Wsservice fails while attempting to fix Windows Store 8.1

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Wsservice fails while attempting to fix Windows Store 8.1

My Metro Apps are not loading. They return:

This App can't run

Using this command in Powershell:

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

Returns:

Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF6, Package could not be registered.
error 0xC0020017: windows.licensing failed to start WSService. Try again and contact the package publisher if the
problem persists.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 8609ca17-4097-0001-4bca-09869740d001 in the Event Log or use
the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID 8609ca17-4097-0001-4bca-09869740d001
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register C:\WINDOWS\ImmersiveControlPan ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : WriteError: (C:\WINDOWS\Imme...ppxManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Wsservice appears stopped with Startup type set to Manual.

Atempting a restart returns:

Windows could not start the Windows Store Service (WSService) service on Local Computer.

Error 1083: The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not implement the service.

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What's happening?

windows-8

windows-8.1

powershell

services

windows-services

asked on Super User Feb 4, 2015 by

Gabriel • edited Feb 4, 2015 by

Gabriel

2 Answers

Could you try the following

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Start-Service WSService & powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\ImmersiveControlPanel\AppxManifest.xml

If that fails try calling WSService before starting the service

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation & powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Start-Service WSService & powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\ImmersiveControlPanel\AppxManifest.xml

answered on Super User Feb 4, 2015 by

Qwilson

The only solution that worked besides refreshing or re-installing Windows was upgrading to Windows 10 Technical Preview (January build 9926).

It fixed Windows Store, PC Settings and kept programs and settings intact. It does share some minor issues. However as for today it works better without the constant Wsservice errors that 8.1 had.

answered on Super User Feb 6, 2015 by

Gabriel

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