[W8.1 Update 1] "Windows Store failed to sync machine licenses. Result code 0x80070490"

Anonymous
2014-04-08T18:57:02+00:00

After a clean install of windows 8.1.1 using the ISO from Technet I started getting the following error message in my event log the first time I start my machine in the morning:

Event 512 Store-Licensing  "Windows Store failed to sync machine licenses. Result code 0x80070490"

I use a Microsoft account and I have synced by Modern apps many times manually. Running the scheduled task manually will also produce the same error. I disabled the Scheduled Task that runs the sync and I'll see if it shows up tomorrow. Btw, the Store seems to be working fine.

I  read somewhere that the MS Store will be changed for 8.1.1 so I wonder if the 'new' store will stop these messages.

The Scheduled Task that kicks this off appears to be Microsoft/Windows/WS and is called WSRefreshBannedAppsListTask.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-08-20T06:27:02+00:00

    No SyncLicenses error since 18th Aug, but I'll keep an eye on that.

    //timo

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-08-20T19:05:04+00:00

    Unfortunately, I still get the Windows Store failed to sync machine licenses. Result code 0x80070490 error in Event Log so nothing had changed for me.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-08-21T06:52:56+00:00

    Yap, here too. So seems Microsoft did not get this yet fixed / deployed in the Aug updates...

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-08-24T01:54:51+00:00

    How do I determine this:

    "Is your computer activated? "

    My Surface Pro 3 is running fine and boots fine,.  But I get the same problem:

    Windows Store failed to sync machine licenses. Result code 0x80070490

    Partial info from Details tab:

    <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

    - <System>

    <Provider Name="Microsoft-WS-Licensing" Guid="{ED76D77F-7FB5-4EE4-8268-EE46212CB2D3}" />

    <EventID>512</EventID>

    <Version>0</Version>

    <Level>2</Level>

    <Task>0</Task>

    <Opcode>0</Opcode>

    <Keywords>0x2000000000000001</Keywords>

    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-08-24T01:22:42.467790500Z" />

    <EventRecordID>265</EventRecordID>

    <Correlation />

    <Execution ProcessID="3916" ThreadID="1320" />

    <Channel>Microsoft-WS-Licensing

    ***************

    Is this a licensing problem??  I bought I legit Microsoft Surface Pro 3 from Staples .

    Hal

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-08-24T13:57:13+00:00

    Still there for me too - no joy yet.

    "Windows Store failed to sync machine licenses. Result code 0x80070490"

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