How To Fix Windows Store Cache May Be Damaged Errors

If you are using Windows 10 or 8.1 as your primary OS then that means you know about the Windows Store and its facilities. But for those who don’t know about it, Windows Store is an app which is specially designed for Windows OS users. It contains various apps and also helps users to make different types of apps and license purchases.

Even with all these great abilities, many users are trying to avoid its use as much as possible. The main reason behind this ignorance is its download and installation issues. Apart from that, it contains limited apps which makes it useless. But still, it’s one of the most essential parts of Windows OS and fixing its issues is a must.

This article basically focuses on the Windows Store cache may be damaged error and the solutions regarding this error.

Causes Which Triggers The “Windows Store Cache May Be Damaged” Issue

The main cause that can trigger this error in a system is the incomplete app download and corrupted cache files. Due to this reason, many users are unable to download or install any new app and that blockage causes a lot of trouble for users.

In the current situation, this error mainly hits the Windows 10 users and many of them are becoming frustrated while confronting it. Therefore, you may proceed to solve this error but Windows 8/8.1 users can also follow these methods if they encounter the same error. Therefore without wasting much time let’s dive into its solutions.

Ways To Fix The Windows Store Cache May Be Damaged Error

To solve this error there are multiple methods that you can follow. But only a few of them contains satisfactory results. Therefore here are those methods that can help you out through the Windows Store Cache May Be Damaged Error.

1. Reset The Windows Store

In this method, you need to Reset the Windows Store which might be able to fix your situation and to perform that, the first thing you need to open is the WSReset. You can find it by typing its name on the Window search bar. After that, in the result section, you will find the WSReset shortcut option. Right-click on it and a pop-up menu will appear. On that pop-up menu, you will need to click on the “Run As Administrator” option. This action will enable the Administrator privilege on that app.

Then the WSRest will start the Windows Store reset process and then you will need to wait until it gets completed. After the completion of the reset process, your Windows Store should start working again.

2. Run The Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter

Troubleshooting is one of the easiest ways to fix any problem or error in the Windows OS lineup. Many pro-users suggest it before any manual fixing, therefore, we are going to try it on this error.             

To start the Troubleshooting process, at first open the Windows Setting by pressing the “Windows key + I”. Inside the Windows Setting, you will find the Update and Security option. Click on it. That will lead you to another page where you will find the Troubleshooter option and you need to click on it as well. On the Troubleshooter page, you will get the Windows Store Apps option. Open it by a click on the ‘Run As Administrator option.

After that click, it will start the Troubleshooting process. Then you need to follow all the instructions which will appear on the pop-up window. This will help you to find and rectify the errors. During this troubleshooting process, if you come across any error message which says “Windows Store cache and licenses may be corrupt.” then you just need to continue the troubleshooting process. It will apply all the necessary settings and fix your Windows Store. Now the only thing you need to verify the error by relaunching the Windows Store.

3. Clean The Windows Store Cache

To perform this cleaning process, at first on the WinX menu, press “Windows Key + X”. Now from that menu, you need to open the Command Prompt. Therefore, right-click on the Command Prompt option and then click on the ‘Run as Administrator’. On the Command Prompt box, you need to type “wsreset.exe” and then hit the Enter key.

This command will start the cleaning process and when it’s done you will get a confirmation message on the screen displaying “The cache for the Store was cleared. You can now browse the Store for apps.” But sometimes it doesn’t show the message and instead of that it will launch the Windows Store and start the app downloading process.

But if it shows “Windows Store cache may be damaged” error message then you need to do some more error fixing. Now go back to the black box and type  “explorer%localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState”

and hit Enter. This command will delete all the cache files which got corrupted and clean your system. Now reboot your system and enjoy the services of the Windows Store.

4. Update The Time And Language Setting

Usually, the Windows OS works in sync with the time zone according to your region and if it gets out of sync then that will cause malfunctions in the Windows OS process. In this case, this might be the reason and fixing it will bring back everything to normal.

To do this, at first open the Setting app by pressing “ Windows Key + I”. From there you need to enter the Date and Time settings. Thereafter, you need to check the date and the time settings and make sure that they are correctly set. Now after the verification of the time and date you need to uncheck the boxes beside the “set time automatically” and “set timezone automatically”. Then click on the Change option.

Now the last thing you need to do is to disable the Auto-sync and then set the correct date and time manually. This will eliminate the chances of mistakes in the future. Now Reboot the system and start the Windows Store once more.

On The Whole

At last, we hope that you will follow all the steps correctly, you can easily repair Windows Store cache may be damaged error on your Windows Store. If the methods are unable to solve your problem then state your queries and we will try to update you on that in our next post.

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