How to reinstall Windows Store games

sea-of-thieveswindows 10

The game I'm specifically asking about is Sea of Thieves. After the most recent update, my game softlocks any time I open the map radial (even after restarting the game and restarting my computer). This obviously makes the game impossible to play single-player and very teammate-reliant when playing with a crew. I'd like to reinstall the game to see in hopes that it fixes the issue.

But it doesn't seem like there's any way to do it! If I open the game hub in the windows store, the only option is "play". There is no "uninstall", and no "repair installation". I could try to find and delete the files on my computer, but I've read horror stories on the forums that removing the game can be a one-way trip. How can I repair my installation/reinstall a Windows App game?

Best Answer

I had to do this a few nights ago and the option to uninstall wasn't in the Windows store either. I had to open my control panel, go to Add/Remove programs and uninstall it from there. Was able to reinstall it after this :)