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Using the attached preset, I am unable to install msix packages or launch some applications (eg TranslucentTaskBar).

The installer window appears correctly, but clicking the "Install" button just closes the window. No error message is displayed. Trying to launch the portable version displays the following error:

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I tried to install the latest VC++ Redist from Microsoft, same result.

Other Metro apps display similar errors:

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I also get an icon on the SSD icon in Explorer:


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What does this icon mean?

Some applications also say the RPC server is unavailable, like EventLogChannelsView by Nir Sofer. I think all these errors have the same root cause.

The system is overall sometimes very sluggish because of it. What did I remove that I should have kept?
 

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Restore Client.CBS. As I warned you before, it's required for the desktop.

There are two separate versions of VC++ run-times, one for UWP apps and the better known version for Win32 apps. They're not interchangeable.
 
Where can I download the UWP runtime? I can't seem to a find a link.
 
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msvcp140_app DLL's are provided in Client.CBS. This isn't a separate downloadable package.

No, you can't just copy it back because it's UWP. Use NTLite's Host refresh feature and restore Client.CBS component to your system.
 
Turns out by keeping Windows.Client.Core the TranslucentTB error went away, as well as the "ClickToDo" shortcut.

However, I still get the infamous "The RPC server is unavailable." message. When I try to start Event Log manually, I get the error "The authentication service is unknown."

New preset attached.
 

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Code: 
                <c>kerberos 'Kerberos Client'</c>
                <c>kerberos32 'Kerberos Client - 32 bit'</c>
                <c>rpclocator 'Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator'</c>
 
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