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
    2014-07-28T18:48:00+00:00

    Hi,

    unfortunatelly this didn´t help me (german win-Version, source: TechNet).

    Tried to fix it with this command within CMD, CMD with Administrator rights (started with runas /user:... from within a formerly startet CMD cause there is no other way at the moment), tried it within powershell.

    Win8.1 is installed on a pc.

    Right-Click on windows-logo opens the short startmenu, right-click on any Icon and trying to start with "Als Administrator ausführen" does not work (either Menu Closes at once or remains open without any reaction).

    Can´t open CMD as admin with right-click. Can´t open Store, WSreset shows "MS-windows-store:PurgeCaches Die App wurde nicht gestartet".

    Tried to set User Account-control but no solution.

    Trying to restart some Services, no help.

    Activating "Als Administrator ausführen" within a shortcut to cmd starts UAC after clicking that icon. CMD starts with Administrator-rights.

    Eventvwr.exe Shows Event 5973, Source APPS, Description "

    Bei der Aktivierung der App „winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy!Windows.Store" ist folgender Fehler aufgetreten: Die App wurde nicht gestartet.. Weitere Informationen finden Sie im Protokoll „Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Betriebsbereit"."

    and Event 1000, Source Application Error, Description "

    Name der fehlerhaften Anwendung: WWAHost.exe, Version: 6.3.9600.17031, Zeitstempel: 0x53085927

    Name des fehlerhaften Moduls: KERNELBASE.dll, Version: 6.3.9600.17055, Zeitstempel: 0x532954fb

    Ausnahmecode: 0x00000004

    Fehleroffset: 0x0000000000005bf8

    ID des fehlerhaften Prozesses: 0x101c

    Startzeit der fehlerhaften Anwendung: 0x01cfaa93f43b1ff5

    Pfad der fehlerhaften Anwendung: C:\Windows\System32\WWAHost.exe

    Pfad des fehlerhaften Moduls: C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll

    Berichtskennung: 31ec709d-1687-11e4-825b-386077fae11d

    Vollständiger Name des fehlerhaften Pakets: winstore_1.0.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy

    Anwendungs-ID, die relativ zum fehlerhaften Paket ist: Windows.Store"

    this has already happened to my win8.0, so i already installed win8.1 brand new on a new harddiskdrive.

    win 8.1 was working about 2 weeks, same error now.

    Please help.

    Best regards

    JF

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-07-09T05:08:33+00:00

    Hello Angel,

    Try the below mentioned steps and hope it will work.

    1. Press Windows key and X at the same time.
    2. Choose Command Prompt (Admin) from the context menu.
    3. In the command prompt, type the "**powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml"**command and hit Enter.
    4. Exit command prompt.

    Get back to us with the result and we will be happy to assist you.

    Thank you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-07-09T01:06:50+00:00

    Ok, and how would one open a command window to do this?

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