[Fix] Microsoft Store “Pardon the interruption” Error

After installing Windows 10 cleanly, the following error may occur when launching Microsoft Store.

Pardon the interruption

Before you can shop, we need to update Microsoft Store.

On a metered network?

You can connect to WiFi first to avoid possible data charges.

When you click “Update now”, the “Updating Microsoft Store… Working…” dialog appears.

On most systems, the Store will automatically update to the latest version if the system has internet connectivity and the internet connection is not metered.

However, on some systems, the above page may stall, and the Store may not open.

Cause

This happens because an older version (e.g., 11910.1002.5.0) of Microsoft Store is installed when you cleanly install Windows. The latest Store app version, as of this blog post, is 22408.1401.9.0.

The Store app is supposed to automatically update upon launching.

Resolution

To fix the Store app, open a Command Prompt window and run the “wsreset -i” command.

If that doesn’t help, download the Microsoft Store .msixbundle and the dependencies .appx packages as mentioned under “Method 2” of the following article.

• Reinstall Microsoft Store on Windows 10 or 11

(See “Method 2: Download the Microsoft Store installer” in the above link.)

After running the .appx and .msixbundle packages, you will have the latest version of Microsoft Store.