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I recently updated to Windows 10 Home Build 10586. Some built-in apps, however, appear to have been corrupted. One example being MSN News:

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I have uninstalled and re-installed these apps several times with reboots in between. I have uninstalled apps both via the start menu and via Powershell (Remove-AppxPackage).

I am the only user account.

How can I force the store to replace app packages when reinstalling built-in apps?

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  • Doesn't Remove-AppxPackage require the location of the appx file?
    – Dev_anon101
    Commented Jan 5, 2016 at 17:44

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  1. Navigate to C:\Program files\WindowsApps (take ownership if you haven't already done so by Right-clicking on the app folder then left-clicking security tab -> change ownership -> select your user name -> apply -> ok)

  2. Inside the folder search for "bing news" delete any file with Microsoft.BingNews_2015.709.2017.3396_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe or similar, then run the app.

  3. In the start menu, right-click the app and click uninstall.

  4. Finally go to store and reinstall the app and search for updates on the store.

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As reinstalling the apps didn't work, you might rather need to repair Windows 10 itself, which also includes repairing these apps.

See this article from the Windows 10 Forums for detailed instructions with screenshots:
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade.

Ensure you have good backups before starting.

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  • Tried and it doesn't help. I believe my original backup media may have been corrupted.
    – Mooseman
    Commented Dec 29, 2015 at 17:46
  • That's certainly a possible explanation. You should download the latest installation media, especially in view of the 1511 update.
    – harrymc
    Commented Dec 29, 2015 at 18:24
  • Since this is a mission-critical machine I'd rather not reinstall Windows altogether (again).
    – Mooseman
    Commented Dec 29, 2015 at 20:09
  • If you can only replace apps, then you could Reinstall the Windows 10 Store itself, then repeat the reinstallation of the broken apps. If that doesn't help, then I'm all out of ideas.
    – harrymc
    Commented Dec 29, 2015 at 20:18
  • Before I did that the store itself was broken as well. :(
    – Mooseman
    Commented Dec 31, 2015 at 12:31
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Try this...

Uninstall the app

  • Then remove Appxpackage yourself manually (Remove whole data regarding the app).

    C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.BingNews_xxxxx\

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Then try installing the app again.

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  • Apps no longer appear in this directory once uninstalled.
    – Mooseman
    Commented Dec 31, 2015 at 12:31
  • Check in "c:/Program files/Windows apps/"
    – GeekvsCritic
    Commented Dec 31, 2015 at 12:34
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    @saichaitanya - Did you verify this answer would even worked before you submitted it?
    – Ramhound
    Commented Dec 31, 2015 at 20:18

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