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Micah Hibdon
Brass Contributor
May 14, 2018
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"The specified user does not have a valid profile" error on apps downloaded from Microsoft Store

Hi all,   We just updated from 1607 to 1709 in our production environment.  I reimaged my machine recently to 1709 and went to the Windows Store to download the Windows Configuration Designer app. ...
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    Thomas Schoenemeyer
    May 22, 2018

    I solved the problem by moving the folder with the install files from the WindowsApps (which is hidden by default) into a user folder (e.g. Documents) and start the executable from there.

    WindowsApps directory seems to have insufficient permissions for standard users after the OS Release in April . At least ubuntu is now running again without any problem. I am using 1803 Build 17134.1

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Thomas Schoenemeyer
Copper Contributor
May 22, 2018

I solved the problem by moving the folder with the install files from the WindowsApps (which is hidden by default) into a user folder (e.g. Documents) and start the executable from there.

WindowsApps directory seems to have insufficient permissions for standard users after the OS Release in April . At least ubuntu is now running again without any problem. I am using 1803 Build 17134.1

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Thomas Schoenemeyer
Copper Contributor
May 22, 2018
I meant from the C:\Program Files\WindowsApps folder

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