Install WSL manually with 0x80073CF3 error

Question

I am trying to install WSL (Debian) with this manual: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-on-server, with my MS store disabled. However, I get error 0x80073CF3

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PS C:\USERS\Yerong\Downloads\Ubuntu> Add-AppxPackage  .\DistroLauncher-Appx_1.12.2.0_scale-400.appx 

Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF3, Package failed updates, dependency or conflict validation 

. 

Windows cannot install resource package TheDebianProject.DebianGNULinux_76v4gfsz19hv4 because the app package it requir 

es could not be found. Ensure that the app package is installed before installing the resource package 

NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] e872d39e-8723-0001-41fd-72e82387d901 in the Event Log or use th 

e command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID e872d39e-8723-0001-41fd-72e82387d901 

At line:1 char:1 

+ Add-AppxPackage  .\DistroLauncher-Appx_1.12.2.0_scale-400.appx 

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

    + CategoryInfo          : WriteError: (C:\USERS\Yerong..._scale-400.appx:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException 

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Answer 1

Hello

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You can try to confirm that you have a developer license by running the following command in powershell: Get-WindowsDeveloperLicense

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37550663/add-appxpackage-deployment-failed-with-hresult-0x80073cf3-package-failed-upd