Windows 10: 0x80073cfa

Hi, Whatsapp crashed on my Windows 10 desktop. I didn't succeed in uninstalling. I want to reinstall. How do I do that?I get the error notification 0x80073cfathe instructions that I saw on the Community are over the top of my head. I tried Troubleshooter in the section apps/uninstall but that didn't solve the issue.Thank you for your help.

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Can't remove W10 packages - error 0x80073CFA

Hi

Some windows 10 applications don't work on my computer. They open for a short while and then close immediately.

I tried to remove the package (Microsoft App Store) using shell command ;

Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe

But received the following error;

Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CFA)

NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] c01f0c4c-24da-0001-07fb-1fc0da24d501 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID

c01f0c4c-24da-0001-07fb-1fc0da24d501

At line:1 char:1

+ Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe:String) [Remove-AppxPackage], IOException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.RemoveAppxPackageCommand

I then tried to download PsExec and DB Browser for SQLite and run them as suggested by some websites.

On the Database and under Browsing the data I found the IsInBox for the specific package "Microsoft.WindowsStore_11905.1001.4.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe" which meant to be removed already was set to 0.

On the google website, the suggestion was to change the IsInBox from 1 to 0 to enable and prepare the removal of the package.

Is there something else I need to check for before removing Microsoft App Store package from my computer.

Thank you and I look forward to suggestions.

 

I can't uninstall store apps, sometimes error 0x80073cfa

These?

• Psexec by Sysinternals;
• DB Browser for SQLite.

the technical hint common to both links related to your error number is

I've not had to deal with this, but have used - as many do- Sysinternals (now MS) tools, so can only point you in this direction,

 

I can't uninstall store apps, sometimes error 0x80073cfa

Hi, obvious starting point:
Run Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter in Windows 10 | Tutorials

How are you trying to uninstall them? Uninstall option from the Start Menu?

Error code:
Error code - Microsoft Community

Possible technical insight, which the second link corroborates:
http://woshub.com/remove-appxpackage-0x80073cfa-removal-failed/
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