From 86ddec0132e753c96ddea3df637ed59b3ea12149 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zoicware <118035521+zoicware@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:06:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add new store cmdlet to install photos legacy

---
 RemoveWindowsAi.ps1 | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/RemoveWindowsAi.ps1 b/RemoveWindowsAi.ps1
index 332a7e0..19ba175 100644
--- a/RemoveWindowsAi.ps1
+++ b/RemoveWindowsAi.ps1
@@ -2780,23 +2780,31 @@ function install-photoslegacy {
     $appx = Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object { $_.PackageFullName -like '*PhotosLegacy*' }
 
     if (!$appx) {
-        
-        Remove-Item "$($tempDir)Microsoft.PhotosLegacy_8wekyb3d8bbwe*" -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-        $downloadedfiles = Download-AppxPackage -PackageFamilyName 'Microsoft.PhotosLegacy_8wekyb3d8bbwe' -outputDir "$tempDir"
-        $package = $downloadedfiles | Where-Object { $_ -match '\.appxbundle$' } | Select-Object -First 1
-        $dependencies = $downloadedfiles | Where-Object { $_ -match '\.appx$' } 
-        if ($package) {
-            try {
-                Add-AppPackage $package -DependencyPath $dependencies -ForceApplicationShutdown
-            }
-            catch {
-                Write-status -msg "Can't install PhotosLegacy via appxbundle... make sure you have the appx service enabled" -errorOutput
-            }
+
+        try {
+            Get-Command store -ErrorAction Stop
+            #install photos legacy using new store cmdlet
+            store install 9NV2L4XVMCXM
+        }
+        catch {
+            Remove-Item "$($tempDir)Microsoft.PhotosLegacy_8wekyb3d8bbwe*" -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            $downloadedfiles = Download-AppxPackage -PackageFamilyName 'Microsoft.PhotosLegacy_8wekyb3d8bbwe' -outputDir "$tempDir"
+            $package = $downloadedfiles | Where-Object { $_ -match '\.appxbundle$' } | Select-Object -First 1
+            $dependencies = $downloadedfiles | Where-Object { $_ -match '\.appx$' } 
+            if ($package) {
+                try {
+                    Add-AppPackage $package -DependencyPath $dependencies -ForceApplicationShutdown
+                }
+                catch {
+                    Write-status -msg "Can't install PhotosLegacy via appxbundle... make sure you have the appx service enabled" -errorOutput
+                }
                 
+            }
+            else {
+                Write-status -msg "Can't find PhotosLegacy Installer" -errorOutput
+            }
         }
-        else {
-            Write-status -msg "Can't find PhotosLegacy Installer" -errorOutput
-        }
+        
     }
 }