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HOW TO: Troubleshoot Windows Store Apps that are not working correctly in Windows 8

HOW TO: Troubleshoot Windows Store Apps that are not working correctly in Windows 8

By Andreas Stenhall January 12, 2013 User Account Control, Windows 8 0 Comments

The new framework and infrastructure around apps in Windows 8 brings some new challenges to deal with. To start with you cannot turn off User Account Control if you want to use the modern apps in Windows 8, but there are more going on behind the scenes that are essential to the working of Windows Store Apps.

When a problem do occur Microsoft provide a nifty little troubleshooter tool for Windows Store Apps, download and run the tool from:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=271185

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Tags:apps, troubleshoot, UAC, Windows 8, Windows Store Apps

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Andreas Stenhall

I'm Andreas Stenhall and my work passion is the Windows client in combination with Microsoft 365 security and management services. I do consulting, I produce and teach my own courses, I lecture and I present and my formal work title is prinicipal workplace advisor and architect at Coligo in Stockholm, Sweden. I'm also proud to be an Microsoft MVP since 2009. I have presented at BUILD, TechEd in the US and Europe and regional TechDays. Follow me on twitter @AndreasStenhall.

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I'm Andreas Stenhall and my work passion is the Windows client in combination with security. I do consulting, I produce and teach my own courses, I lecture and I present, and my formal work title is senior workplace architect and advisor at Coligo in Stockholm, Sweden. I'm also proud to be a Microsoft MVP since 2009. I have presented at BUILD, TechEd in the US and Europe and regional TechDays. I'm also passionate about sustainability in IT, visit climatesmartit.com for more info on that topic!

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