Windows 10: unable to update store apps reformat storage error

I am trying to update the "Intel Killer Performance suite" app following an update to the drivers, but windows store is failing to update giving a perplexing error code that says i must reformat my storage to FAT32 or ExFat. specific error code is 0x80073CFD. Last time i checked, FAT32 was no longer mainstream, and ExFAT was only used for things like SD cards and such. all my drives are NTFS and all have a minimum freespace of 1Tb or more. i have run chkdsk on ALL my drives, and all came back without any errors. why am I all of a sudden required to use FAT32 for my windows store apps? did MS s

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Unable to update store apps. Error - 0x80070490

Original title: Unable to update store apps.

I can't upadate the apps in my windows 10 store. I keep getting the error message, 0x80070490. I've tried many of the recommended fixes for this, but now when I try to update anything the store crashes. Any helpful suggestions are
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Unable to download apps from Windows Store

Hi Nishadha,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate you interest in Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience that you are unable to download Apps from Windows Store, we will help you to resolve this issue.

• Kindly let us know if you are able to see any error message/ notification.

I suggest you to login through administrator Microsoft Account and perform the below steps and check if it helps:

Step 1: Re-register the Store App and check.

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  Right click on Start button on the desktop and select
  Command Prompt (Admin).
  
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  Here, User Account Control window pops up and click on
  Yes to open Command Prompt with administrator privileges.
  
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  Type the below command in the Command Prompt:
  

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  powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml
  

Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of this issue, we will be happy to help you.

 

Unable to download apps from Windows Store

Hi Nishadha,

Sorry for the delay in response.

Do you face an issue with a particular\ all apps?

As you have issue with the store downloading apps, try to run these inbuilt troubleshooters.

We would suggest you to try the steps mentioned in the link

• Type troubleshooting in the search box and hit Enter.
• Click View all from the left pane and select Windows store apps.
• Follow the on-screen instructions and check.

and

Follow the same steps to use the Windows update troubleshooter.

Hope this information helps.