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Original Title: Issue with Windows Store.
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Every time I attempt the reset for the store (Store and other apps routinely crash after the Win 8.1 update). I receive the below error message:
All device drivers are up-to-date (and have not changed since when it did work)
Anti-Virus is the same as it was when everything worked (Norton AV)
I launched a command prompt with administrative rights and ran "wsreset.exe". The screen flashes over to the store, then crashes back to the start screen. When returning to the desktop, the following error is found:
I ran system file checker, with administrative rights, and it reported back with no issues:
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You guys are really pieces of work. You bug us about upgrading to the 8.1 Operating System and the upgrade has caused a multitude of problems for me. You really need to realize that most of us are not "Software Engineers". I am soooooooooooooo sorry I upgraded to 8.1. As the saying goes "Live and Learn".
I totally agree! I had a Microsoft engineer remote control my pc, he tried everything and still couldn't fix the problem. I've even tried repairing windows (the option which doesn't remove files etc) all I got was a message saying it couldn't do it, so pointless exercise. I was told that my only option would be to reinstall windows. Not going to happen, if I have to do that I'd rather put Windows 7 on instead of Windows 8, it's rubbish!!!
Same problem here, have been trying for almost a week now, also leaving total reinstall as last option as I have about 50 "legacy" applications that I would have to reinstall as well.
Christiaan,
Try the solution in this article: http://m.kapilarya.com/fix-windows-store-hangs-or-crashes-in-windows-8-1
What you'll be doing here essentially is recreating the Cache folder which WSreset is failing to clear.
It's worked for a few users as can be seen from these threads (post marked as Answer):
I tried this (the two files it says to close in Task Manager weren't showing even after numerous attempts at opening Windows Store) so proceeded to create new Cache folder but still getting the 'PurgeCaches' message when I try 'wsreset'
