I know this is an old thread, but for someone who's still stuck, let me share what I did to fix it.
run powershell as admin,
run this commands in powershell:
* view all packages:
Code:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select Name, PackageFullName
first, we have to remove all the metro apps that can be removed (including windows store).
* remove all packages:
Code:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage
you will get some errors that is colored in red, just ignore that.
now we will put them all back again (including the ones that you uninstalled which is pre-installed before).
* install all packages:
Code:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
That is what I did and now I can click or search in the store without crashing and it's working like a charm now :).
some other useful codes:
* remove a certain package
Code:
Get-AppxPackage <PackageFullName> | Remove-AppxPackage
* install a certain package:
Code:
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\<PackageFullName>\AppxManifest.xml” –DisableDevelopmentMode
NOTE: Just don't forget to replace "<PackageFullName>" with it's full name :).
EXAMPLE:
Code:
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore_11610.1001.10.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe | Remove-AppxPackage
Code:
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11610.1001.10.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” –DisableDevelopmentMode
hope this helps :)