App Store: "Your PC isn't connected to the Internet."

Question

My App Store is not working right now. If I open the App Store, I get a message saying the following:

"Your PC isn't connected to the Internet. To use the Store, connect to the Internet and then try again."

Obviously, this isn't true, as I can browse the web perfectly normally with a web browser, and all other applications are able to access the internet. I have made sure my proxy settings are unchecked, so that should not be the issue. The odd thing is that the App Store was working fine about two weeks ago, but then it hit this message and it hasn't changed. Restarting the computer has no effect on the message.

Running the Music app (which I downloaded when the App Store was still working) has a similar error. When I open the Music app, and click the "Sign in" link, the following error code shows up:

"0xc00d11b2 (0x80072af9)"

I am running Windows 8 Enterprise, if that makes a difference.

Is there a solution to this issue?

Answer 1

Do the following steps:

Disable Proxy

If you are using proxy to connect internet please disable that, refer to the steps below to disable proxy:

1. Press “Windows Key” + “R”.
2. Type “inetcpl.cpl”.
3. Go to Connection.
4. Click on LAN Settings.
5. Check the box which says Automatically detect settings.
6. Uncheck the box under Proxy server.

If you are still facing issues with it, please follow the steps below:

Reset Windows Update Component.

This will reset and reregister Windows Update Components. This usually solves Windows update related problems.

Note: Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.

Answer 2

I worked with Microsoft support on this problem.

On my system we realized that the Windows Store App worked fine for other local accounts on my PC just not for my account.

While logged in as me the technician ran WSReset.exe (which clears out the Windows Store app cache) and as soon as that was done my Windows Store app started to work as it should.

Your mileage may vary, but it worked for me.

Answer 3

Hi,I have the same problem ... This is really annoying... I ain't gonna tell my client not to buy Windows8 product ,but im clearly going to push em toward Mac until these kind of problem get fixed.

Answer 4

This is the answer I wrote to similar thread few weeks back after I discovered a solution. This is not a great solution but still works.

Finally I got a work around myself, and I'm sure it will work for most of you people too, do this:-

Install Fiddler 4 Beta

1. It has a new new toolbar item "Win 8 Config" feature called "AppContainer Loopback Exemptions Utility"
2. Click "Exempt All" and then click "Save Changes"

Voila!!! Problem's gone!

Answer 5

I've just tried that, but the same issue still exists. It's interesting, though, that the little number in the "Apps" box that indicates how many apps still needs updates has increased from 2 to 3, indicating that the App Store is still able to access the online app store (?!!).

This computer is not connected to a domain; it is connected to a homegroup with no one else on it. I did remember changing the Windows Update settings somewhere in Group Policy so that it didn't use the built-in corporate update sites (with the "Updates managed by your system administrator" message near the bottom of the Windows Update screen) but rather used the Windows Update websites directly. Would that have been an issue?