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This app failed to launch because of an issue with its license


I'm happily in the middle of coding then I try to launch my app in debug mode but I get this error message.

Unable to activate Windows Store app

This app failed to launch because of an issue with its license

The app was launching fine a few minutes earlier so this came as a surprise. I tried restarting Visual Studio but doing so did not help.

I got the annoying "renew your developer license" dialog yesterday I think. It had renewed without issue.

How do I make this error message go away so i can debug my app?


Solution

  • Well, I got it working by deleting the main project's 'bin' and 'obj' folders. Cleaning and Rebuilding wasn't enough. Hope this answer saves someone else the few minutes of confusion I just experienced.