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Store PHOTOS app repetitive errors
Activation of the app Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App for the Windows.BackgroundTasks contract failed with error: The operation was canceled by the user.
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Activation of app Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App failed with error: The operation was canceled by the user. See the Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Operational log for additional information.
This error appears routinely in a laptop with W10 HOME. It has never appeared on the Desktop PC with W10 PRO.
Deleted the Photos app, then ran the reset and reinstall commands for STORE apps. This resulted in a slew of "activation or application failed" errors - the type that tend to appear randomly. This has been widely discussed in forums.
The Photo error persists, but store apps seem okay. SFC reports no errors. Nothing was knowingly "canceled by user."
No on-line article seems to address this issue specifically. What's the cause, what's the fix?