Возобновление безошибочной работы защитника

Приложение магазина заблокировано windows 10 код ошибки 0x800704ec

Суть происходящего явления кроется в том, что на вашем компьютере в среде Windows уже запущена работа другого защитника, который перехватил на себя функции контроля системы и не даёт возможности для старта защитника Windows. Сама же система Виндовс настроена так, что в присущей для неё манере сообщает вам о том, что ошибка существует, и указывает её код.

Восстановление защиты

Чтобы исправить реализацию опций защитника Windows нужно выполнить один из следующих приёмов.

Посторонний антивирус

Getting error code 0x800704ec Microsoft store is blocked or Store app is blocked while trying to access Microsoft Store? This specific code 0x800704ec indicates that somehow Microsoft Store is blocked in Windows 10. The issue might be your system administrator (in case of systems part of the domain or multi-users machine) has blocked the app via Group Policy or registry. Or On local computers, the issue may occur if any program has blocked Store from working. Again sometimes security software or corrupted Store cache files also cause:

0x800704EC Microsoft Store app blocked

Error Code 0x800704EC restricts you from accessing the benefits of Store app, Here is the simple registry tweak worked for me:

Note: If the key WindowsStore is not available, then you need to create it. To do so, perform a right-click on Microsoft, “New” and click “Key“. Name this key as WindowsStore.

Enable Microsoft Store using Group Policy Editor

Also if you are using windows 10 pro edition you can simply fix the issue from group policy editor.

Note: Windows 10 home edition doesn’t have group policy feature they can skip this step.

Clear store app Cache

If you are still getting the error I would recommend to temporarily uninstall any 3rd party antivirus if you have installed any. Also clear Microsoft store cache following steps.

Run Windows Store apps Troubleshooter

Download and run the aka store app troubleshooter and let windows to check and fix the problem for you. Also, you can run the built-in Store app Troubleshooter Following steps below that automatically diagnose and fix Microsoft store problems.

This will check for the problems that may prevent windows store apps working properly.

Reset Microsoft Store app

If the problem still persists, then try to reset the Microsoft store to its default setup which may fix the problem if there is any incorrect configuration causing the issue. To do this

press Windows + I to open settings, click on app Then click Apps & features. Scroll down and look for Microsoft store app, click on it and select advanced options. Click Reset, and you’ll receive a confirmation button. Click Reset and close the window. Restart your computer and check if the problem has been sorted out.

Reset Windows 10 store

Re-register Store through PowerShell

This is yet another powerful solution that helps most of the windows 10 app related problems including Error Code 0x800704EC Microsoft Store is blocked in Windows 10. Simply right click on the Windows 10 Start menu and select PowerShell (admin). Here on PowerShell window type in or copy-paste the given below command.

re-registering windows Store apps

Press enter key to execute the command and wait until complete the process, after that restart windows and check this probably fix the windows 10 store app problem.

Check with new user account profile

Also, users suggest creating a new user account profile help them to Fix Error 0x800704EC Windows Store app is blocked. Simply open the command prompt as administrator type net user UserName /add

cmd to create user account

* Replace the UserName with your preferred username:

Then give this command to add the new user account to the Local Administrators Group:

net localgroup administrators UserName /add

e.g. If the new username is “User1” then you have to give this command:
net localgroup administrators User1 /add

Sign-out and log in with the new user. And check you will get rid of windows store problems.

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