Windows 10 - several applications fail at launch with error message the service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no

[Jeffrey Sward j12]

Issue

Windows 10 several applications fail at launch with error message the service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. Windows 10 update 20H2 version 10.0.19042.685. Something is probably preventing side load a UWP package.


Applications which Fail
* Office 365 applications at launch. The combination of Windows 10 update 20H2 version 10.0.19042.685 and Office 365 version 16.0.13127.20616 does not work. Windows 20H2 version 10.0.19042.685 and Office 365 version 16.0.6701.1029 works (via install from four-year-old office 365 binary file).
* Application Install using Microsoft Store
* Reset via PowerShell of Microsoft store
* Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop automatic self-update

Sample Detailed Error Messages
* C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. Microsoft office 365 error from 32-bit and error from 64-bit the same
* Get-AppxPackage : The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. from PowerShell Microsoft store reset.
* OS_Error_Code: 0x80070422 OS_Error_String: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. Application code: error code 191 from Creative Cloud Automatic Update
* Code 0x80070422 from Microsoft Store
* Exception code: 0x80131604 Fault offset: 0x000000000010bd5c Faulting process id: 0x4a8 from Cortina
* Your Windows installation has failed to side load a UWP package from Creative Cloud Automatic Update

Some Steps Already Taken
* Uninstalled and reinstalled both 32-bit and 64-bit Office 365. Applications fail for all current releases.
* Ran repair on all versions of Office 365. Applications still fail.
* Ran Sara several times. Applications still fail.
* Ran dism restorehealth. Applications still fail.
* Sfc scannow. Applications still fail.
* WSReset.exe. Applications still fail.
* Windows update services shows running automatic each time checked. Applications still fail.
* Enabled services per various technical articles. These specifically show running automatic: Windows Update, Network Connections, Network List Services, DCOM Server Process Launcher, Windows Search, Windows License Manager Service, etc.
* Ran Windows update troubleshooter. Applications still fail.
* Boot in safe mode applications still fail.
* IPv6 already disabled.

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