WP8 Side Loading Stopped Working - windows-phone-8

Several weeks ago side loading was working on my windows phone 8 device. I had installed a valid enrollment token (.aetx file). I was able to successfully side load signed .xap files (either via downloading in IE or attaching to an e-mail). All was good.
Then I ran down the battery and left the device for dead for over a week. When I tried to run the old side loaded apps they worked. But when I tried to side load a new xap I got an error message that said something about it having been too long since the enrollment token was verified with Microsoft. I wish I'd written it down, because I can't get the error to show up again.
Now when I try to side load apps nothing happens at all. It pops up the familiar dialog that confirms I want to install the app ("Would you like to install [my app] from [company name]?"), then I click install and the dialog disappears and the app isn't installed.
When I try to install the .aetx again it pops up the dialog to install, I click install, and then nothing (same as the first time). Xap files still won't install.
Guessing that the phone needs to re-verify the enrollment token with Microsoft I tried waiting 24 hours, but that didn't help. I'm running out of ideas.
In lieu of a direct answer, could someone help me at least get an error message? Nothing shows up in the output window in Visual Studio when I try to side load while debugging an app and I'm not able to find any OS level error logs.

Did you try to install the aetx on another phone or did you try to reset your phone? You should also watch out for invalid date and time on the phone. I've run into similar problems with Lumias which keep on resetting to the 1.9.2012 7:00. The aetx was then declared invalid and was not installed.

Incidentally, it eventually started working for me again. I can't recall now how long it took, about a week I think, but I'm guessing eventually it called home and re-activated the enrollment token.

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Chrome request not making it to server

I have a Windows 2016 Server with IIS 10.0.14393.0 installed that is maintained within an isolated VM environment. (The entire VM environment is isolated from the real-world.)
The web server is configured with three websites through IIS, and each website is assigned a dedicated IP. The contents in each of these websites is a single "hello world" html page that can be accessed via a browser from from my development workstation using Microsoft Edge, but I cannot access these pages using Chrome. The simple hello world html page was created only to assist in troubleshooting this issue.
The error received in Chrome is ERR_TIMED_OUT and based on the IIS logs, the request is never reaching the web server. IIS logs do indicate the request/reponse when accessing using Edge.
From my workstation, I can successfully ping the web server, traceroute output does not indicate any unexpected hops, etc. From all indications, the problem appears to be isolated to Chrome and only when accessing the sites on that server. I have other servers (W2016 and W2019) in the real-world with a similar configurations and real applications deployed there that work as expected with any browser.
I am using the latest Chrome Version 105.0.5195.102 (Official Build) (64-bit) and can access other web based content within this VM environment using Chrome, just not on that one server.
I am almost to the point of deleting that VM instance and starting over so any ideas/suggestions are appreciated.
The error received in Chrome is ERR_TIMED_OUT
This is a communication problem indication that there is a problem with the user's local network connection. It can appear when your internet is too slow or your connection is taking too long, or the page or website you are visiting may be too busy, or when the website in question is not set up correctly, or even if the website is trying to perform more than your server can manage.
I'm not sure if you've seen the following methods, but you can try.
Method 1: Browse in Incognito Mode and Remove Extensions.
You should first browse the website in incognito mode to check if you
can open the website normally, if so then the culprit of the
ERR_TIMED_OUT error may be your plugin or extension. Therefore, you
need to enable extensions one by one to check for errors, and if there
is an error enabling an extension, you need to remove it from your
browser.
Method 2: Delete the Default Chrome Folder
Press Win + R keys at the same time to open the Run
Type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\ in the box and click OK.
Close your Chrome if it is opened.
A new window pops out, find the folder named Default. Backup the folder anywhere else, then right-click the folder to choose Delete.
After you have deleted the folder successfully, open your Chrome and
then visit the webpage again that you searched before to check if the
error still appears.
Method 3: Update Network Drivers
If your network driver is out of date, you may encounter ERR_TIMED_OUT
errors. Here's how to update network drivers.
Right-click the Start button to select Device Manager.
Scroll down to find Network Adapters and click on it to expand it.
Right-click on your network device and select Update Driver.
Select Search automatically for updated driver software option to start to search and update your network driver to a new version.
After that, restart your computer and open the sites again with Chrome
to see if you can open them.
Method 4: Disable Firewall & Antivirus Software
Sometimes, your firewall or antivirus software may cause trouble.
Therefore, you should try to disable them and check if the problem can
be solved. If you find it helpful to disable these programs, you can
check the firewall settings. Allow Chrome to connect to public or
private networks. If it doesn't work. Permanently delete these
programs, and then use other antivirus software or firewalls.
Method 5: Check Hosts File
When you meet the ERR_TIMED_OUT error accessing a specific website,
you can check the Hosts file to see if the website has been blocked.
Here is the way to do that:
Press Win + E keys at the same time to open File Explorer and then go to the Local Disk C: > Windows > System32 > Drivers > etc.
Open the host file with notepad. If you see the web address that you cannot visit, delete that entire line from the host file and save.
After that, open the Chrome and see if you can open the specific
website.
Method 6: Reinstall Chrome Browser
If none of the methods above fix the ERR_TIMED_OUT error, then you
should try reinstalling Chrome. Here is the tutorial:
Press Win + R keys at the same time to open the Run box, then type appwiz.cpl and click OK to open a new window.
Find Google Chrome in the list, and then right-click it to choose Uninstall.
After uninstalling Google Chrome successfully, you also need to delete its leftover files. Open the Run box again, then type %appdata%
and click OK to open a new window.
Find the Google folder and then right-click it to choose Delete.
Go to Google Chrome’s site to download the latest version of the browser, and then install it.
The above methods are from the web article. To avoid link being unavailable, I have also presented the details. I am not sure if the above methods can help you, but I hope you can solve the problem soon.

"Attention needed" error uploading app to Windows Store, but no error description displayed

I am trying to upload an update of my app to Windows Store. It never passes the "Certification" stage. After a while it shows error: "Attention needed", but when I click on it there are no errors displayed. How can I access a report of the errors?
I tried Windows App Cert Kit, but it doesn't run on my Windows 10 desktop. And the Windows 10 version doesn't work with 8.0 XAP files.
I have experienced the similar case recently. In my cases, 'Attention needed' was shown at certification phase. But no error reports were shown. Then, I noticed that my 'Submission N' page (see the screen capture below) have 'submit' button. I just clicked it to resubmit... the process was resumed, then, my app was published to the store successfully.

Windows Store App Cert Kit Fails to Start

The Windows Store App Cert kit fails to start.
Normally the flow is:
Start App Cert Kit
Choose Windows Store Application
Choose App
Choose Certs to Run
Run Certs
Save results
Currently, it fails just before 'Choose App'.
I get this result:
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, installed all updates, running appcert.exe reset. All to no avail.
I think it may have to do with the same issue I get with the Windows Store app. I have 38 languages installed (our app supports all of them) and the Windows Store app doesn't like it. I've had to escalate with customer support repeatedly for this, and have not had it resolved properly. I wonder if the same issue applies here.
So I was unable to start the UI, but I was still able to run the appcert by manually calling it on the command line as described here. It worked fine. One thing to note is that between each attempt, make sure to run appcert.exe reset.

RDSAppXNotifyRecoveryTrigger on app deploy

Simple question... Using Visual Studio 2013 to build and deploy A Windows Store App for Windows 8.1 with Javascript. Unfortunately, even basic sample apps will not deploy. The error that pops up everytime when attempting to deploy is RDSAppXNotifyRecoveryTrigger.
I cannot seem to find any information on this error which makes it very frustrating. There is no problem when building the solution, however then we get the message...
The app needs to be deployed. When you click deploy we get this annoying ERROR: Error 1 Error : DEP0700 : Registration of the app failed. error 0x80070003: AppX Deployment operation failed. The specific error text for this failure is: RDSAppXNotifyRecoveryTrigger (0x80073cf9)
So it would help if I could find anything on MSDN about this error unfortunately someone asked this same question and then the entire post was deleted from the forums. Please help, I have tried to repair my Visual Studio installation, since even when you open a brand new Template App and press F5 you get this error, so I am thinking something is wrong or corrupt in my environment that is preventing any type of Windows Store App deployments, I cannot even run the apps. Thank you for any suggestions.
The specific Error 0x80073cf9 is related to apps not being able to be installed with Windows Store.
Some users have been successful with any of these 2 solutions:
1: The problem is that the folder AUInstallAgent is missing from the Windows folder.
Press Win+R, in Run type %windir% and press Enter. Create new folder named AUInstallAgent if that is missing in the Windows directory. Reboot computer
2: Start Command Prompt with 'Run as Administrator' option.
run this command:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml
Hope this helps.
I have the same problem and this did not work for me. Still found lots of comments that this worked for others.

Application Error: Application Launch was not detected for application App

When I was validation my Windows Store App I got the following error:
Application Error: Application Launch was not detected for application
App. This could be because your application failed to launch
correctly. Please consider re-running the test and avoid interacting
with the application while tests are running.
What does this mean? The app will not validate.
I thought it was a bit weird and I couldn't find anything when I googled it but people who had almost the same problem as me, though rather than launching it was failing to sleep. This was just plain odd.
I tried to launch the app from Visual Studio 2012 just to prove to myself that it did start properly and for some crazy reason it didn't work. I usually test the game on my Local Machine rather than the Simulator but now, for some reason, it was set to the Simulator and I have been having problems getting it to start lately (the simulator).
I changed it back to the local machine and ran the tests again. This time it worked.
So, if you get this error it might be time to see if your simulator works and if not, have the Local Machine set as default to run with.