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I installed a retail version of Windows 8 Pro. I downloaded and installed Visual Studio Express 2012. I asked for and received a developers certificate. Then I tried to create a hello world app.
From there I get a "Unable to Activate Windows Store App" message box when I try to debug the app. Most commentary on the web says delete build directories. This didn't work for me
Does anyone have a solution for how to fix this and debug my app?
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Select Start then enter Microsoft Store. Select it to open the app.
If you're having trouble launching Microsoft Store, here are some things to try: Check for connection problems and make sure that you're signed in with a Microsoft account. Make sure Windows has the latest update: Select Start , then select Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for Updates.
Reset Windows Store To do this, right-click the “Start button -> Apps and Features,” then scroll down to “Store' in your list of Apps & Features. Click it, then click “Advanced options,” and in the new window click Reset. You'll receive a warning that you'll lose data on this app. Click “Reset” again, and you're done.
Hi, it is not possible but it is not problem at all - in any case you have to activate Windows, and this process is simple and easy.
This happened to me once too, but the deleting build directories advice fixed it. Specifically, you just need to delete the bin\Debug and bld\Debug folders in your projects. Their contents will be regenerated by Visual Studio when you rebuild. I assume that this is only one project since it's a Hello World app; otherwise I would ask if you deleted build directories from all projects in your solution.
You can also try running "Clean Solution" from the BUILD menu in Visual Studio.
I'm sorry...it's horrible if this is happening on a clean install as you describe.
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I ran into the same issue, and tried rebuilding, cleaning, deleting temp files, rebooting the computer, etc... and nothing helped.
Then finally I made a release build then went back to debug. And now it works.
I have no idea what happened, nor if that really helped, but it's worth a try.
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