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Windows 8.1 Store does not start
posted on March 20th 2015, at 12:00
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lunarg
In Windows 8 or 8.1, the Windows Store may not start: clicking on it very briefly shows the green background but then returns to the desktop or start screen. The Application event log shows the following error (or a similar one):
Event log
Activation of app winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy!Windows.Store failed with error: This app does not support the contract specified or is not installed. See the Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Operational log for additional information.
Running the WsReset.exe also produces an error.
A possible solution is to re-register the Windows Store through Powershell. Run the following from an elevated command prompt:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPa
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