How to Fix Fix Error 0x80073D0D — Store App Package Location Invalid on Windows
Getting error 0x80073D0D when installing Store apps? App package install location invalid? Store app cant be installed to specified drive? Package deployment path error? App installation directory rejected? Fix this Store app package location error.
Symptoms
You might be experiencing this problem if you notice:
- •Microsoft Store installation fails with 0x80073D0D
- •App cant be installed to secondary drive with this error
- •Sideloaded app deployment fails with location error
- •Store app update fails when app was moved to different drive
- •New app installs fail after changing default install location
- •PowerShell Add-AppxPackage returns path error
Common Causes
- ⚠Default app installation drive not properly configured
- ⚠Target drive for app installation is not NTFS formatted
- ⚠Drive letter changed after apps were installed there
- ⚠Insufficient permissions on the app installation folder
- ⚠WindowsApps folder on target drive corrupted or missing
- ⚠App storage settings pointing to unavailable drive
Solutions
Solution 1: Fix Default App Installation Location
- 1Check where apps are configured to install:
- 2Settings → System → Storage → Advanced storage settings
- 3→ Where new content is saved
- 4"New apps will save to:" — check this setting
- 5If set to a drive that is disconnected or unavailable:
- 6Change it back to C: (system drive)
- 7Apply and try installing the app again
- 8If the target drive exists but gives errors:
- 9Ensure the drive is NTFS formatted (not FAT32 or exFAT)
- 10Right-click drive in File Explorer → Properties
- 11File system must show NTFS
- 12Store apps cannot install to FAT32 or exFAT drives
Solution 2: Fix WindowsApps Folder on Target Drive
- 1When apps install to a non-system drive, Windows creates:
- 2D:\WindowsApps\ (or whatever drive letter)
- 3If this folder is corrupted:
- 4Take ownership:
- 5CMD as Admin:
- 6takeown /F "D:\WindowsApps" /R /D Y
- 7icacls "D:\WindowsApps" /grant administrators:F /T
- 8Rename: ren "D:\WindowsApps" "D:\WindowsApps.old"
- 9Change default install location to C: temporarily
- 10Install the app
- 11Then change back to D: if desired
- 12Windows will recreate WindowsApps folder properly
- 13After confirmed working: delete WindowsApps.old
Solution 3: Reset Store App Installation System
- 1For persistent location errors:
- 2Reset Microsoft Store:
- 3CMD as Admin: wsreset.exe
- 4Settings → Apps → Microsoft Store → Advanced → Reset
- 5Re-register all Store apps:
- 6PowerShell as Admin:
- 7Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue}
- 8Fix AppX deployment service:
- 9services.msc → AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC)
- 10Should be set to Manual and running during installs
- 11Also check: Windows Update service is running
- 12Restart PC and retry installation
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