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Hey guys, long time no see!
Well, after a bunch of changes in my pleasantly static life, I'm back here with this problem:
I work installing multiple computers using always the same image I made on a virtual machine and use to update often. The image have a normal Windows 8.1 Update 1 x64 installation with Office 2013 SP1 that I activate with their respective licenses after restoring, also adding a couple of extra applications for daily use of the owner of the computer I'm restoring. Some of those applications are Windows Store apps, specifically Facebook, Microsoft Solitaire Collection and Microsoft Minesweeper.
In order to install those apps I linked the local user account I made to an empty Microsoft account that I created specially for that purpose, downloaded the apps and later unlinked the Microsoft account converting the user account into local again. Everything is perfect on the virtual machine. I can open the apps without problems using the local user account. But, after creating an image of that and restoring in another computer, those apps shows a black "X" on a white spot in the bottom-right corner of their tiles. That means only one thing: clicking that kind of tiles deliver you to a message error that contains a "Go to the Store" link in order to fix the problem.
All my "drama" starts right here because I need to re-link the user account with my empty Microsoft account, fix the problem for every app with the error and unlink again. Sounds pretty easy to do but takes LOTS of time that is multiplied by around 30 computers that I do daily.
Do you know some method to avoid this problem or, at least, a method to fix it faster using some kind of command that I can write in a batch file?
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Sorry for the wall of text and thank you in advance. :3
Well, after a bunch of changes in my pleasantly static life, I'm back here with this problem:
I work installing multiple computers using always the same image I made on a virtual machine and use to update often. The image have a normal Windows 8.1 Update 1 x64 installation with Office 2013 SP1 that I activate with their respective licenses after restoring, also adding a couple of extra applications for daily use of the owner of the computer I'm restoring. Some of those applications are Windows Store apps, specifically Facebook, Microsoft Solitaire Collection and Microsoft Minesweeper.
In order to install those apps I linked the local user account I made to an empty Microsoft account that I created specially for that purpose, downloaded the apps and later unlinked the Microsoft account converting the user account into local again. Everything is perfect on the virtual machine. I can open the apps without problems using the local user account. But, after creating an image of that and restoring in another computer, those apps shows a black "X" on a white spot in the bottom-right corner of their tiles. That means only one thing: clicking that kind of tiles deliver you to a message error that contains a "Go to the Store" link in order to fix the problem.
All my "drama" starts right here because I need to re-link the user account with my empty Microsoft account, fix the problem for every app with the error and unlink again. Sounds pretty easy to do but takes LOTS of time that is multiplied by around 30 computers that I do daily.
Do you know some method to avoid this problem or, at least, a method to fix it faster using some kind of command that I can write in a batch file?
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Sorry for the wall of text and thank you in advance. :3
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- @Home/Work: Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- @Home: Built by me / @Work: Banghó Extrema
- CPU
- @Home: Core i5-4670@3.4 GHz / @Work: Core i3-3240@3.4 GHz
- Motherboard
- @Home: Asus P5G41T-M LX V2 / @Work: ASRock H61M-VG3
- Memory
- @Home: 8 GB. DDR3-1333 CL9 / @Work: 12 GB. DDR3-1333 CL9
- Graphics Card(s)
- @Home: MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II / @Work: Intel HD 2500
- Sound Card
- @Home/Work: Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- @Home: Samsung T260 LCD via DVI-D / @Work: Acer AL1714 (VGA)
- Screen Resolution
- @Home: 1920x1200x32@60h / @Work: 1280x1024x32@60h
- Hard Drives
- @Home: 6 disks that results in ~3.7 TB. of usable space.
@Work: Western Digital WD10EARS (1 TB.)
- PSU
- @Home: Topower 650W / @Work: Shark Net 600W
- Case
- @Home: Euro Case Generic / @Work: Banghó Extrema
- Keyboard
- @Home: Genius (Spa) / @Work: Noga Net (Spa)
- Mouse
- @Home: HP Laser 2.4G Xa965 / @Work: Genius Optical generic
- Internet Speed
- @Home/Work: Fibertel 7Mbps/512kbps
- Browser
- @Home/Work: Google Chrome (Dev)+Mozilla Firefox (Aurora)
- Antivirus
- @Home/Work: Windows Defender+Spybot 2+AdwCleaner
- Other Info
- @Home:
Microsoft Xbox 360 wireless gamepad+USB receiver.
Microsoft Xbox 360 wired gamepad.
Logitech C910 Full HD webcam.
Generic 5.1 analog Home Theater.
@Work:
2-Way electronic keyboard/mouse/monitor switch.
