Windows 8 Store not working

[Owen]

Strange. How does he think it is working for me then. Oh well good luck in your endeavours. If I think of anything I will let you know but at this point I am really not that interested in Windows 8. It gives me more shivers than ME or Vista. I can't imagine why a normal desktop users would want to use it, but oh well to each his own.

I actually DON'T want to use it. Have to for testing at work...

[spoida]

Hi there,

I was having the same issue. Using latest VB install on Win7 x64 host and a Win8 Pro x64 VM with guest additions. The store could be browsed and items selected for installation/update but they just hung in the download state and never went anywhere.

I followed some instructions I found on the web and the problem is now fixed.

In a nutshell,

• At the new start screen type Windows+X to open context menu
  Select Command Prompt (Admin), and then type the following statements (hitting the enter key after each one)
  net stop wuauserv
  rename c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution softwaredistribution.old
  net start wuauserv

Give it a try, worked for me. Seems like it's a Windows issue and nothing to do with VirtualBox.

[Owen]

Interesting. Didn't do the net stop stuff. BUT....

I disabled the wired LAN card (Outside Windows 8 ) and went through the Wireless LAN card (Windows 8 thinks it's a wired LAN?) and the apps all downloaded and updated!

SO, there's something about either the LAN setup -OR- maybe the corporate firewall or ? that is causing the apps to not download. Every time I re-enable the wired-LAN, Windodws 8 store apps will not download....

Any other ideas?
Owen