Solved: Dev Home Update is Stuck at 90%. How to Reinstall

Uninstalling and reinstalling Dev Home is the key

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Key notes

  • If the Dev Home update is stuck at 90%, just uninstall the app and redownload the installer from GitHub.
  • Read below the WR labs' tested methods to fix this problem.
What to do if Dev Home update is stuck at 90%

Many of our readers found that the Dev Home update is stuck at 90% or not downloading at all. Many have also asked why Dev Home was installed on their Windows 11 computers in the first place.

Dev Home is a control center designed for developers that helps them connect to their developer accounts and tools (such as GitHub), and more. It’s entirely useless for the average user, so if you want to free some space, read below to learn how to uninstall it.

What do I do if the Dev Home update is stuck at 90%?

1. Uninstall Dev Home

  1. Right-click the Start button and select Windows Terminal from the list.
  2. Now, type or paste the following command and press Enter to run it: Get-AppxPackage *Windows.DevHome* | Remove-AppxPackage

In a few seconds, Dev Home will be uninstalled from your PC. However, it is possible to be reinstalled after another Windows 11 update.

2. Reinstall Dev Home using Microsoft Store

  1. Open Microsoft Store on your computer.
  2. Search for Dev Home and hit the Install button.
  3. However, we also got a stuck installation within the Microsoft Store. It says Update available but it is circling forever, without installing any update.
  4. If this is happening to you too, apply the following solution to install Dev Home on Windows 11.

We also have a complete guide on how to download and install Dev Home if you need more info.

3. Reinstall Dev Home from Github

  1. Open the browser of your choice and go to the Dev Home Github Releases page.
  2. Scroll down and download the Dev Home installer from the Assets section.
  3. After downloading, run the file and hit the Install button.
  4. This time, Dev Home will be installed flawlessly and will start running without asking you about any pending updates.

If you are using WinGet, you can also install Dev Home by running the following command: winget install --id Microsoft.DevHome -e

So, from the WR labs tests, if Dev Home update is stuck at 90%, you need to uninstall the app and then reinstall it by using the latest version from GitHub.

However, if you’re not a developer, you can just uninstall the app without any problems.

Some of our readers recommended resetting Windows 11 to factory defaults, but our WR experts fixed the Dev Home stuck update problem without such drastic methods.

This is very useful for developers, and our guide on how to use Dev Home for Windows will help you start off.

You might also be interested in learning about the best front-end developer apps you may use.

Did you manage to repair the Dev Home app using our solutions? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Claudiu Andone

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Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft. His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school. With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!