Completely Delete & Uninstall Microsoft Store on Windows 11

Removing Microsoft Store App is quite simple, disabling or uninstalling the Microsoft Store is something that many want to do, Without the “Windows Store” app, you won’t be able to install or update store apps.

In the past, if you wanted to uninstall the Microsoft Store all you needed to do was: Go to Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Microsoft Store, the option to uninstall was there.

Now we need to use PowerShell to remove it because the Settings option is greyed out and you cannot remove it from there. As you can see in the screenshot below.

Completely Remove The Microsoft Store

Search PowerShell then run it as Administrator. If prompted, click Yes.

To uninstall the Microsoft Store, simply type the command below and hit enter. The Windows Store app will immediately get removed.

get-appxpackage *store |remove-appxpackage

Now, the Microsoft Store is removed.

Reinstall the Microsoft Store on Windows 11

Search PowerShell then run it as Administrator. If prompted, click Yes.

Enter the following command and press enter:

Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsStore | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Now, search for Store then it will show up.