Windows 10: Minecraft won't open - MC support says to reinstall Windows

Discus and support Minecraft won't open - MC support says to reinstall Windows in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; We have Windows 11 with 3 accounts. My account is the administrator and my son likes to play Minecraft in his account.From about 1 week ago, Minecraft... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by David Brown1, Jan 2, 2023.

  1. DAVID BROWN1
    David Brown1 Win User

    Minecraft won't open - MC support says to reinstall Windows


    We have Windows 11 with 3 accounts. My account is the administrator and my son likes to play Minecraft in his account.From about 1 week ago, Minecraft stopped working on this computer has happened before and about a year ago, even after multiple attempts to fix it suddenly started working again- I have worked with the Minecraft support to ensure:- Latest windows & minecraft- Latest graphics driver- XBox and Microsoft store properly logged into.They are now saying I should uninstall and reinstall windows and that you can inform how to do that without losing my data.

    :)
     
    David Brown1, Jan 2, 2023
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  2. BRINK
    Brink Win User

    Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release 1


    Source: Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release 1
     
    Brink, Jan 2, 2023
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  3. SANTOSH_RAI
    Santosh_Rai Win User
    windows 10 apps won,t open

    Hi Robert,

    Thanks for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    We appreciate you for trying the troubleshooting steps.



    I suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.

    Step 1: Run Windows app troubleshooter.

    Refer to the below link:

    Fix problems with apps from Microsoft Store - Microsoft Support

    Step 2: Run shell commands for Windows store and check if it helps.

    Follow the below steps:


    • Press Windows key + X and select
      Command prompt(Admin)       to open elevated Command prompt.

    • Type the following commands.



      powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml

    • Hit enter, the blackscreen will appear still for a couple of seconds. After a couple of second a new line saying C:\.... will appear.

    • Close Command Prompt.

    • Try to start the Windows Store again.


    Hope it helps, reply to us with the status of your issue. We will be happy to assist you.
     
    Santosh_Rai, Jan 2, 2023
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  4. BRINK
    Brink Win User

    Minecraft won't open - MC support says to reinstall Windows

    Minecraft 1.11 Pre-Release 1


    Source: Minecraft 1.11 Pre-Release 1
     
    Brink, Jan 2, 2023
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