Unable to install default apps for Windows 10 ( HRESULT: 0x80073CF6)

wajeeh1981 · 17 Mar 2016

Dear All,

After I upgraded my PC from Windows 7 pro to 10 Pro, I noticed photos application was not working, while calculator etc. were working. I did not checked all, in order to fix all one time I performed removal of all, then used command

Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

but it is failing for every application with error as given in subject and I am also attaching photo of error captured. Please assist till now I am unable to find fix to this. Frustrating.

Unable to install default apps for Windows 10 ( HRESULT: 0x80073CF6)-re-installation-apps.jpg

Waiting for response.

wajeeh1981 · 17 Mar 2016

Dear All,

Any one to help me on this to fix it permanently

Superfly · 17 Mar 2016

wajeeh1981 said:

Dear All,

Any one to help me on this to fix it permanently

I've no experience with this specifically, but usually IO errors are are due to disk writing inaccessibility - could be permissions or disk/filesystem errors - I'd suggest run chkdsk /f /r from a cmd prompt, then try that PS cmd again.

davidhk · 17 Mar 2016

wajeeh1981 said:

Dear All,

After I upgraded my PC from Windows 7 pro to 10 Pro, I noticed photos application was not working, while calculator etc. were working. I did not checked all, in order to fix all one time I performed removal of all, then used command

Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

but it is failing for every application with error as given in subject and I am also attaching photo of error captured. Please assist till now I am unable to find fix to this. Frustrating.

Waiting for response.

Don't use that Powershell command anymore.
It has been known to "break" instead of "fix."

My suggestion :
Do a Repair Install.
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade