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 ====== Office Activation and MS App Issues ====== ====== Office Activation and MS App Issues ======
 I have recently ran into issues on Windows 10 with the App Store missing or unable to open, the calculator not working (how did MS mess that one up), and Office having activation issues.  The first time seemed to be a fluke. After all, it was right after a factory reset. The second time was after a hardware repair with Windows cleanup and update.  Seems like these things are new Windows features. Here are some steps I took to get things working again. I have recently ran into issues on Windows 10 with the App Store missing or unable to open, the calculator not working (how did MS mess that one up), and Office having activation issues.  The first time seemed to be a fluke. After all, it was right after a factory reset. The second time was after a hardware repair with Windows cleanup and update.  Seems like these things are new Windows features. Here are some steps I took to get things working again.
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 +Make sure Windows and Office applications are up to date.
  
 If you get error **0x80070005** in Office applications, you can try to fix the issue by updating the registry. If you get error **0x80070005** in Office applications, you can try to fix the issue by updating the registry.
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 **Note:**  Uncheck the box to let the organization control the device and use the link to log in to the application only. This seems to bypass some additional checks. **Note:**  Uncheck the box to let the organization control the device and use the link to log in to the application only. This seems to bypass some additional checks.
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 +Run a System File Check on your operating system. Open a command prompt/PowerShell with administrator rights, type **sfc /scannow**, and then press **Enter**.
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 +===== MS App Store =====
 +Try running wsreset.exe to see if that does the trick. I found that this process was timing out, so it was a more involved issue.
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office_activation_and_ms_app_issues.txt · Last modified: 2021/08/07 01:41 by deftesprit