Minecraft Launcher won't install from Microsoft Store

Are you unable to download or install Minecraft Launcher from Microsoft Store? Many users have reported facing this issue where they just can’t install the Minecraft Launcher game from Microsoft Store on their Windows PC or Xbox. Either the download gets stuck forever or the installation fails.

This problem generally occurs if there is some temporary glitch with your Microsoft account or the app itself. In such cases, you can simply restart your PC or the app, or just log out of Store and then login back to check if the problem is resolved. But, in many cases, the problem is deep and a lot of factors are responsible for it. Here are the potential causes:

The issue could be caused due to incorrect date, time, and region settings on your PC.
If your Windows OS or console is outdated, you are likely to face this problem.
Another reason could be the corrupted Microsoft Store cache and other data.
DNS-related issues can also cause the same problem.

Minecraft Launcher won’t install from Microsoft Store

If Minecraft Launcher fails to download or install from Microsoft Store, you can sign out and then sign in back to Microsoft Store, and then reattempt to install Minecraft Launcher. Apart from that, install all pending Windows updates, configure the correct date & time on your PC, run Windows Store Apps troubleshooter, repair Microsoft Store, clear the Store cache, clear the DNS cache, and change to Google DNS. If nothing works, consider reinstalling Microsoft Store. Here are the solutions you can use if you are unable to install Minecraft Launcher from Microsoft Store on Windows PC or Xbox console:

Log out from Microsoft Store and then sign in again.
Set the correct date & time, time zone, and region.
Make sure Windows or Console is up-to-date.
Run Windows Store Apps troubleshooter.
Clear the Microsoft Store cache.
Repair/Reset Microsoft Store.
Update all your Microsoft Store apps.
Flush the DNS cache.
Switch to a public DNS server.
Reinstall Microsoft Store.
Download Minecraft Launcher Installer.

1] Log out from Microsoft Store and then sign in again

There might be some glitch in the Microsoft Store app or your account which is why Minecraft Launcher download is stuck or failed. Hence, you can try a quick workaround that works in most cases. Sign out of your account in Microsoft and then log in to your account again.

First, open Microsoft Store on your PC and click your Profile icon. After that, press the Sign out option and restart Microsoft Store. Log in to your account again and then try installing Minecraft Launcher. See if this works or not.

On your Xbox console, you can go to the Profile button from your home screen and then press the Sign out option to log out of your account. After that, sign in to your Xbox again by entering the correct login credentials and see if the issue is fixed or not.

If this workaround doesn’t work, you can use some other solution to resolve the problem at hand.

2] Set the correct date & time, time zone, and region

If you have set incorrect time and region settings on your computer, it affects Windows as well as Microsoft functionality. You might not be able to download apps including Minecraft Launcher on Microsoft Store. Hence, make sure you have configured the correct date & time, time zone, and region on your Windows 11/10 computer. Here’s how you can do that:

Firstly, open the Settings app using Win+I and move to the Time & language tab.
Now, click on the Date & time option.
Next, enable the toggle associated with the Set time automatically and Set time zone automatically options.
After that, go back to the previous screen and tap on the Language & region option.
Then, select the correct region under the Region drop-down option.
Once the settings are changed, reopen Microsoft Store and try installing Minecraft Launcher to check if the problem is resolved or not.

3] Make sure Windows or Console is up-to-date

It might be the case that your Windows OS is outdated and thus, Microsoft Store is not working fine and is unable to install Minecraft Launcher. Anyway, it is always recommended to install pending Windows updates and keep your system up-to-date. Hence, press Win+I to launch Settings ad go to the Windows Updates tab. After that, press the Check for updates button and then download & install all pending Windows updates.

Likewise, if you are unable to install Minecraft Launcher on Xbox, make sure you have installed all pending system updates. Here’s how to do that:

Firstly, press the Xbox button on your controller and then press the Profile & system > Settings option.
After that, go to the System tab and click on the Updates option.
It will show you all the pending system updates. You can download the updates by clicking Console update available.
When done, reboot your computer and check if you can install the Minecraft Launcher app or not.

If Minecraft Launcher still fails to install from Microsoft Store, use some other fix to resolve the issue.

See: Minecraft Launcher won’t open or work on Windows PC.

4] Run Windows Store Apps troubleshooter

One of the most common methods to resolve issues related to the Microsoft Store is to use Windows Store Apps troubleshooter. It detects and troubleshoots common problems associated with Microsoft Store and its apps. Hence, you can also try running this troubleshooter that comes with Windows. Here are the steps to launch the Windows Store Apps troubleshooter on Windows 11:

Firstly, open Settings and go to the System > Troubleshoot option.
Next, tap on the Other troubleshooters option.
After that, navigate to the Windows Store Apps troubleshooter available below the Others section and press the Run button present next to it.
Once it finished troubleshooting the problems with Microsoft Store apps, try installing Minecraft Launcher and check if the issue is resolved.

If you still face the same problem, move on to the next potential solution.

5] Clear the Microsoft Store cache

You can also try clearing the Microsoft Store cache. This issue could be very well facilitated due to a corrupted Store cache. So, you can use the WSreset.exe command to reset the Microsoft Store cache. Here’s how to run this command:

First, write “WSReset.exe” in the taskbar search box.
Now, tap on the WSReset.exe command from the search results. It will then clear the Microsoft Store cache.

See if this helps.

Read: Unable to update the Minecraft Native Launcher.

6] Repair/ Reset Microsoft Store

The next thing you can do is repair your Microsoft Store app. There might be some corruption in Microsoft Store, so you cannot install Minecraft Launcher. Hence, if the scenario is applicable, repairing Microsoft Store should be able to fix the problem. If that doesn’t help, you can reset the app to restore Microsoft Store to its original state.

Here are the steps to repair or reset Microsoft Store on Windows 11:

First, hit Win+I to open the Settings app and go to the Apps tab.
Now, tap on the Installed apps option and look for the Microsoft Store app.
Next, press the three-dot menu button associated with Microsoft Store and then choose Advanced options.
After that, scroll down to the Reset section, click on the Repair button, and follow the prompted instructions.
If it doesn’t work, you can reset the app by clicking the Reset button.
Finally, restart your computer and open Microsoft Store to download & install Minecraft Launcher.

If you are still unable to install Minecraft Launcher from Microsoft Store, use the below fix.

7] Update all your Microsoft Store apps

Try updating all your Microsoft Store apps and check if the problem is fixed or not. Installing pending updates might resolve the issue at hand. Open Microsoft Store, go to Library, and click on the Get updates button. Once all the updates are installed, try installing Minecraft Launcher and see if the problem is gone.

8] Flush the DNS cache

If the download of Minecraft Launcher is stuck, it might be due to a corrupted DNS cache. Hence, if the scenario is applicable, you can clear the DNS cache and see if the problem is resolved. Here’s how you can do that:

First, open Command Prompt as an administrator.
Now, enter the below command:
```
ipconfig /flushdns
```
Let the command execute and finish successfully. You will see a “Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache” when it is complete.
Once done, try installing Minecraft Launcher on Microsoft Store and see if the problem is gone.

See: Fix Minecraft Black Screen glitch on startup in Windows.

9] Switch to a public DNS server

In addition to the fix (8), you can try setting up a public DNS server and see if the issue is fixed. There might be some inconsistency with your default DNS server and thus, the Minecraft launcher download is stuck. In that case, switching to a public DNS server should help you fix the problem. Generally, configuring the Google DNS server helps. So, here are the steps to set up the Google DNS server on Windows 11/10:

Firstly, evoke the Run dialog using Win+R, type ncpa.cpl in it, and press Enter to bring up the Network Connections window.
After that, right-click on your active internet connection and choose the Properties option from the context menu.
In the opened Properties dialog window, choose the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) option and then click on the Properties button.
Now, select the Use the following DNS server addresses option and then enter the below values:
- Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8
- Alternate DNS server: 8.8.4.4
Next, navigate to the previous screen, choose the Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPV6) option, and tap on the Properties button.
Then, select the Use the following DNS server addresses option and type the below values in the respective fields:
- Preferred DNS server: 2001:4860:4860::8888
- Alternate DNS server: 2001:4860:4860::8844
Finally, press the Apply > OK button and see if the problem is fixed or not.

If this issue is occurring on your Xbox console, you can change to the Google DNS server using the below steps:

On your home screen, press the Xbox button on your controller and click on the Profile & system > Settings option.
Now, navigate to the General tab and click on the Network settings option.
After that, choose the Advanced settings option, and then click on the DNS settings > Manual option.
Next, enter 8.8.8.8 in the Primary DNS box and 8.8.4.4 in the Secondary DNS box.
Finally, save new settings and restart your console and your router. See if you can install Microsoft Store on your Xbox or not.

Read: Minecraft Forge installer not opening or working in Windows 11.

10] Reinstall Microsoft Store

If the problem is still not resolved, you can reinstall Microsoft Store. There might be some corruption in the app, so restarting with a clean version of the app will fix the problem. To reinstall Microsoft Store, you can use Powershell. Here’s how:

Firstly, open Windows Powershell with administrator rights from the Start menu.

Now, enter the below command to reinstall Microsoft Store:

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

Once the command finishes, restart your PC and open Microsoft Store to check if you can install Minecraft Launcher or not.

11] Download Minecraft Launcher Installer

If all the above solutions failed, you can download the desktop version of Minecraft from its official website. Minecraft Launcher can be downloaded from Microsoft Store as well as from the web. It is available on minecraft.net from where you can download the installer for Minecraft Launcher. After downloading the installer, double-click on the file and then follow the onscreen instruction to complete its installation. You don’t need to open and use Microsoft Store for that.

Why is Minecraft installer not installing Minecraft?

If you are having trouble installing the Minecraft game using its installer, it might be an outdated OS or a lack of required access permissions. So, make sure your Windows is up-to-date and run the Minecraft installer with admin rights. Besides that, corrupted mod files, compatibility issues, and problems with Windows Installer Service can be other reasons for this issue.

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