UWP Unable to activate windows store app error: the app didn't start

Question

I am asking this question - and I know that there are multiple ones here in StackOverflow and other sites - because I have tried everything out there but no solution.

My problem is that this error that appears whenever I try to start the UWP app:

• I tried switching between platforms (x64 and x86)
• I tried to clean the solution and rebuild
• I made sure that the project was on the C drive

I'm using Visual Studio 2017.

Answer 1

I've had this problem for a while. People suggest a lot of random workarounds (clean the project, move the project folder, repair/reinstall Visual Studio, delete configuration files, and so on).

This is the most sensible solution I've found, and the one that worked for me. Basically, just open the Project properties, Build tab and make sure the option "Compile with .NET Native tool chain" is checked.