Windows 10: AppLocker Blocks Windows Store Apps Downloads

Hello --

I've Windows 10 Pro x64, and I did a clean install a few days ago because of a similar issue.

Now, Windows Store does open up and installed apps run just fine; however, I'm not able to download new apps or update existing ones. Downloads get aborted with error 0x80073CF9.

Event Viewer returns the following... Code: Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-AppXDeploymentServer/Operational Source: Microsoft-Windows-AppXDeployment-Server Date: 8/22/2015 7:49:27 PM Event ID: 404 Task Category: (3) Level: Error Keywords: (70368744177664),AppXDeploymentServer Keyword User: SYSTEM Computer: Mike Description: AppX Deployment operation failed for package microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_2015.6120.42011.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe with error 0x80073CF9. The specific error text for this failure is: error 0xD000003A: Deployment of package microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_2015.6120.42011.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe was blocked by AppLocker. Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-AppXDeployment-Server" Guid="{3F471139-ACB7-4A01-B7A7-FF5DA4BA2D43}" /> <EventID>404</EventID> <Version>0</Version> <Level>2</Level> <Task>3</Task> <Opcode>0</Opcode> <Keywords>0x4000400000000001</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2015-08-23T02:49:27.818274600Z" /> <EventRecordID>12810</EventRecordID> <Correlation ActivityID="{EA4D0F30-DD49-0002-7E11-4DEA49DDD001}" /> <Execution ProcessID="3440" ThreadID="2036" /> <Channel>Microsoft-Windows-AppXDeploymentServer/Operational</Channel> <Computer>Mike</Computer> <Security UserID="S-1-5-18" /> </System> <EventData> <Data Name="SummaryError">error 0xD000003A: Deployment of package microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_2015.6120.42011.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe was blocked by AppLocker.</Data> <Data Name="PackageFullName">microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_2015.6120.42011.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe</Data> <Data Name="ErrorCode">0x80073cf9</Data> <Data Name="MountPoint">C:</Data> <Data Name="TargetPlatform">0x3</Data> </EventData> </Event>[/quote] I've tried setting AppLocker to allow all signed packages to no avail. I've also tried "WSReset.exe" which doesn't seem to do anything. Further, I've created an "AUInstallAgent" directory under Windows.

I believe it's a permission issue, because PowerShell throws an IOException error; therefore, I've tried changing permissions on various folders. I'm lost.

Please advise.

:)

 

AppLocker Blocks Windows Store Apps Downloads

"For Microsoft (if you want to do something)"

similar here with Windows 10 SL.

i'm not using visual studio nor windows store apps anymore. my win10 is now a win7.1 and i'm waiting for next microsoft-ignored issue to move to Linux or OSx.

 

AppLocker Blocks Windows Store Apps Downloads

Thank you guys! I thought I was going crazy!

I have the exact same issues.

I would like to give "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" permission to install from the store just for a short time period.

How do I go about that ?

 

Had to reinstall the OS.

I think the problem was that permissions didn't propagate thoroughly when I changed the name of my computer.