Windows 8 – How to Find Version of Installed Store App

The feature was removed, because there is no longer a start menu.

Your options are:

• An application's recent documents/files jump list is still available, but only if pinned to the taskbar (since there is no start menu anymore)
• You can setup a shortcut to "Recent" in your user folder, which lists everything you have accessed.
• Restore the start menu, using a 3rd party application, which includes the recent documents, just like in Windows 7. Start menu replacements include:
  • ViStart (free!)
  • Classic Shell (free!)
  • Pokki (free!)
  • StartMenu7 (free with pro version for sale)
  • Start8 ($5)

Sources:

• Where did my Recent Items go in Windows 8? - Bennett Adelson Technical Blog
• How to get the classic Start menu back in Windows 8 RTM - CNET
• How to restore the classic Start menu with Pokki for Windows 8 - CNET

I have exactly the same issue. I've tried all of the remedies you mentioned and more. (Including fully formatting my drive and reinstalling windows 8.1).

I found that the app works when widows thinks the network is "public", but not "home". I haven't confirmed "work" networks, but I think they do work.

So open your charms bar (dumb name... Slide the drawer out on the right side of the screen) and tap the WiFi button and forget your current network and then rejoin it but when it asks if it should discover network devices say no.

Edit: apparently you can avoid forgetting and rejoining your network by right clicking your network in the list of available network while you're connected and choose "turn sharing on and off" and then select "no don't share". I haven't confirmed this works, but it should.

I'm not satisfied with this as a real fix for the problem, but as an answer to your question this should get the Netflix app working.

If I find any more information about this I'll update my answer.

UPDATE:

So I found my private network settings had network discovery turned off, and i could turn it on but the setting would not stick even after saving. I did some research and found this article http://notestoneunturned.blogspot.com/2013/05/windows-8-will-not-save-network.html Following the instructions to locate the setting it also mentions this link https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/5f8f9677-4a55-4e19-9843-b4c71aab93b1/network-discovery-keeps-turning-itself-back-off-?forum=winserverPN I had my DNS service disabled (on purpose, i'll explain below) and after turning this service back on I am able to turn network discovery back on and netflix works even when my network is set to private!

I normally disable the DNS service to allow hostsman (hosts file manager program) to help me block advertisements. Since this doesnt seem to be a very healthy thing to do on my system I will try and find an alternative to reduce advertisements.