Fixing Microsoft Store Error 0x800704CF

  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"