windows app store

A lot of new Windows 10 have complained that they can't download apps or games from Windows Store with using a Microsoft account. In this tutorial, i will display with images how you can download from Microsoft App store without linking your account to your MS account. Which means you can download games from the Windows app store on Windows store without changing how you access your computer.

If you can't connect to Windows 10 App store, read the solution here : Fix: Windows 10 Not Connecting To Windows App Store Finally Resolved

To connect with Windows to download apps and game, go to the Windows Store, you will be prompted for your Microsoft account and password

Choose your Microsoft account and login, if you don't have a Microsoft, you can create one for this scenario.

Sign in your account, if sign-in is successful, you should see this. Microsoft wants you to enter your Windows password, this is where your Windows login changes. A lot of Window Users are not comfortable with this especially concerning privacy issues. They just want to play games, that's all, though it is worth it, having your data sync on your Microsoft accounts and all, but a lot of people are not open yet for that.

Also, people with No internet might have issues working offline whenever they leave their WIFI area, or when you forget your Microsoft account password, you are fried. 

Also, people with a company outlook account might be in deep issues, unless it is a company machine, you don't want to login with your Microsoft account.

So when you see this screen, click on "Sign In To Just Use This App Instead". Do not enter your Windows password, and the Window App store will download any app, games or movies from the app store.

The app store for Windows 10 is not working for a lot of users who had upgraded their PC recently. Users are faced with this error,

Error codes:

The server stumbled, we all have bad days

WindowsUpdate_80072ee7, in case you need it

CV: iNZu5Wy4N0GuRPTA

That was the error on Windows 10 PC when connecting to the Windows app store. To Fix this error, this is the only and best solution you should follow :

 1. Download a Software called Fiddler

 2. Install the software, might show you a notification about app container, click Cancel or No...I clicked No

 3. Launch the program. Click on Start ---> Run ---> Type Fiddler, and click on the new installed program

  Note : It might appear on your taskbar automatically.

  4.Click tools and find Windows8 loopback exemptions. This will open up a new window

 5. Click on the Exempt All to mark all the DisplayName, then click on Save Changes

Open your Windows App Store, and you should be able to see it working effortlessly. This error happens in Windows 8, and was fixed by the same method, and as you can see, it fixed Windows 10 error as well.

This just worked for me, and will definitely work for you

Some other methods i had tried before the solutions above includes ;

I ran this command with admin privileges ;

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

And also ran the :

  WSreset.exe via command prompt (admin privileges)

So when you have tried connecting and none is working, try the first method, and i can tell you it is the best solution to connect Windows 10 to Windows App Store.