Deploying app to remote machine stuck at "Installing missing frameworks..."

Thank you for your help.

I noticed the Microsoft Store app was not working (I could not open the app), so I took your suggestion to run wsreset.exe. Here is what I got:

Hi @Hong , thank you for your update! Please follow these steps:

1. Open PowerShell in administrator.
2. Run this command: Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
3. Try running wsreset.exe again.

This solution will help you re-register all Microsoft Store (Appx) apps for all users on the system by using their AppXManifest.xml

If the solution above does not help, I believe that the permission has been messed up in WindowsApps folder. You can also try these steps to reset defaults ACLs:

1. Open Command Prompt in administrator
2. Run this command: takeown /f "%ProgramFiles%\WindowsApps"
3. Restore initial permissions to that folder by running this command (Press Y if asked):

      cacls "%programfiles%\WindowsApps" /s:"D:PAI(A;;FA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)(A;OICIIO;GA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)(A;;0x1200a9;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)(A;OICIIO;GXGR;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)(A;;FA;;;SY)(A;OICIIO;GA;;;SY)(A;CI;0x1200a9;;;BA)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;LS)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;NS)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;RC)(XA;;0x1200a9;;;BU;(Exists WIN://SYSAPPID))"
   

4. Finally, give ownership of WindowsApps back to trustedinstaller by running the next command:

      icacls "%programfiles%\WindowsApps" /setowner "nt service\trustedinstaller"
   

If it doesn't work from cmd - right click on WindowsApps folder in explorer (C:\ProgramFiles\WindowsApps, turn on show hidden files if you don't see it), open Properties and go to Security tab, click Advanced and click Change button against Owner. Then enter NT Service\TrustedInstaller and click Check names button. Click Ok and finally apply changes.

After that, WindowsApps folder should be restored to default and all UWP apps should work fine. Then you can try the solution above again to see if it works!

The reset permission solution above is based on the accepted answer I followed in this community, you can read here to learn more.

I hope these solutions can help you solve your issue! Thank you!

Hi @Hong, if you have a third-party VPN or Antivirus installed, please try to temporarily uninstall it then check if the issue persists.

@Starry Night The PC does not have any VPN components.

@Harry Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) I followed your instructions to run the following command after restarting the PC:
Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

It got stuck at the following stage for a few hours before I restarted the PC:

I tried it again after restarting the PC, but I got the same result.

Then, I followed your instructions to run the ownership commands. They were successful.

I ran Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} again, but still got stuck.

I then did the TrustedInstaller and restarted the PC.

Unfortunately, the Microsoft Store app still does not work. Neither Notepad. However, Edge and Outlook work.

Microsoft Store and some other apps finally started working after I logged in with my Microsoft Email account (******@msn.com). I was using a local administrator account.

The new debugging error is:

Error: Unable to connect to the Microsoft Visual Studio Remote Debugger named 'R7'.  The Remote Debugger was unable to locate a resource dll (vsdebugeng.impl.resources.dll). Please ensure that the complete remote debugger folder was copied or installed on the target computer.