Oct 20, 2014

Fixed: Windows Store Apps are Not Updated Automatically in Windows 8

Windows 8 users have always had many problems with the Windows Store, but Microsoft has relentlessly tried to come up with fixes every time. Today we’re talking about an update that takes of some problems with Windows apps.
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As part of update KB 2919355, Microsoft has recently released an update that takes care of some annoying problems related to the updating process of the Windows Store apps. So, the problems appears when if you have a Windows 8.1-based device that is connected to the Internet through a proxy and you configure Windows Store to obtain updates automatically; these don’t get through.

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So, by installing the aforementioned update, you will make sure that Windows Store apps will be updated automatically, if you have selected this option from the menu.

Microsoft also informs that this problem occurs when you use a statically configured Proxy Auto Configuration (PAC) file. What’s nice is that there’s a hotfix available, as well, so follow the links from below to download it. Still, make sure that you have the mentioned KB install on your machine before downloading them.

Download the Update for Windows Server 2012 R2
Download the Update for Windows 8.1
Download the Update for Windows 8.1 for x64

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