Microsoft Store can't connect to internet

Question

I have encountered a simple yet strange problem: I can't open Microsoft Store webpages using Microsoft Store.

I am in China, behind the infamous Great Firewall of China, I use a multitude of FREE proxies to bypass it, I am currently using Lantern, its HTTP Proxy port is 1053 (127.0.0.1:1053), it auto-connects to servers in South Korea, my OS's region is set to Mainland China, displayed language is English(United States).

Now, while Lantern is on, I get this:

While Lantern is off:

Funny, in Settings, it always shows this:

While Lantern is running, I have no trouble openning Google, Youtube, Quora, Facebook... whatsoever, I can access any website(provided they are online), I have no trouble ping, tracert... And Lantern also proxies PowerShell traffic.

While it is off, well, you know what that means, but I can still ping, tracert...

The point is that I have properly set up my network connection, but Microsoft Store somehow can't use it...

Don't suggest DISM and SFC and the like, haven't tried it yet TODAY, but a few days ago I have run:

dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup
dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth /source:D:\sources\install.wim
sfc /scannow

And they said "no component store corruption detected","the restore operation completed succesfully","windows resource protection did not find any integrity violations"...

And they DID NOT fix the problem. And there is no way my system is corrupted.

And I just did a repair install umpteen days ago, I first encountered this problem when I open the Store immediately after reinstallation...

And these are what I have tried(and FAILED) to fix this issue:

devcon disable *dev_8168*
devcon enable *dev_8168*
choice /t 3 /n /d y >nul
netsh winsock reset
netsh winhttp reset proxy
netsh http flush log buffer
net start dot3svc
netsh lan reconnect
net stop dot3svc
choice /t 3 /n /d y >nul
netsh int ip reset
netsh int ipv4 reset
netsh int ipv6 reset
netsh int httpstunnel reset
netsh int portproxy reset
netsh int tcp reset
choice /t 3 /n /d y >nul
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /all
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns
ipconfig /renew
taskkill /f /fi "services eq wuauserv"
net stop cryptsvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver
ren c:\windows\softwaredistribution softwaredistribution.old
rd c:\windows\softwaredistribution\datastore /s /q
rd c:\windows\softwaredistribution\download /s /q
ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 catroot2.bak
net start bits
net start wuauserv
net start appidsvc
net start cryptsvc
wsreset

And I really am at my wits' end, I don't want to do a clean reinstall, because sure it will fix this problem for once, but then I am pretty sure it will magically recur, can anyone help me fix this?

Answer 1

Windows Store apps won't work properly if you are using a proxy server, so you must add them to the proxy bypass list:

• Run inetcpl.cpl (Internet Properties)

• Click the Connections tab

• Click LAN Settings

• Click Advanced

• In the Proxy Settings window, Exceptions section, input the following entries, separated by comma:

  login.live.com, account.live.com, clientconfig.passport.net, wustat.windows.com, *.windowsupdate.com, *.wns.windows.com, *.hotmail.com, *.outlook.com, *.microsoft.com, *.msftncsi.com

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An alternative is to use regedit to position to the registry key Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings and set the ProxyOverride item to:

login.live.com; account.live.com; clientconfig.passport.net; wustat.windows.com; *.windowsupdate.com; *.wns.windows.com; *.hotmail.com; *.outlook.com; *.microsoft.com; *.msftncsi.com

References:

• Use Authenticated Proxy Servers to fix Windows Store Apps Installation errors
• Configure client proxy server settings by using a registry file

Answer 2

Never mind, I had just solved this problem, User Account Control is still off, it seems I have to completely reset network after closing Lantern to gain access to local Microsoft Store...

To do this, just close Lantern, reset network and Restart computer(I have downloaded devcon.exe and put it to System32):

taskkill /f /im "lantern.exe"
devcon disable *dev_8168*
devcon enable *dev_8168*
choice /t 3 /n /d y >nul
netsh winsock reset
netsh winhttp reset proxy
netsh http flush log buffer
net start dot3svc
netsh lan reconnect
net stop dot3svc
choice /t 3 /n /d y >nul
netsh int ip reset
netsh int ipv4 reset
netsh int ipv6 reset
netsh int httpstunnel reset
netsh int portproxy reset
netsh int tcp reset
choice /t 3 /n /d y >nul
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /all
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns
ipconfig /renew
shutdown /r /t 0

And I can access Microsoft Store again...