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Error DEP0700 : Registration of the app failed. on windows 10 on a macbook (dualboot)

I'm trying to work from home on a UWP project, on a macbook with dualboot using windows 10, in visual studio 2015. (So it's not on a virtual machine, which is what I find everywhere when looking for this problem) I thought I have everything correctly set up, but when [...] read more

Universal Windows Platform app registration fails - blocked by AppLocker

Deploying a UWP app locally from Visual Studio 2015 (Update 3) fails with the error message: > DEP0700 : Registration of the app failed. error 0xC000003A: Deployment of > package 6dd81a71-9c3a-4204-abaf-886a9b0c29bb_1.0.0.0_x86__kcdnnw7pbsh48 was > blocked by AppLocker. (0x80073cf9) The full output doesn't add further insight: Restoring NuGet packages... To prevent NuGet [...] read more

UWP Deployment Error after deploying to store - Windows 10

Since deploying my UWP app for windows 10 in the store (beta & private), I can no longer deploy it to my phone (ARM), Tablet Simulator (x86) and my local machine (Surface Pro 3) for testing. I've rebooted both my phone and my SP3 but I'm still getting the same [...] read more

Error: Registration of the app failed

While trying to deploy an app from Visual Studio, I'm getting an error. I have already set developer mode and also deleted the app package from the packages folder, but it still won't work. Here's the error message: > Error : DEP0700 : Registration of the app failed. Deployment Register [...] read more

Windows store app deployment error

I just downloaded and installed Visual studio on my computer (windows 8.1) to start building windows 8 apps. The problem is when I try to run any application this error message shows up (the application from this error message is called Parcels.comStarter): > Error 1 Error : DEP0700 : Registration [...] read more

Registration of app failed because the files are on a network share. Copy the files to the local computer before registering the package

I am using these examples to build a Windows 8 app: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Getting-started-with-C-and-41e15af5 (note: that link is stale, this is potentially the correct one: Getting started with C# and Visual Basic: Hello World samples ) When I try and run the Windows 8 device emulator, I get this error: > Error [...] read more

Error 0x80073cf9 when installing or updating apps from windows store

On my Windows 8 desktop I keep getting error 0x80073cf9 when I try to install or update an app from the windows store. In the installings apps pane it just says "This app wasn't installed -- view details" and when I select that it says "Something happened and this app [...] read more

UWP App Won't Start

I have a UWP app. I'm using Visual Studio 2017 15.4.1. The UWP app is a store app and has been deployed to the Microsoft Store. My app was working fine in the store, and it was also working fine when I hit play in Visual Studio. Then recently, an [...] read more

Visual Studio 2012 Network Shares

I emulate Windows 8 on a VM using Parallels. I store all of my developer projects on my Mac's partition for simplicity and coherence. When I try to build an app (Visual Studio 2012) running off this network share, I get the following compile-time error: Error 1 Error : DEP0700 [...] read more

Registration of the app failed error in Windows Store or Universal app

Visual Studio shows the following error when I execute my Windows Store or Universal project: > Error 1 Error : DEP0700 : Registration of the app failed. Another user has > already installed an unpackaged version of this app. The current user cannot > replace this with a packaged version. [...] read more

How do I uninstall a Staged App Package on my Surface RT?

Windows 8 downloads updated packages of installed apps so that updating to the newest package is a much smoother process. Unfortunately, if you uninstall an app, it does not always remove these 'Staged' app packages. On top of this, you cannot access them, as they were installed by another user. [...] read more

Windows 10 Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 - UWP Deploy "Blocked by AppLocker"

Fresh install of Win 10 Anniversary Enterprise and latest VS 2015. File => New => UWP template. Right click, Deploy. Receving the following: Error DEP0700 : Registration of the app failed. error 0xC000003A: Deployment of package f0a5d8a7-ba54-4291-bd63-068c614b1e0d_1.0.0.0_x86__0z25kj72j1pne was blocked by AppLocker. (0x80073cf9) App1 Running low on ideas how to fix. [...] read more

Install appx through Powershell Plugin via Jenkins

I am stuck in a problem trying to install appx with Powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted add-appxpackage <path to appx> using the Powershell plugin in Jenkins and the below errors are logged: add-appxpackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF9, Install failed. Please contact your software vendor. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CF9) Deployment Add [...] read more

Windows 10 - Remote access failed error. Start Menu, Action Center, Cortana, cannot be opened

After receiving some updates from windows, right when i'm clicking one of the Start Menu, Action Center, Volume , Battery, LAN Button in the taskbar here is the log that i receive from event viewer. Event Viewer > Windows Log > Application Event ID 1000 (Application Error) > Faulting application [...] read more

Problems With Windows 8.1 Metro Tiles and Apps

I just reinstalled Windows 8.1 Pro (x64) on to my computer and I'm having lots of problem in regards to the Metro Tiles (aka the start menu). One of the problem's is that when I boot into Windows and open the start menu nothing will show (I've included a screenshot [...] read more

Can't deploy UWP app to xbox one

So I have setup my Xbox One as a dev device and actually was able to run my app on my Xbox, but in order to use some new APIs to turn off scaling and what not I had to change my app target version to Build 14332. Unfortunately, after [...] read more

Error: DEP0001, HRESULT: 0x80073CF9 when deploying UWP app to Phone

Despite the alike existing threads here on SO, my problem is somehow different, I have an application that I made, I deploy it, works fine. I copy the same application solution, make some changes on it to create an other application that have almost the same logic as the first [...] read more

Getting Error code '0x801882CB' for Signed internal Appx while using InstallationManager.AddPackageAsync(appTitle, appUri)

I have developed WP8 Company App that manages internal signed apps. I am using InstallationManager.AddPackageAsync(appTitle, appUri) to download and install apps to the phone. My device is a Lumia 1520 with 8.10.12382.878 OS. Apps (.XAP) signed with C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v8.0\Tools\MDILXAPCompile\BuildMDILXap.ps1 installs fine. New app (.APPX) signed with C:\Program [...] read more

Building UWP app from command line

I need to create kind of builder for my Universal Windows App (UWP) application, that would load some configuration into it, build it and create app store package. Is there any way to build UWP app from command line, without associating it with the store and using Visual Studio at [...] read more

Can not deploy Windows 8.1 app in Visual Studio 2013

A few days ago I stopped being able to run new Windows 8.1 apps I created in Visual Studio 2013. It is failing when it tries to register the app for deployment. It seemed to happen after I converted an old 8 product to 8.1 however all new 8.1 apps [...] read more

How to diagnose metro app deployment errors?

When trying to debug a Metro project from VS, I came across this error: > DEP0700 : Registration of the app failed. Another user has already installed a > packaged version of this app. An unpackaged version cannot replace this. The > conflicting package is PACKAGENAME and it was published [...] read more

Appx Package without install location

Recently I encountered some HD issues and I was forced to replace the affected drive. Unfortunately, several Microsoft store apps were stored on this very drive. I wanted to reinstall the affected apps, only to find out that they were still listed as installed. Running the Get-AppxPackage in elevated PS, [...] read more

Windows 10 stuck in boot loop - startup repair not available

Essential Summary: In short, I've attempted a windows update that decided to botch itself into an infinite boot loop. I'm unable to break into startup repair regardless of how many times I powercycle during startup. After managing to boot through a brand new (installed at the time of the issue) [...] read more

How to install apps in Microsoft store using SYSTEM account?

My requirement is to install apps in Microsoft store using SYSTEM account. But they are all getting installed only using admin user privileges. When I tried to install an app in Microsoft store using Add-AppxPackage utility with SYSTEM user, I'm getting the following error. > **PS C:\Windows\system32> Add-AppxPackage -Path C:\Path [...] read more

AppInstaller Failed Installation

I've been using the AppInstaller app to 'side load' my LOB UWP app through an IIS web page. This has been working quite well until mid-July. However, now the app will no longer auto-update, and a fresh install shows a super informative error of: > 'App installation failed with error [...] read more

Deployment failed with HRESULT:0x80073CF9/Deployment Add operation failed with error 0x80070002

I am trying to deploy my Windows Universal test App built in Visual Studio 2015 RC on a recently upgraded HP Windows 10 tablet. But app fails to install. The same application is correctly installed on my Windows 10 Laptop. Complete error : > "Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT:0x80073CF9, [...] read more

Error 0x80073CF9 while installing my wp 8.1 app

I'm developing an application windows phone 8.1.Previously, it worked fine on Windows Phone 10 and Windows Phone 8.1, but after one of the Windows 10 updates, the app is no longer installed from the Windows Store. The installation is crushed with 0x80073CF9 error. All I found about this error in [...] read more

Unable to sideload UWP app from app package

I am trying to side load an app that I developed on the same computer. I am following these instructions: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh454036.aspx . It says that when a package is created there should be the following folders: > C:\Projects\MyApp\MyApp\AppPackages\MyApp_1.0.2.0_x64 > C:\Projects\MyApp\MyApp\AppPackages\MyApp_1.0.2.0_x64_Test But only the test folder is created. When the Add-AppDevPackage.ps1 [...] read more

Getting error in Visual Studio 2013 xaml designer and Blend (Exception 0x80073CF9)

Suddenly it stopped working. Even with new and blank projects. Visual Studio 2012 still working (at the same machine). Tried to repair and reinstall Visual Studio 2013 - no success. While trying to view xaml code in the designer I getting this error: System.Exception Install failed. Please contact your software [...] read more

Fresh Windows 10 install: Taskbar and start menu severly broken, can't left-click on most things

A few weeks ago I installed Windows 10 on my dad's, who still uses Windows 7, computer on an entirely separate SSD bought for that purpose. Immediately after install most of the taskbar and start menu is severely broken which as you can imagine went over great. Symptoms * Pressing [...] read more

Windows 10 Errors Out Loading Kiosk Mode Application with Code 0x80073CF9

Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit, build #18362.1016, version 1903 One of the requirements for a project I'm contributing to for work is that the application we're developing (an application manager used to provide real time metrics and open other applications) can be run in Kiosk Mode on Windows [...] read more

Need help understanding error "manifest is not in the package root" while registering Windows 10 package

I am trying to register the Windows 10 Edge package with Windows Server 2016. I have successfully installed the store thanks to a forum I found and it opens but remains untested. I am trying to do the same with Edge. I've copied the app package from the installer iso [...] read more

Unable to test Store trial mode for UWP app

I've built a UWP app which I would like offer as a trial in the Microsoft Store. I've added the calls to the Store API to check for the trial state and time remaining on the trial per this documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/monetize/implement-a-trial-version-of-your-app Now I'm following these instructions to test my code: [...] read more

Trying to install UWP DesktopAppConverter gets "Access is Denied"

The Windows Store is unable to install the Desktop Converter on build 14393 here. It starts and gets an error 0x80073CF9. It seems to be only that, as I can download other apps fine. So I am trying to install it from the zip file. I have copied the files [...] read more

Windows 10 System.Exception: Install failed. Please contact your software vendor

I'd like to create 2 apps from the same project(VS solution), both of them has the same functional with small differences. So I just made 2 copies of my solution and I changed solution name, namespace and asigned app to different Microsoft Store app. When I try to instal secnod [...] read more

Can't install appx generated with Cordova through Visual Studio

I've created a Cordova application in Visual Studio and now I want to test it on my Windows Tablet. I've generated the files I needed to install the app enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/lvXT5.png] I've copied the files to my tablet and run the powershell script, but then it stops [...] read more

Error with VS2015 Universal Windows XAML Designer

I have currently updated my machine to windows 10 and installed Visual Studio 2015. When creating a new Universal Windows application, I cannot view the Designer for MainPage.xaml. Here is the current error: System.Exception Install failed. Please contact your software vendor. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CF9) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.HostUtility.Platform.AppContainerProcessDomainFactory.CreateDesignerProcess(String applicationPath, String clientPort, [...] read more

winappdeploycmd error: Windows cannot install app data for package because it is already installed

I sideloaded a uwp app to my Win 10 Mobile Lumia 640. Later I went to update it and I got an error (see below). I uninstalled the app from my phone by the long click/uninstall method. I tried again (and several more times) but I keep getting the following [...] read more

RDSAppXNotifyRecoveryTrigger on app deploy

Simple question... Using Visual Studio 2013 to build and deploy A Windows Store App for Windows 8.1 with Javascript. Unfortunately, even basic sample apps will not deploy. The error that pops up everytime when attempting to deploy is RDSAppXNotifyRecoveryTrigger. I cannot seem to find any information on this error which [...] read more

Visual Studio 2013 - Fixing An Unhandled Exception has occured

For a unknown reason my Visual Studio designer stopped working for existing and new projects. I've removed my plugins, did a Visual Studio restore, rebooted... Not sure how to go on from here. System.Exception Install failed. Please contact your software vendor. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CF9) at Microsoft.Expression.HostUtility.Platform.AppContainerProcessDomainFactory.CreateDesignerProcess(String applicationPath, String clientPort, [...] read more