Complete Fix Guide: Microsoft Store Error 0x800704CF
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Step 1 — Reset Microsoft Store Cache
wsreset.exe
This clears the Store cache and relaunches it automatically.
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Step 2 — Reset TCP/IP Network Stack
Run these in PowerShell or Command Prompt:
# Flush DNS cache
Clear-DnsClientCache
# Reset Winsock (requires restart)
netsh winsock reset
# Reset TCP/IP stack (requires restart)
netsh int ip reset
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Step 3 — Fix Critical: Start & Enable ClipSVC
This is the main fix. ClipSVC (Client License Service) must be running for the Store to work.
# Start the service
Start-Service -Name "ClipSVC"
# Set to Automatic startup via registry (works without admin elevation issues)
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ClipSVC" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
Verify it's running:
Get-Service ClipSVC | Select-Object Name, Status, StartType
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Step 4 — Re-register Microsoft Store App
# Reset the app
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore | Reset-AppxPackage
# Re-register the app
$pkg = Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Name "Microsoft.WindowsStore"
$manifest = Join-Path $pkg.InstallLocation "AppXManifest.xml"
Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest
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Step 5 — Fix Microsoft Account Sign-In (WAM Reset)
# Stop sign-in service
Stop-Service -Name "wlidsvc" -Force
# Clear identity store cache (if it exists)
$identityPath = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\IdentityStore"
if (Test-Path $identityPath) {
Get-ChildItem "$identityPath\Cache" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force
}
# Restart sign-in service
Start-Service -Name "wlidsvc"
Then add your Microsoft account through:
▎ Settings → Accounts → Email & accounts → Add a Microsoft account
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Step 6 — Restart
Restart your PC to apply the Winsock and TCP/IP resets from Step 2.
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Root Causes Found
┌──────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Cause │ Fix │
├──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ClipSVC was stopped/disabled │ Started service + set to Automatic (Step 3) │
├──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Corrupted Store cache │ wsreset + app re-registration (Steps 1, 4) │
├──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Stale WAM auth tokens │ Cleared identity cache + re-added account (Step 5) │
├──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Network stack issues │ Winsock + TCP/IP reset (Step 2) │
└──────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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Quick One-Shot Script
Save this as fix-store.ps1 and run as Administrator to apply all fixes at once:
Write-Host "=== Fixing Microsoft Store Error 0x800704CF ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan
# 1. Reset Store cache
Write-Host "[1] Resetting Store cache..."
Start-Process wsreset.exe -Wait
# 2. Reset network
Write-Host "[2] Resetting network stack..."
Clear-DnsClientCache
netsh winsock reset | Out-Null
netsh int ip reset | Out-Null
# 3. Fix ClipSVC
Write-Host "[3] Fixing ClipSVC..."
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ClipSVC" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f | Out-Null
Start-Service -Name "ClipSVC" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Write-Host " ClipSVC: $((Get-Service ClipSVC).Status)"
# 4. Re-register Store
Write-Host "[4] Re-registering Microsoft Store..."
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore | Reset-AppxPackage
$pkg = Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Name "Microsoft.WindowsStore"
Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register (Join-Path $pkg.InstallLocation "AppXManifest.xml")
# 5. Reset WAM
Write-Host "[5] Resetting sign-in service..."
Stop-Service -Name "wlidsvc" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
Start-Service -Name "wlidsvc" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "=== Done! Please restart your PC ===" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "After restart: Settings > Accounts > Email & accounts > Add Microsoft account"
