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
    2014-03-19T03:04:11+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

    It did not work!!! neither did wsreset or scannow or any of the other troubleshooting suggestions I've gotten. I've been trying for the last week to correct this, to no avail. If you check the forums, you will find that I am not alone, and a lot of the people with this problem on 8.1 say it just happened in the last week and almost all of them have tried all of the suggestions as I have! I finally opened another account in my wife's name, so I can access the store. I hope Microsoft is truly aware of this problem and is working on a fix.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-03-19T23:46:40+00:00

    Dear Sir,

    I have found a problem with access rights after upgrade on to windows 8.1. The directory has no permission for system, trusted installers, etc. And I cannot enable it. For this reason the command: 

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

    and following

    1. wsreset

    was not succesfull.

    It means, that I have normaly rights as admin, but in this directory systemroot\WinStore I am not able open the manifest file even for reading. I thing this mistake is a result of upgrade from windows 8 to 8.1 what I did through win store in january when Microsoft published this upgrade.

    Please, let me know how can I grant rights to directory WinStore (even subdirectories) what should prove the cause is in listed above.

    Best regards

    Jaroslav

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-09T22:50:09+00:00

    Thank you  Well said.  It it about time someone said it too.  This is total BS from a product that costs entirely too much to have to jump through to beg them to fix their problems.

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