Surely every computer user under the operating system has encountered such a component as “Store” (aka Microsoft Store), especially important for users who have switched to the latest version of Windows 10 OS.

But not everyone uses all possible functionality of the “Store”, if at all, uses this application.

How to install applications

Launch the aforementioned component of the operating system, it is located in the “Start” menu, since the OC “Win ​​10” uses alphabetic sorting, it will not be difficult to find it.

A window will open where you will be offered three tabs to choose from: “Home”, “Apps” and “Games”.

It is worth noting that applications and games are combined here not only for the Windows 10 operating system, but also for the mobile WP, which may possibly interfere and confuse the search, but just pay attention to the Supported Devices section. ".

After the desired position has been selected, there is a highlighted blue “Receive” button under the name, which you must click to start the download and installation (it passes in automatic mode) of the application on the computer.

After installation, the file will be available for use, and it will not be difficult to find it, everything new will be displayed in the “Start” box in the “Recently added” block, or you can use the above-mentioned alphabetical sorting.

Where are and where are installed

By default, everything downloaded in the store is saved in a hidden folder “Windows Apps” in “Program Files”, on the “C” drive.

In order to display hidden elements, open the “View” tab and in the “Show or close” block, check the box next to “Hidden elements”.

Depending on your security policy settings, permission is required to view the contents of the folder. If the account you are logged in with is authorized as an administrator, click Continue.

If, in response to an attempt to open a folder, a notification has been issued, which states: “You are denied access to this folder”, then click “go to the Security tab”, then “Advanced” - “Continue”.

In the window that opens, in the “Owner” line, click “Change” and in the “Enter the names of the objects to be selected” box, specify your account, access for which you want to open, and click “OK”.

After carrying out these actions, the above folder, where files are downloaded from the store, will become available for reading and changes, but you should not try to delete the folders manually.

How to remove games and applications

Uninstall (i.e., simply delete) the installed games can be performed in several ways:

1. Uninstall using the "Programs and Features" section. You can also open it in several ways:

• Right-click on the “Start” icon in the lower left corner and the first line will be “Programs and Features”.
• Open “Start”, select the “System Tools” folder, then “Control Panel” and in the opened window select “Programs and Features”.
• Right-click on an empty place on the desktop and select "Personalize" from the list. Next, open the "Themes" section and in the "Related Settings" block, select "Desktop Icon Settings". Check the box next to “Control Panel” and click “OK”. Now on the desktop will be a shortcut to the control panel, and through it you can go to the "Programs and Features." Remove the icon in the same way, simply by unchecking the box.
• In the list, find the application you want to remove, select it with a mouse click and click on the Uninstall / Change button.

Deleting applications through Programs and Features

2. Use the section "Options" OS "Windows 10".

To do this, open the Start menu, select Settings, and open the Applications and Features section. In the window that opens, a list of installed games will be presented, in order to delete, click on it and click on the "Delete" button.

3. You can delete applications directly through the Microsoft Store itself, for this you will need:

• Log in to your Microsoft account, if you haven’t done this before, in the store, click on the user’s icon and select Sign in, enter your login and password and click OK.
• After that open the “All applications” section and select the item you want to delete from the list.

Log in to the Windows Store application store

This option is suitable only if downloaded and installed through the "Microsoft Store".

What to do if applications are not installed

Quite often, users encounter errors (0x80072ee2, 0x80072efd, etc.) when downloading an assortment of a store, the following actions should be used as a solution:

1. Close the program, press "WIN" + "R" and enter the command "wsreset", which is designed to reset the cache of "Windows Store".
   

   Running wsreset in windows 10

2. When the cleaning is completed, the Store will automatically start.
3. If this method did not help, log out of your account, close the program, run it and re-log in to it.
   

   Logout from a Windows Store Account

4. Use the built-in troubleshooting utility, it is located in the control panel. After opening in the left side of the window in the column with sections, select "View all categories", a list will open, where you will need to select "Applications from the Windows Store", check the "Windows 10 Update Center" as an add-on.
   

   Windows 10 Troubleshooter Utility

What to do if applications are not removed

A number of applications that can be seen in the Start menu cannot be removed in the usual way; these are the pre-installed components of the Win 10 operating system — Calendar, Mail, Maps, Finance, News, etc.

In this case, the PowerShell console comes to the rescue:

1. Start the console through the Start menu as administrator.
   

   Run a PowerShell application with administrative rights

2. Enter the command “Get-AppxPackage-name *”, where after the symbol * specify the name of the application to be uninstalled. Below is a table with the commands that you just need to copy into the console and press "Enter".

In conclusion, it is worth noting that the “Microsoft Store” for “Win ​​10” has stepped far forward compared to the version for OS 8 / 8.1, a large assortment of the store (which is increasing every day) and the recently announced cross-platform, perhaps in Soon it will be able to compete with such giants as Origin and Steam.