Uninstalled Xbox app via Powershell, cannot reinstall

I originally posted this in Microsoft's Windows 10 forum. After going back and forth with them, they have referred me here.





I recently changed my Microsoft password. Doing so caused the Xbox app to have an aneurysm; it gave me the Sign in and Cancel (?) buttons, then immediately presented me with a Microsoft login form, without clicking on the Sign In button. I entered my credentials,
only to have it then present me with the two buttons again (which were just sitting behind the login screen, apparently). So, I clicked Sign In, and entered my credentials again. Crash to desktop. Open the app again. Immediate crash to desktop. Restart
computer, open app - immediate crash to desktop.

I then uninstalled the app via Powershell with

Get-AppxPackage *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage

and this is where I am. I cannot use the all-encompassing reinstall line

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

because it gives me an error about Cortana needing to be closed (even after a fresh restart, and manually enabling and disabling it; the error is further down this post). I found another thread with these instructions from a Microsoft Forum Moderator concerning
this Cortana/Powershell issue, but it didn't help (Cortana does not work):

Please follow the steps and check if it helps:

1. Open an Administrator CMD window. If you can’t find a way, use these steps:
   
   1. Press CTRL+Shift+ESC to open Task Manager.
   2. Click File > Run New Task
   3. Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
      
   4. Type CMD

Type the following commands at the CMD prompt:

dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

1. If the above command both completed and show no remaining issues, run these commands:
   
   
   powershell
   
   Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
   

The DISM command runs fine. The powershell command results in the same error:

Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it

modifies are currently in use.

error 0x80004004: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed

Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy!CortanaUI.

Using the command to install an individual app with the install location either doesn't work, or the app I want is not the "Xbox companion" app (in which case, I don't know what app it could be; it's not the Smartglass app, that one works fine). The command
runs without an error, but nothing changes; the app is not in my list of programs/"All apps".

I also attempted to use the reinstall-preinstalledApps.ps1 script as detailed on Microsoft's site (Content Removed (Windows)), but that process did not solve my problem, as I get a string
of these errors when running the script with no arguments (one for each app it attempts):

Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\Program

Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxApp_2015.1117.445.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxMetadata\AppxBundleManifest.xml'

because it does not exist.

At C:\users\lou\desktop\reinstall-preinstalledApps.ps1:35 char:2

+ Add-AppxPackage -register $PackagePath -DisableDevelopmentMode

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File...dleManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFou

ndException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Help, please. I'd like my Xbox app back.

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Uninstalled Xbox app via Powershell, cannot reinstall



That was the original post. Attempted/unsuccessful solutions, per moderator instruction:

1. Running this command at a prompt: "powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml"

2. Creating a new user account to look for the app (it wasn't there, either)

3. Running sfc /scannow (didn't find any violations)

:)

 

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Hey Hammer,

Thanks for your reply. As I am using Win10 Desktop-Only, I did not see the need for an App-Store and I very much disliked the use and feel of the Store.

So I uninstalled it via Powershell. Is there a way to install the Accessories-App w/out Store? Powershell is a Packetmanager by itself, right?

Or do I have to reinstall the Windows-Store just to download the Accessories-App (Not sure right now if this is done via Powershell too).

Having an official Download-Location where I can just retrieve the App would be awesome.

Thank you!

 

Hi Lou, Sorry to hear your having issues reinstalling the Xbox App. I have reported your issue to the developers to investigate. We will contact you if we have further questions.

Thanks,

Best

 

Thank you for your response. Is someone going to contact me outside this forum (say, via e-mail) to remedy this, or should I just be watching here for that?

 

Hey there,

They will more then likely report back to this post here for you

I have taken a look at the thread on the Microsoft community, and have marked the Support Engineers response to direct you as answer. I have also posted a message detailing that this issue is been looked into by the developers, and detailed that this has
been escalated by the support staff on this community.

Hope you get this problem sorted out

Regards,

 

Where can I find the solution to this problem? I have the same problem but it looks like solution has never been posted. HELP

 

Did you ever figure it out? I have the exact same problem.