Apps not downloading from restore

Return to the Microsoft Store and check if you can now download apps. So if your apps get stuck in the download queue, launch the File Explorer and confirm that you have enough storage space on your hard disk to accommodate the app s. If you have multiple hard drives connected to your computer, make sure you configure Windows to save new apps on the drive with sufficient storage space.

Microsoft Store generates and stores temporary files called Cache Data on your computer. These files help Microsoft Store perform faster on your computer. However, when these files get corrupt, they sometimes cause the Microsoft Store to malfunction. Clear the Microsoft Store cache and check if that restore app downloads and installation.

Close the Microsoft Store windows and type wsreset in the search box. Windows will launch the Microsoft Store automatically after clearing the cache. Try downloading an app and check if it goes through. This entails signing out of your Microsoft account from the Microsoft Store app and signing back in.

Click the profile icon at the top-right corner of the Microsoft Store app and select your account. Return to the Microsoft Store homepage, click the profile icon and select Sign in. If the account is saved on your computer, select the account and click Continue to proceed. Otherwise, click Microsoft account to use a different account with the Microsoft Store. Provide your account credentials and click Sign In to reconnect your account to the Microsoft Store.

You should give the app a reset. That could help eliminate issues causing the app to malfunction. Afterward, launch Microsoft Store, sign in with your Microsoft account details and see if you can now download and install app updates from the store. Windows has a built-in tool that diagnoses and fixes issues with the Microsoft Store or apps downloaded from the store.

Select the tool and click Run the troubleshooter. Yes, you need to update the Microsoft Store like you do with every other app on your computer. Otherwise, you might experience issues downloading other apps if you run an outdated version of the Microsoft Store.

Launch Microsoft Store, click the three-dot menu icon and select Downloads and updates. Click the Get updates button and wait for the Microsoft Store to scan your PC for outdated apps and games. This might take a minute or two. When the scan is complete, check if Microsoft Store is in the Updates or Download queue. AppStore will not work for updates either.

Seems to be a problem with AppStore? Nov 10, AM. There's the "All" tab to see everything you've ever purchased even free apps and "Not on this iPhone" for things you might want to redownload.

Ok, once you are there, you will see two things: Those with blue cloud with arrow down and a spinning circle with a part missing. Here is what I found. After waiting all night for the apps to download, I started going through and tapping on the ones with spinning circles.

About 50 of my apps we all of a sudden visible, ready to go. But after another day and a half, no more have appeared and the method I used does not work. Please give it a try and report back. I will get back here after talking with apple. I will reply to my own and share my saga, for those who are interested. Nov 5, PM. Here is my saga and what I have tried so far. The methods are from the internet and some steps, like the "Free button, are not on my phone. I have tried on two networks, both 2.

Started by restoring the iPhone from iTunes After 40 hours only half had downloaded. Very few apps ready after 12 hours. However 54 of them would show the word open after I tapped the spinning circle.

For some reason the iPhone does not know when the app is finished downloading to the phone. I downloaded iTunes However, the apps were not transferred from the computer to the iPhone and it started to download them again. To redownload an app, just tap on the blue cloud icon next to it. If the icon is gray, that means you can't download it anymore either because it doesn't exist anymore in iTunes or because it's a bit app that no longer works in iOS Tried dragging them from finder into the sidebar on iTunes when the iPhone was selected.

Method 2. Here is how to do it:. Method 3. Method 4. Upgrade iOS system to new version: sometimes new apps may not be compatible with the old iOS system. Anyways, the Restore gets stuck trying to download apps that are dead and missing from the App Store or that or incompatible with iOS You can tap on these and pause he download. You should hide these by swiping left. Stop all the spinning circle apps.

Hide all those with a greyed our iCloud. Hide any garbage you no longer want. Delete any apps that are in the loading phase. These are probably the blockers that have gummed up the whole system.

Do note: this completely obliterated the advantage of restoring from iCloud. You will lose data, settings, and app layout. Extremely annoying. Nov 25, AM. Just got off the phone with AppleCare and now the apps are downloaded. Suggest you call AC at if you have the time. After reviewing a number of things I had done, we did a hard reset.

Sound up, sound down then hold the power switch until the white Apple shows. Still didn't change anything. When I clicked the cloud icon, it started downloading. After two deletes, I just tapped on the blue cloud and it started to download. It appears it will only do one app at at time this way. You can select 2, but they download one by one. At this point, I went to the home screen touched a darkened app and it started downloading.

You can touch more than one but the download one ofter the other. You still have to reenter passwords and ID. Page content loaded. I was having the same issue. None of my apps were finished downloading and my phone would not lock.

None of my apps would open nor would my control center come up. I spent the day speaking to different apple representatives and none of us could figure out what to do. After many different attempts, I knew from the start that all I had to do was to get it to turn off but it wouldn't force restart nor go into safe mode or anything.

I even tried connecting it to my MacBook Air to restore it again or update it and it wouldn't work. Until, well I'm not sure if all iPhone's do this but if you click the lock button three times, AssistiveTouch comes up. So my assumption is that maybe the restore process just never finished, I really don't know but hey it works now! Nov 20, PM. Sorry for the poor grammar and typos in my original post.

Getting used to the X. Not that that is an excuse for grammar. I was unable to edit my original post. Here is a cleaner version. Anyways, the Restore gets stuck trying to download apps that are dead and missing from the App Store or that are incompatible with iOS You can tap on these and pause the download.

Hide these by swiping left. Hide all those with a greyed out iCloud. While you are at it, hide any garbage you no longer want either. Back on your home screen, delete any apps that are in the loading phase. Once you do this you can selectively get back on track by picking and choosing the apps you want in the App Store. As others have noted, this completely obliterated the advantage of restoring from iCloud.

You will absolutely lose app layout. Okay after hours and hours messing around with this, I tried to do a restore from a local backup of my old phone.