You can download the apps and games on your PC with the help of the Microsoft Store. But this does not help you all the time without any issues or errors. You may face Microsoft store error 0x80073CFB which does not let you download the apps or games. This 0x80073CFB Microsoft store error occurs due to a glitch in the app or sometimes, 0x80073CFB activation error happens due to an outdated Windows operating system. If you are facing this issue on your computer, this guide will help you fix the error code 0x80073CFB with a set of troubleshooting hacks.
How to Fix Microsoft Store Error 0x80073CFB on Windows 10
Here are some common reasons that cause error code 0x80073CFB, Microsoft Store Error on your Windows 10 PC.
- Internet connection is not stable.
- The region, date, and time settings are incorrect
- A few temporary glitches in the Microsoft sign-in process
- A few necessary Windows services are not running
- There are a few corrupt Windows Store caches
- Incompatible DNS and proxy settings
- Ke kali nei kekahi mau mea hou Microsoft app ma kāu Windows 10 PC.
- ʻAʻole kūpono ka mea hou loa me nā kaʻina hana Microsoft Store.
- Hoʻokomo pū kekahi ʻāpana ʻino i kāu ʻaoʻao mea hoʻohana i ka pilikia.
Method 1: Basic Troubleshooting
1. E nānā i ka pilina pūnaewele
If your network connection is not stable, you cannot process any online apps and programs. Make sure your internet is stable and there are no interruptions between your router and the device. Run a ho'āʻo wikiwiki e nānā inā lawa kāu paʻa pūnaewele e hoʻohana i nā polokalamu Microsoft Store me ka ʻole o nā hewa.
Eia kekahi, e nānā inā hoʻokō kāu hāmeʻa i nā koi ma lalo nei.
1. Clear all the interferences between your router and device.
2. Connect limited devices to the same network.
3. Ensure you have bought the router verified by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
4. Avoid using kahiko, nahaha, a poino paha uwea.
Inā pilikia ʻoe i ka pili pūnaewele, e nānā i kā mākou alakaʻi pehea e hoʻoponopono ai i nā pilikia pili pūnaewele ma Windows 10 e hoʻoponopono iā lākou.
2. Holo Malware Scan
Several Microsoft experts suggest that scanning a PC will help you maintain your computer threat free. If there are any viruses or malware intrusions in your PC contributing to the 0x80073CFB Microsoft store error and so you cannot use any of the Microsoft Store apps. Hence, you are advised to scan your computer as instructed in our guide How do I Run a Virus Scan on my Computer?
Eia kekahi, inā makemake ʻoe e wehe i ka malware mai kāu kamepiula, e nānā i kā mākou alakaʻi Pehea e wehe ai i ka Malware mai kāu PC ma Windows 10.
3. Hoʻohou Windows OS
Also, if there are any bugs in your PC, they can only be fixed after a Windows update. Microsoft releases regular updates to fix all these bugs thereby sorting Microsoft store error 0x80073CFB. Hence, ensure if you have updated your Windows Operating System and if any updates are pending in action, use our guide How to Download and Install Windows 10 Latest Update
Ma hope o ka hoʻonui ʻana i kāu Pūnaehana Hana Windows, e nānā inā hiki iā ʻoe ke komo i kāu polokalamu Microsoft me ka ʻole o nā hewa.
4. Hoʻopau i ka Antivirus no ka manawa
Hiki i kāu polokalamu antivirus ke pale hewa i nā mea hou hou mai ka hoʻokomo ʻia ʻana ma kāu PC. Nui nā pilikia pili i ʻike ʻia e nā mea hoʻohana Windows he paʻakikī lākou e ʻae a hoʻoponopono. ʻO nā polokalamu Antivirus e like me Norton a avast may prevent any latest Windows Store apps update and you are advised to disable any inbuilt or third-party antivirus software temporarily to resolve the same. Read our guide on How to Disable Antivirus Temporarily on Windows 10 and follow the instructions to disable your Antivirus program temporarily on your PC.
Ma hope o ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ka pilikia ma kāu Windows 10 PC, e hōʻoia e hoʻā hou i ka polokalamu antivirus no ka mea ʻo kahi ʻōnaehana me ka ʻole o kahi suite palekana he mea hoʻoweliweli mau.
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5. Sign out & Sign in Again
Errors during sign in process of Microsoft account may contribute to error code 0x80073CFB. So, if you face the error and you are clueless of any reasons, you have to sign out of your account and sign in again. Here are a few instructions to do it.
1. Pa i ka Kāleka Windows a me keʻano Microsoft Store.
2. Ano, e kaomi ma luna Open. Then click on your ʻā · ua palapala ukali ma Lele koho.
3. Ano, e kaomi ma luna ʻeʻe e like me ka mea i hōʻike ʻia.
4. Ano, koho i kou Pūnaewele Microsoft a kaomi ma ka E hoomau pihi.
5. E kikokiko i ka ʻeʻe hōʻoia and sign in back to your Microsoft account to resolve 0x80073CFB activation error.
Method 2: Run Windows Store Apps troubleshooter
Your Windows 10 PC has an inbuilt troubleshooting tool to fix 0x80073CFB Microsoft store error. Follow the below-mentioned steps to run the Windows Store Apps troubleshooter.
1. E hele i ka papa hulina a me keʻano Nā wahi pilikia e like me ka mea i hōʻike ʻia.
2. E koho i ka Additional troubleshooters option as shown.
3. Ano, e kaomi ma luna Pūnaewele Windows Apps ukali ma E holo i ka pilikia e like me ka mea i hōʻike ʻia.
4. Inā loaʻa kekahi pilikia i ʻike ʻia ma hope o ke kaʻina hoʻoponopono, kaomi ma luna E kāomi i kēia hoʻoponopono.
6. ʻO ka hope, e hahai i nā ʻōlelo aʻo e like me ka mea i helu ʻia ma nā ʻōkuhi e hiki mai ana a e hoʻomaka hou your PC. Check if you have fixed error code 0x80073CFB in Microsoft Store error problem.
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Method 3: Update/Rollback WLAN Driver
Device drivers establish a connection link between the hardware and Operating System of your computer. Also, faulty or corrupt drivers lead to the discussed issue. Many users have reported that updating WLAN drivers have helped them fix the problem. In a similar way when you Roll back your drivers, all the current versions of the hardware device will be uninstalled and previously installed drivers will be installed on your PC. This feature will be very helpful when any new driver update does not work well with your computer.
4 Hana: Reinstall WLAN Driver
Pono e hoʻouka hou ʻia nā mea hoʻokele like ʻole e hoʻoponopono i ka pilikia Microsoft i kūkākūkā ʻia. Manaʻo ʻia ʻoe e kau hou i nā mea hoʻokele kelepona inā ʻaʻole hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa i kahi hoʻoponopono ma ka hoʻonui ʻana iā lākou. He mea maʻalahi loa nā ʻanuʻu e hoʻouka hou i nā mea hoʻokele a hiki iā ʻoe ke hana pēlā me ka hoʻohana ʻana i kahi noi ʻaoʻao ʻekolu a i ʻole ma ka lima.
E hahai i kā mākou alakaʻi Pehea e wehe ai a hoʻouka hou i nā mea hoʻokele ma Windows 10 e hoʻouka hou i nā mea hoʻokele i kāu kamepiula Windows 10.
Ma hope o ka hoʻokomo hou ʻana i nā mea hoʻokele pūnaewele, e nānā inā ua hoʻoponopono ʻoe i ka pilikia i kūkākūkā ʻia.
Method 5. Enter Correct Region, Date and Time
If the time and date settings in your region do not sync with each other, you may not perform any functions in Microsoft Store. Before installing or performing any tasks in Microsoft Store, you must be aware of the fact that, these apps will check your computer for certain certificates and if the time, zone and date are incorrect at this stage, all the certificates will be considered as invalid leading to 0x80073CFB Microsoft store error. To adjust and confirm the date and time settings, follow the below-mentioned steps:
1. Kaomi a paʻa Nā kī Windows + I pu e wehe Nā hoʻonohonoho Windows.
2. Ano, e kaomi ma luna Manawa & ʻ Languagelelo.
3. A laila, ma ka Lā & manawa kapu, e hōʻoia E hoʻohuli maʻalahi i ka manawa a E hoʻonohonoho maʻalahi i kēia manawa Hoʻopili ʻia nā koho.
4. A laila, kaomi ma luna o Lōkahi i kēia manawa e like me ka mea i hoikeia maluna.
5. Ano, e hoololi i ka Māhele tab ma ka papa kuhikuhi hema a me ka Ka'āina aiʻole ka'āina koho, e hōʻoia ʻoe e koho i ka ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa e like me ka mea i hōʻike ʻia.
'Ōlelo Aʻo: Changing the region will help you troubleshoot how to fix 0x80073CFB activation error if the problem occurs only for a particular region. Make sure you change the region back to your geographic area after fixing the issue.
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Method 6: Restart Essential Windows Services
Some important Windows services like Windows Update and Background Intelligent Transfer services must be enabled in your computer to avoid Microsoft store error 0x80073CFB problem. The Background Intelligent Transfer services use any idle bandwidth to install any latest updates so that your computer installs any update only if there is no other installation is in progress. If these services are disabled in your system, you are more likely to face the discussed error. Hence, restart essential Windows services as instructed below.
1. ʻAno Services ma ka papa hulina a kaomi ma E holo ma keʻano he mea hoʻoponopono.
2. I kēia manawa, e kaomi i lalo a kaomi pālua Keʻano o kaʻike hoʻokeleʻike.
3. Ano, select the Startup type to 'akomi, e like me ka mea i hoikeia.
Note: If the Service status is Stopped, then click on the Start button. If the Service status is Running, click on Stop and Start it again.
4. Kaomi ma pili a laila OK e mālama i nā hoʻololi. E nānā inā hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻoponopono i ka hewa i kūkākūkā ʻia.
5. E hana hou i kēia mau ʻanuʻu no nā lawelawe Windows ʻē aʻe e like me Kūkulu, ʻIke ʻike wahi pūnaewele, Hoʻonohonoho MSI, a Nā lawelawe hoʻomaikaʻi Windows.
Kaʻina 7: Hoʻihoʻi hou i ka Windows Store App Cache
Corrupt cache and corrupt data in Microsoft Store will contribute to 0x80073CFB Microsoft store error. Follow the below mentioned instructions to delete Windows Store cache.
1. Hoʻopau i ka holo pahu kamaʻilio ma ke kaomi ʻana Nā kī Windows + R pu.
2. I kēia manawa, e ʻano wsreset.exe a pa komo.
Hanana 8: E hoʻouka i nā polokalamu hou
To fix 0x80073CFB activation error, make sure if all the applications in your Microsoft Store library are updated to its latest version. If there are a lot of updates pending in action, new updates or installations may face several errors during the process. Follow the below mentioned steps to install Microsoft Store app updates.
1. E hele i ka papa kuhikuhi hulina a e kikokiko Microsoft Store. A laila, kaomi ma luna Open.
2. A laila, kaomi ma luna o ka waihona Puke icon at the bottom left corner of the Microsoft Store puka makani.
3. A laila, kaomi ma luna o ka Loaʻa i nāʻike pihi e like me ka hoikeia.
4. A laila, kaomi ma luna o ka Hoʻohou i nā āpau pihi e like me ka mea i kuhikuhi ʻia.
5. E kali no ka hoʻoiho ʻana i nā mea hou i kāu Windows 10 PC a e hōʻoia ʻoe e loaʻa Loaʻa kāu mau polokalamu a me nā pāʻani prompt to resolve 0x80073CFB activation error.
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Method 9: Uninstall Recent Update
Any previous incompatible updates in your Windows 10 PC might not allow new updates to be downloaded in it. Hence, you are advised to uninstall the recent updates that are being installed on your computer to fix Microsoft store error 0x80073CFB. It is very easy to do the task and the steps are demonstrated as follows.
1. Pa i ka Kāleka Windows a me keʻano Na Makuahine Panel. A laila, kaomi ma luna Open e like me ka mea i hōʻike ʻia.
2. Ano, e kaomi ma luna Hoʻopau i kahi polokalamu koho ma lalo o papahana papa kuhikuhi e like me ka mea i hōʻike ʻia.
3. Ano, e kaomi ma luna Nānā i nā polokalamu hou ma ka ʻaoʻao hema e like me ka mea i hōʻike ʻia.
4. I kēia manawa, e ʻimi a koho i ka mea hou loa ma ke kuhikuhi ʻana iā Hoʻokomo ʻia ma the date and clicking on Uninstall koho e like me ka mea i hōʻike ʻia ma lalo nei.
5. Finally, confirm any prompt and e hoʻomaka hou your computer and check if you were able to fix 0x80073CFB activation error on Windows 10.
Method 10: Delete SoftwareDistribution Folder Files
Still, if you face 0x80073CFB Microsoft store error, then there is another simple workaround to fix these problems. Firstly, stop the Windows Update service and delete the Pūnaewele Pūnaewele folder in your File Explorer. Then again start Windows Update services. Read our guide, How to Delete SoftwareDistribution Folder on Windows 10 to proceed.
Hanana 11: Hoʻopaʻa inoa hou i ka Microsoft Store App
If above methods does not help you resolve how to fix 0x80073CFB activation error re-registering the Windows Store might help you. Follow as instructed below.
1. Navigate to the search menu and type ʻO Windows PowerShell. A laila, e kaomi E holo ma keʻano he mea hoʻoponopono e like me ka mea i hōʻike ʻia.
2. I kēia manawa, e hoʻopili i kēia laina kauoha ma ka Windows PowerShell a paʻi komo.
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Kauoha "& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + 'AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}
4. E kali a hoʻokō ʻia nā kauoha a i kēia manawa ʻaʻole ʻoe e alo hou i ka hewa i kūkākūkā ʻia.
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Hanana 12: E hoʻouka hou i ka hale kūʻai Microsoft
If none of the above-discussed methods has helped you fix Microsoft store error 0x80073CFB then the last option to resolve the problem is to reinstall Microsoft Store. This uninstallation process cannot be implemented by Na Makuahine Panel or Kāu Mau koho Paʻamau kaʻina hana. E kōkua nā kauoha PowerShell iā ʻoe e hoʻouka hou i ka hale kūʻai Microsoft e like me ka mea i kūkākūkā ʻia ma lalo nei.
1. Hoʻollo PowerShell with admin rights as instructed above.
2. Now, type get-appxpackage –allusers a pa komo.
3. Ano, e imi Microsoft.WindowsStore Ka inoa a kope i ke komo ʻana o PackageFullName.
4. Now, go to a new line in the PowerShell window and type remove-appxpackage followed by a space and the line you have copied penei:
remove-appxpackage Microsoft.WindowsStore_22202.1402.2.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
'Ōlelo Aʻo: Hiki ke ʻano liʻiliʻi ke kauoha e like me ka mana o Windows āu e hoʻohana ai.
5. Ano, Microsoft Store e holoi ʻia mai kāu PC. Ano, reboot kāu Windows 10 PC.
6. Then, to reinstall it, again open ʻO Windows PowerShell ma ke ʻano he luna hoʻoponopono a paʻi i kēia kauoha.
Hoʻohui-AppxPackage -kau inoa "C: Program FilesWindowsAppsMicrosoft.WindowsStore_11804.1001.8.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbweAppxManifest.xml" –DisableDevelopmentMode
7. Finally, Microsoft Store will be reinstalled on your PC and you will not face the discussed issue again.
pono:
We hope the guide was useful and you were able to fix Microsoft store error 0x80073CFB ma kāu Windows 10 PC. E kipa mau i kā mākou ʻaoʻao no nā ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo a me nā hoʻopunipuni a waiho i kāu mau manaʻo ma lalo. E haʻi mai iā mākou i kāu mea e makemake ai e aʻo e pili ana.