Microsoft Apps won't connect to internet

I created this PowerShell script to check for and resolve the most common causes of apps like Microsoft Store, Widgets and Feedback Hub not being able to connect to the Internet. I run this script every time I restart my PC. Several times a month, it corrects a setting. I have not been able to determine what changes one of the Internet-related settings but my script resolves it automatically every time it occurs.

DISCLAIMER: This works on my Windows 11 Pro 24H2 OS Build 26100.4061 PC. It may not work on yours.

$CRLF=[char]13 + [char]10
$msg=""
$rerun=""
# Ensure "Automatically detect settings" is checked
$key = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections"
$data = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name DefaultConnectionSettings).DefaultConnectionSettings
if ($data[8] -ne 9) {
    $v1=([Convert]::ToString($data[8], 16)).PadLeft(2,'0')
    $data[8] = 0x09  # Enable "Automatically detect settings"
    Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name DefaultConnectionSettings -Value $data
    $m="$key DefaultConnectionSettings[8] is 0x$v1 - incorrect. Should be 0x09. Corrected!" 
    write-host "ERROR:$m" 
    $msg="$msg$m$CRLF$CRLF"
    }

# Ensure Windows HTTP Automatic Proxy Service Start is set to Manual
$key = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinHttpAutoProxySvc"
$val=Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path $key -Name Start
# Start: 0=Driver (Boot), 1=Driver(System), 2=Auto Load, 3=Manual Start (Load on Demand), 4=Disabled, 5=Delayed Start
If ($val -ne 3) {
    Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name Start -Value 3
    $m="$key Start is $val - incorrect. Should be 3 (Manual Start). Corrected!"
    write-host "ERROR: $m" 
    $msg="$msg$m$CRLF$CRLF"
    }

# Ensure TLS 1.2, TLS 1.3 and SSL 3.0 are enabled
# Protocol  Hex Value
# SSL 2.0   0x08 (8)
# SSL 3.0   0x20 (32)
# TLS 1.0   0x80 (128)
# TLS 1.1   0x200 (512)
# TLS 1.2   0x800 (2048)
# TLS 1.3   0x2000 (8192)
$key = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings"
$val=Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path $key -Name SecureProtocols 
$mask = 8192 -bor 32 -bor 2048 # SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.3 and TLS 1.2
$rslt=$mask -band $val
if ($rslt -ne $mask) {
    $val=$val -bor $mask
    #Following statement may require Administrator Mode to work. 
    #If not in Administrator mode, an Exception is not thrown.
    Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name SecureProtocols -Value $val  
    # Retrieve the value to verify the change
    $actualValue = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name SecureProtocols).SecureProtocols
    if ($actualValue -ne $val) {
        $rerun="$CRLF$CRLFRe-run in Administrator mode to change SecureProtocols value in System Registry."
    } else {
        $v1=([Convert]::ToString($rslt, 16)).PadLeft(5,"0")
        $v2=([Convert]::ToString($mask, 16)).PadLeft(5,"0")
        $m="$key SecureProtocols is 0x$v1 - incorrect. It should be 0x$v2. Either SSL 3.0, TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3 not enabled. Corrected!"
        write-host "ERROR: $m" 
        $msg="$msg$m$CRLF$CRLF"
    }
}
#Ensure Root Certificate Auto Update is enabled
$key = "HKLM:\software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot"
$val=Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path $key -Name DisableRootAutoUpdate 
if ($val -ne 0) {
    Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name DisableRootAutoUpdate -Value 0
    $m="$key DisableRootAutoUpdate is $val - incorrect. It should be 0. Corrected!"
    write-host "ERROR: $m" 
    $msg="$msg$m$CRLF%CRLF"
    }

if ($msg.length -gt 0) {
    Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
    [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("$msg$rerun", "Settings affecting Store, Feedback Hub and/or Widgets", "OK", "Error")
}