Cant uninstall or update your Microsoft Store apps? Weird Windows 10 bug has just been fixed, thankfully

Date:
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:01:56 +0000

Description:
Ever had Windows 10 insist that you cant remove an app? This has happened to some people, but fortunately, theres a fix.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Microsof t Store apps cant be updated or uninstalled due to a bug Thankfully Microsoft has now fixed the problem related to WinAppSDK The cure is in a Windows 10 optional update, so you may want to wait

Some Windows 10 users have been experiencing an odd bug with the operating system having problems running updates for apps from the Microsoft Store but this issue has now been sorted.

Neowin reports that Windows 10 22H2 had a bug which meant that in some
cases, apps from the Microsoft Store couldnt be updated or uninstalled, either but a resolution for this has now been applied (as of November 21).

Microsoft explains that this wasnt an issue with Windows 10 itself, but
rather with the latest version of WinAppSDK. Those who received version
1.6.2, on November 12, or later which may have been installed by an app that requires WinAppSDK, as itll pull down the latest version may have been hit
by the bug.

Those whove seen the issue will have noticed that updates fail with an unhelpful error message (Something happened on our end) displayed in the downloads panel of the Microsoft Store.

Microsoft clarified that this issue is not caused by a Windows security or preview monthly update, while informing users that the fix for this is in the new Windows 10 update, KB5046714, which has just been released. (Image
credit: Worawee Meepian / Shutterstock) Analysis: Something happened or not

Note that KB5046714 is an optional update for Windows 10, so it could have some bugs itself. If youre worried about installing a preview release, you
can always wait for the full version of the patch, which will be here next month (on December 10, to be precise).

Still, in this case, if youre hit by the Microsoft Store bug and you arent getting any updates for your software from the store, grabbing the optional patch may be worth the risk (find it under Windows Updates, as ever).

Elsewhere, KB5046714 provides some other fixes for issues including a bug where dragging and dropping a file from a cloud providers folder (like OneDrive ) may result in that file being moved over, rather than copied as it should be by default. Also, theres an important solution for a problem where Windows 10 fails to activate after the PCs motherboard has been replaced.

While youre fixing bugs, Microsoft, you might want to do a bit of tweaking to that error message as well: Something happened on our end is not very useful, and indeed nonsensical, really. The problem here being an update failing to apply, so in fact, the correct message should be Something didnt happen on
our end, namely the app patch that shouldve gone through. Or Nothing happened on our end, perhaps?

How about a simple rewording to Something went wrong on our end that fits better, right, Microsoft? Thats this months visit to Pedantry Corner over, stay tuned for Decembers ever-so-thrilling nitpicking observation. You may also like... Microsoft stealthily installs Windows 10 update to nag you to upgrade to Windows 11 and not for the first time How to make a bootable Windows 10 USB Windows 11 remains an unloved OS but why won't people upgrade?



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