ERROR_INSTALL_POLICY_FAILURE 0x80073CFF

Error code 15615 · HRESULT 0x80073CFF

WINDOWS

To install this application you need either a Windows developer license or a sideloading-enabled system.

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What it means

ERROR_INSTALL_POLICY_FAILURE is a Windows error code (system error 15615, returned as HRESULT 0x80073CFF) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “To install this application you need either a Windows developer license or a sideloading-enabled system.”

How to fix ERROR_INSTALL_POLICY_FAILURE

  1. Run the Windows Update troubleshooter (Settings → System → Troubleshoot → Other tools)
  2. Reset update components: stop 'wuauserv' and 'bits', clear C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution, restart both services
  3. Verify system file integrity with 'sfc /scannow'

Related errors

ERROR_INSTALL_FAILEDERROR_INSTALL_FIREWALL_SERVICE_NOT_RUNNINGERROR_INSTALL_RESOLVE_DEPENDENCY_FAILEDERROR_INSTALL_OPEN_PACKAGE_FAILEDERROR_PACKAGE_REPOSITORY_CORRUPTEDERROR_PACKAGE_UPDATINGERROR_INSTALL_PREREQUISITE_FAILED

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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