Windows 8.1 Most built-in metro apps not working. Event Viewer says that the package state is "License Issue"

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I'm running Windows 8.1 and most of the metro apps that came preinstalled aren't working. I don't know why it's doing it. In case you're want some information on the computer, the secondary hard drive is a Toshiba DT01ACA100 Internal HDD with 1 terabyte of storage. The OS is stored on a VHD. The VHD is on a 128 GB SanDisk Cruzer USB Flash drive. The OS is set as a Windows To Go. The OS and secondary drive is set to be protected by BitLocker. The apps did still work even after protecting it with BitLocker. The apps stopped working yesterday happened yesterday. Here's a list of Metro apps I have installed. Bold means system app:

  • Video (Non-working app)
  • Sports (Non-working app)
  • Weather (Non-working app)
  • News (Non-working app)
  • Health & Fitness (Non-working app)
  • Help+Tips (Non-working app)
  • Music (Non-working app)
  • Games (Non-working app)
  • Reading List app (Non-working app)
  • Maps (Non-working app)
  • Food & Drink (Non-working app)
  • Sound Recorder (Non-working app)
  • Scan (Non-working app)
  • Travel (Non-working app)
  • People (Non-working app)
  • Mail (Non-working app)
  • Calendar (Non-working app)
  • Alarms (Non-working app)
  • Money (Non-working app)
  • Settings
  • Camera
  • Photos
  • Store
  • OneDrive
  • MineSweeper (Non-working app)
  • Rayman Jungle Run (Trial)
  • Game Dev Tycoon (Trial)
  • Metro PuTTY
  • mNETWORK
  • Remote Terminal
  • PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX+ (Trial)
  • Better StartMenu
  • Explorer8
  • Modern File Tycoon
  • Survivalcraft (Trial)
  • Survivalcraft 2 (Trial)
  • Happy Chef
  • Relative Benchmark
  • SYSTEM ESSENTIALS 2015
  • Turn Off the Lights
  • Wireless Display Adapter
  • Metro Media Player Pro
  • Xbox 360 SmartGlass
  • Bluetooth analyzer
  • Hulu
  • Xbox One SmartGlass
  • My Verizon Mobile
  • OneDrive

Here's a list of things I've tried so far to get the apps to work again:

  • Restarting
  • Get-AppxPackage -allusers | foreach {Add-AppxPackage -register "$($_.InstallLocation)\appxmanifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode}in PowerShell
  • Disabling BitLocker (Not suspending protection. Actually turning off BitLocker for the drive. I did turn BitLocker on again after I confirmed that it wasn't because of BitLocker)
  • Trying a different computer (The display was broken but I was using a custom driver so that I could use two monitors because the original driver)
  • Removing said custom driver

The driver was for an Intel HD Graphics 630, which is only compatible with Windows 10 without modification, and doesn't work with Windows 8.1 or below without modification. I installed the driver 5/20/2021, and the issue started on 5/24/2021, so I could confirm that it wasn't because of the driver) I don't want to have to reinstall Windows 8.1 unless it's necessary because a few things I have set up on the Windows 8.1 To Go took a while for me to setup. Mainly a local Minecraft server, which is the reason I made the Windows To Go flashdrive, and the driver. It took a decent amount of time to find the right piece of code to insert. The Windows 8.1 is in test mode, but it's in test mode so that it lets me use the custom driver. But I put in test mode the same day I installed the driver, so I know that the driver wasn't causing it. Here's the error I get:
This app can't open.

Check the Windows Store for more info about Alarms.
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Do you know what's causing it and how I can fix it? Edit: I looked in Event Viewer and found some more info. Here's what the log says:
Activation of the app Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App for the Windows.Launch contract was blocked with error 0x80073CFC because its package is in state: License Issue.

I haven't redirected the apps to be installed to another drive.

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asked on Super User May 25, 2021 by BDMCGaming • edited May 25, 2021 by BDMCGaming

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