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Solved Windows 10 app store 0x800704cf error

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Although cleaning the Registry almost always has no effect, and we are told numerous times not to do so as the potential for things going south is high - I will add, I had an issue once and running a reg cleaner fixed it.
So.... horses for course!
But beware - have backups first.

You can get CCleaner by Piriform, which has excellent junk removal and reg cleaning options.
It tries to do a lot of 'phone home' and advertising for their other products sort of thing, but they can all be turned off in Settings.
Just be careful when installing to go through the choices and untick what you don't want.
In the reg cleaning portion, when you list all the things to clean, sort by the Problem column and untick all the ActiceX/COM issues - I have...
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