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Updated onOctober 18, 2024
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The error messageYou’ll need a new app to open thisshows up when you try to open any or specific apps on the system and prevents you from accessing them. The error can be encountered for several reasons, includingfile corruption, issues with the installed apps, and misconfigured settings.
Also, a corrupt app cache often prevents it from functioning effectively, and subsequently, you come across this error. Besides, problems with the configured policies can lead to theYou’ll need a new app to open thiserror on your computer.
How do I fix You’ll need a new app to open this?
1. Run the Windows Store Apps troubleshooter
The first thing we’re going to try is also the simplest one. We’ll run the Windows Apps Troubleshooter, to see if it can identify and resolve issues for us.
2. Reset Microsoft Store
If the troubleshooter didn’t get the job done, we can as well try to reset the Store. It’s a one step process, and can fix things in a jiffy.
3. Reset the app’s Cache
If the Microsoft Store app’s cache accumulated over time, it’s a good idea to clear it. Once done, check if theYou’ll need a new app to open thiserror is fixed. In case the issue persists, head to the next method.
4. Check your Region settings
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5. Install Windows updates
As the Store is a part of Windows, frequent Windows updates may affect it. So, if this is a widespread problem, there’s a good chance Microsoft will eventually release a patch for it.
Once done, verify if theYou’ll need a new app to open thiserror is resolved.
6. Create a new User Account
Some users also suggest that accessing the Store from an account different than your default one can be helpful. This is the case when the problem lies with the current user account.
In this case, you need tocreate a new user accounton the Windows PC. Once done, just sign in to the new account, and theYou’ll need a new app to open thiserror should be fixed.
7. Re-register the Store app
If none of the previous solutions resolved the problem, you can go with re-registring the Store app package.
8. Revert Windows Back to a Restore Point
If Store was working fine a few weeks or months back, then recently installed third-party software, especially anti-virus utilities, that might be crashing the app or the OS in some way.
Reverting Windows back to the system restore point will remove third-party programs installed after the restore point’s date and could feasibly fix theYou’ll need a new app to open thiserror. Just make sure to choose a point created before the error was first encountered.
The error may show up on several apps, and we decided to list the common ones to clear any uncertainties or confusion.
In some cases, users have found thatMicrosoft Store is missing after an update, which too might be an underlying cause to this error, so check out our guide to fix it.
Also, find out how toboost the performance of Windowsand make your PC run faster.
If you have any other questions, post them in the comments section below.
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He is passionate about the tech world, always staying up-to-date with the latest and greatest. With an analytical view, he likes problem-solving, focusing on errors and their causes.
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