Just updated to Windows 8.1 and the Windows Store app will no longer open

Anonymous
2013-10-17T18:49:45+00:00

Help! Just updated to Windows 8.1 through the windows store. Now it will no longer open.

Event Viewer:

Activation of app winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy!Windows.Store failed with error: The remote procedure call failed. See the Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Operational log for additional information.

Also, my AV was uninstalled, my right clicking does not work, my VPN broke...

Dell XPS 12

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Microsoft Store

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Anonymous
2013-10-18T13:35:57+00:00

Please run the following in a Command Window to re-register the Store app:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml

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Anonymous
2014-08-02T08:19:45+00:00

Memeo is uninstalled for the Moment.

I got Updates for VCR120 via Windows Updates and about 40 APP-Updates in multiple steps (see System-LOG, Event 17).

So, unfortunatelly resetting store-Proxy in an elevated CMD:

netsh

winhttp

import Proxy source=ie

restart pc

was not the solution.

Meanwhile I got Event-ID 5973 from Source Apps in Application-LOG.

Finally, after working overtime, in the very Moment it seems, this fixed it for me:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2798317

a) Setting Registry-Permissions to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drivers as described in the article.

b) Setting File System Rights to C:\Program Files which is C:\Programme (X86) AND ADDITIONALLY D:\Programme (X86) cause I got Windows on SSD (C:) with an additional Program-Folder on HDD (D:)!

Store can be opened now.

Short startmenu (Win+X) is working.

Addendum Nov. 08, 2014:

-Update MS Windows .net Framework!

This is not always included in Automatic Updates and has to be downloaded manually from Microsoft. In the Moment: Version 4.5.2

Welcome back Win 8.1, now go back to work...

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-11-17T10:40:44+00:00

    having trawled through pages and pages of official Microsoft Support guidance (none of which worked, all of which took a lot of time) - at last, some simple, decent advice that worked.  I'm reasonably technical but can't fathom how I was supposed to work this one out post upgrade from 8.0 to 8.1

    Thank you Luis.

    Our whole house hates Windows 8 (and 8.1)  It has been a total (expensive and time consuming) disaster for me.....just wonder if microsoft also feeling if Win8 is an expensive and time consuming disaster?

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-11-16T16:20:55+00:00

    So this is what you need to do:

    1. Open a command prompt and enter the powershell command - do not press ENTER
    2. Open Process Monitor, run a trace
    3. Now press enter in the command prompt
    4. As soon as you see the entire error, stop the trace in process monitor
    5. Apply the registry filter if you did not do so yet
    6. Save a .pml file and select that you only want to save events displayed using current filter

    Now open DTM, enter the username and password that you received yesterday. The program has an upload button that you can use to choose the pml file.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-11-16T07:24:55+00:00

    yes I received, thk u

    Running now the Process Monitor, when this finish I will run:

    powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml

    btw how can I upload to DTM the result of Process Monitor??

    Must I wait to finish the Process Monitor in order to run the commant ? 

    I run the commant while running the Process Monitor and the result :

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]

    (c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -Di

    sableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml

    Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Package could not

     be registered.

    error 0x8007064A: Cannot register the request because the following error was e

    ncountered while initializing the windows.repositoryExtension extension: The co

    nfiguration data for this product is corrupt. Contact your support personnel.

    .

    NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] bfb479de-e219-0003-f97b

    -b4bf19e2ce01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID

    bfb479de-e219-0003-f97b-b4bf19e2ce01

    At line:1 char:1

    • Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\Ap

    pxM ... 

    • 

    
    + CategoryInfo          : WriteError: (C:\WINDOWS\WinStore\AppxManifest.xm  

   l:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException  

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageMa  

   nager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand  

C:\WINDOWS\system32>

////////from the third line(Add-AppxPackage.....) up to end (AddAppxPackageCommand) the letter are RED.\\\\\\

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