Windows 10: This install is prevented by policy. Ask your admin to enable Windows Update. Code: 0x8024500C

Whenever I try to open the Microsoft Store it says there is a more current update, but when I try to update it shows error code 0x8024500C, along with "This installation is prevented by policy. Ask your administrator to enable windows update".

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Windows store error 0x8024500C

I am unable to install anything from the Windows Store on my work PC. The message I am getting is: Turn on Windows Update. This installation is prevented by policy. Ask your admin to enable Windows updates. Code: 0x8024500C

Seems cut and dried except that I have spoken to the IT director - the admin - who says there is no such policy. In fact I am in an unusual position here: 99% of the users are on virtual machines that run Windows 7. Myself and another developer are the one
of the very few people with desktop computers running Windows 10 so there are no group policies relating to Windows 10.

I have run through every fix I can find on the internet and nothing so far has worked - although I have fixed one or two other issues along the way.

Help please!

John

 

Windows store not downloading

Thank you Vijay,

After all that, plus a windows update, I tried to install an app again from the store and I got the following error code:

"Turn on Windows Update. This install is prevented by policy. Ask your admin to enable Windows Update. Code: 0x8024500C."

Windows just updated. I'm confused.

 

Error code 0x8024500C

Hi Steven,

One of the possible reasons why you're getting an error code 0x8024500C is due to corruption in some system files. If the given steps on the thread didn't work for you, we therefore suggest that you re-register Windows Store app. To do so, follow the steps
below:

• Click the Start Menu.
• Select Command Prompt. (You may be asked for User Account Control permissions, select
  Yes.)
• Copy and paste the following command, and press Enter key;

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}"

Once done, you may restart your system. The issue that you're facing with Windows Store app should be resolved now.

Let us know how it goes.