Something happened and this app couldn't be installed. Please try again. Error code:0x80200013

Problem:

Error when try to install a Windows Store app with error code 0x80200013.

When try to install multiple apps, this normally happened to one Windows Store app only, and not specific to any Windows Store app. 

Fix:

• select multiple apps to install from Your Apps list
• click on installing apps
• select one of the Windows app and pause it
• all other windows store apps should now start installing, or select the one with error and click Try again
• resume the one paused

failure to install apps from store Error code 0x8024402c

Problem:

When try to install apps from Windows Store, it may have this error if you are using proxy to connect to internet.

Fix:

Run the following command with administrators rights to define the proxy settings to the winhttp service,

> netsh winhttp set proxy <proxy server>:<port>

or import from IE

> netsh winhttp import proxy source=ie

applocker error when creating policy for packaged app (SrpUxSnapIn.dll)

Problem:
When creating a new packaged app rule, there is option to select the method how to define the policy on the publisher page, but you may found the following error when click on the select button for Use an installed packaged app as a reference as following,

Fix:
You will need to add your login account into the Local Administrators group from the Windows 8 system, re-login and launch gpmc again.

AppLocker do not stop you buy application in Windows Store

When deploying AppLocker policy for Packaged apps in Windows 8, the policy could block an application installation and run, but it could not stop user "buy" an application.  When you deploy this policy, make sure the user aware of this, and do not buy any apps that has been blocked.

Change the location for Windows Store Palyment

When try to add a payment method in Windows 8 store account, by default, it shows US for billing address, and you cannot change it.  To correct it to your home location, follow this,

on Start UI, type Control Panel, start the Control Panel
select Region
browse to Location tab
change the Home location to your country
restart the Windows Store
from the Charms menu, select Settings \ Your account

Now, you can add a new payment method with billing address to your home country

AppLocker for Windows Store

Other than a MDM (mobile device management) solution, Windows 8 has AppLocker to manage packaged apps, the Metro application download from Windows Store.  It can be configured from the local or domain group policy, but first of all there is something need to know,

• Packaged app Rules can be find and use in Windows 8 Enterprise edition only
• by default, if AppLocker Executable Rules enabled, Windows 8 will block all Packaged app
• after rules creation, the policy will not apply, it need to be set as enforced to get it run
• the default rules for executables Rules allows any executable under Program Files or Windows directory
• the default rules for Packaged app Rules allows any signed packaged app to run, normally any packaged apps from Windows Store, or company signed sideloading apps

This means by default, with Executable Rules applied only, it is a white listing control.  If applied the Packaged app rules default rules, it will be a black listing control.


Here is how to configure the policy,

• edit the local Group policy or create a new GPO from domain
• browse to Computer Configuration / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Application Control Policies / AppLocker

 

• from the Executable Rules, right click and select Create Default Rules
• from the Packaged app Rules, right click and select Create Default Rules
• browse to Computer Configuration / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Application Control Policies / AppLocker again
• select Configure rule enforcement, check the box Configured under Executable rules and Packaged app Rules, leave it with Enforce rules, click OK

• save the configuration by exit the policy editor
• reboot the client

Now, you should able to download and run any apps from Windows Store.  You can configure the rules base on the requirement, for examples, limit the access to Windows Store by removing the default rule.  Please note if removed the default rules, the following application need to be added to allow list for everyone or authenticated users, Windows Store and Control Panel.  Without that, the user cannot launch Windows Store or the Windows Control Panel from Start UI.

Other limitation on AppLocker for packaged apps,

• cannot use local administrators or domain admin group to assign rules, this is related to the UAC in Windows.  You can't run Windows Store with local administrators privilege...
• cannot block by category
• cannot use distribution group to define rules

Missing WIndows Store ... Get it back!

After customized the Windows 8 image, Windows Store tile gone.... here is the way to get it back!

• from Start UI, search for Command Prompt, run it as administrator
• type: sfc /scannow
• reboot, and you should have the Windows Store tile back

sfc is the System File Check tool that normally used to scan adn repair Windows system files, and it seems like it repaired the Windows store related files...