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[Solution]After upgrade to 7.0.2 Unable to start windows store apps

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Topic: [Solution]After upgrade to 7.0.2 Unable to start windows store apps
Posted By: orcities
Subject: [Solution]After upgrade to 7.0.2 Unable to start windows store apps
Date Posted: 12-Nov-2012 at 11:23am
I upgraded, via Nuget, to 7.0.2 and I am now unable to load my Windows Store app. I am also, unable to load your Windows store app demo.


Help would be greatly appreciated.

Error:Activation of the app 6f9d3f39-846a-4f7b-a234-1717aa2b2c8e_g51757xx0rmrt!App for the Windows.Launch contract failed with error: The app didn't start..


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Posted By: mgood
Date Posted: 12-Nov-2012 at 12:31pm
Check if you have an app.config in your Windows store project. If so, delete it.

This is a bug in VS 2012 or NuGet or both. Under certain circumstances, NuGet creates an app.config with assembly binding redirects, but Windows store apps can't have assembly binding redirects. The app fails to activate. This could also be a bug in Windows 8. 

We haven't been able to put together a reliable repro for Microsoft. Here's the MS Connect issue I opened a while back.

https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/761276/nuget-incorrectly-adds-app-config-with-assembly-binding-redirects-to-windows-store-apps

Posted By: orcities
Date Posted: 12-Nov-2012 at 12:32pm
Bingo. Tx


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