Windows 11 users report Notepad, Snipping Tool, and other apps failing to open, showing Microsoft Store error 0x803F8001 on affected systems.

Many Windows 11 users are unable to open apps on their PCs and are running into error code 0x803f8001.

Yet another bug in Windows 11 has left users unable to open apps like Notepad and Snipping Tool, as they are greeted with error code 0x803F8001.

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