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I'm sure this will help somebody, but after spending nearly an hour going through this, I'm afraid I still have exactly the same problem, word for word.
– Michael Hampton
Commented Nov 1, 2012 at 18:37
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The only other thing I can think of, is that you have a router or software/hardware firewall that blocks the ports needed for windows store. Is that your case? Are you otherwise able to access websites?
– Razor
Commented Nov 1, 2012 at 18:41
How do you think I managed to post my question and screenshot? Indeed, all the other widgets on the Start menu (such as Weather) have no trouble accessing the Internet, and there's a '15' on the Store tile...
– Michael Hampton
Commented Nov 1, 2012 at 18:42
@Razor: You can call the settings charm with Win+i (not Win+C) (section "Last resort: refresh") (Was unable to suggest an edit, since the change would be less than 6 chars).
– Manuel Faux
Commented Nov 14, 2012 at 20:08

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