# Microsoft Store

Application: Microsoft Corporation

Dem still dey call am store, windows store, ms store

Microsoft Corporation, System

Di in-box store app. Di process na WinStore.App.exe. Some PCs dey use policy disable am. E no be winget.

## Wetin you need know

Microsoft Store na di in-box catalog UI. winget na di command line.

Di Microsoft Store app na WinStore.App.exe. Get help from Microsoft Support. Policy fit disable am. winget na App Installer CLI, no be dis window. Chocolatey na third-party manager.

- **Wetin e be?**: Di in-box Windows app store

  **E be di same as winget?**: No. winget na di command line

  **Policy fit commot am?**: Yes. Work PCs dey do am plenty times

Feex tok say

If Store dey miss, I go check policy and Settings > Apps bifor I run any random repair script. winget fit still work even when di Store UI don disappear. Dem no be di same program.

## Wetin be Microsoft Store?

WinStore.App.exe na di Store UI. E dey install Store packages and some desktop apps wey Microsoft list. winget.exe dey follow di same catalogs talk from prompt. Dem no be di same exe.

## If you never use am before

If you tap Store on top taskbar, Microsoft Store na di in-box app catalog. E land wit Windows 8 inside 2012. Some work PCs dey use policy disable am. E no be winget, wey be App Installer command line, and e no be Chocolatey.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Install Store and listed desktop apps**

Click Install inside Store window. winget install na di command-line way, no be dis UI.

**Update Store packages**

Library > Updates. Chocolatey dey upgrade different repository.

**Open product page on top apps.microsoft.com**

Di website fit open link directly inside dis app. E still be Store, no be choco source.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey dey install Calculator, Paint, or games from Store
- Anybody wey dia work PC use policy hide Store
- Users wey dey compare dis one wit winget or Chocolatey

## Current status

Microsoft Store (2012) na current app store from Microsoft Corporation. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://apps.microsoft.com/.

## How old e be?

Di Windows Store launch inside 2012 wit Windows 8. Di name change to Microsoft Store. winget come out inside 2020. Windows 7 PC never get dis app. Current Windows 11 still dey ship am unless policy commot am.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Microsoft Store app

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | E dey follow supported Windows 10 and Windows 11 come. Windows 8 na di first Store |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.                     |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: E dey go up while download dey install

  **Network demand**: E dey active during browse and install

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| WinStore.App.exe        | Store UI                                 |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| StoreExperienceHost.exe | Store host on top some Windows 11 builds |

## Startup components

Store dey start when you open am. Update checks fit run for background.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore\_\*\\ |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |

## File formats

Store packages and listed desktop installers

## Common wahala dem

### Store disabled by policy or debloat script

wsreset and Store repair na di normal Microsoft path. winget fit still dey ground. Chocolatey no go reopen di Store UI.

### Cache or sign-in errors

wsreset.exe and Microsoft account retry na Store fixes, no be choco source wahala.

## How to get unstuck

### Open Store from Start. If e dey miss, check Settings > Apps and work policy

Store wey dem commot na policy or debloat tori. winget na different binary if na only CLI you need.

### Run wsreset, den repair Microsoft Store inside Apps

Na dat be di supported UI repair. No download WinStore.App.exe from any filename site.

### Use winget if na only command-line install you need

Store UI na option for many packages. Chocolatey na third repository if na there you already dey live.

## Alternatives

winget for CLI. Chocolatey and Scoop for community repos. Company Portal on top some work PCs.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [apps.microsoft.com/ ](https://apps.microsoft.com/)Official installer or vendor page                                  |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [support.microsoft.com/windows/microsoft-store ](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/microsoft-store)Vendor support |
| Official site | [apps.microsoft.com/ ](https://apps.microsoft.com/)Start here, no be random exe host                                  |

## Related hardware

Store na packaged app. Network wey break or bad TLS date dey scatter am pass famous CPU.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[Chocolatey: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/chocolatey/)[WinGet: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/winget/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Microsoft Store official site ](https://apps.microsoft.com/)· Vendor product page
- [Microsoft Store help ](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/microsoft-store)· Vendor support
- [Microsoft Support: Microsoft Store ](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/microsoft-store)· End-user Store help
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

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Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Microsoft Corporation

  **Category**: App store

  **Process**: WinStore.App.exe

  **License**: Dey follow Windows come

  **First released**: 2012

  **Official site**: [apps.microsoft.com](https://apps.microsoft.com/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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