On my new laptop I was installing store/modern apps just fine earlier tonight, now since the update to the new 8.1 update the Store has become very unstable. When I click install on an app in the store, I get the loading animation at the top for a very long
time, then the store closes. It does however add the app to my app list, though in an "Error" state.
If I click on this app, I get the error "This app can't install. Check the Windows Store for more info about Adobe Photoshop Express.", followed by a link to "Go to the Store". If I click the link, it takes me to the Installations screen
where I see this app (and others I've tried to install), all with "This app wasn't installed - view details.".
Clicking on that link gives me "Something happened (how very specific of you Microsoft) and this app couldn't be installed. Please try again. Error code: 0xc03f42e5". I've also had error code 0xc03f424e too. Bizarrely, neither of
which bring up ANY results on Google or Bing. Have I found a brand new bug here?
I've tried rebooting, reinstalling my NIC and Wireless NIC, doing a troubleshooting on Windows Update (which did say it fixed stuff), a sfc /scannow. The only thing I've not done that I can think of is to create another admin user and delete the profile
of this user, because that's a hassle I'd rather not have if I can avoid it.
Any MS employees here care to lend me a hand please?
Edit1: The error code that the Windows Update troubleshooter indicated, 0x80070490, pointed me to an article that recommended I run the following commands:
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
The first of which is running now, though after 5 minutes it's still at 20% so might take a while.
Edit2: Well the first above command said it found no problems after about 20 minutes. Am running the second restore one though anyway, just in case.
Store issues after updating to Windows 8.1 Update 1. 0xc03f42e5 / 0xc03f424e
