display: Four 27" 1080p screens 2 over 2 quad.

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The quoted suggestion was for Settings> Apps> Apps & features.

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The package couldn’t be installed because the Windows Firewall service isn’t running. Enable the Windows Firewall service and try again.

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The package couldn’t be installed because the Windows Firewall service isn’t running. Enable the Windows Firewall service and try again.

Yes, the error message is clear, thank you.  I use Bitdefender and even with all Bitdefender processes disabled, I’m unable to turn on the MS Defender firewall.

I realize that if I want to get this fixed, I may have to completely uninstall Bitdefender so MS Defender will be fully operational.  Even then, I’m a little skeptical the Powershell code would do the job, but at this point I seem to have no choice.

Desktop Asus TUF X299 Mark 1, CPU: Intel Core i7-7820X Skylake-X 8-Core 3.6 GHz, RAM: 32GB, GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti 4GB. Display: Four 27" 1080p screens 2 over 2 quad.

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Try the Windows Firewall Troubleshooter:

Automatically diagnose and fix problems with Windows Firewall

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The simple solution : run Windows repair.
Microsoft Store should never be removed.

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