Windows Store App LaunchUriAsync Not Working

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C#

I am trying to open the IE web browser using the launcher.launchuriasync. Every time this event fires it returns false. I tried a regedit fix that I found online, but that did not help. I do not have access to my browser's popup blocker settings, so turning that off is not an option. If anybody has any ideas it would greatly appreciated.

Sample code:

private async void gridView_ItemClick(object sender, ItemClickEventArgs e){
    var options = new Windows.System.LauncherOptions();
    options.DesiredRemainingView = Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ViewSizePreference.UseHalf;
    options.DisplayApplicationPicker = true;
    bool success = await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(a, options);
    if (success)
    {
       
    }
    else
    {
    
    }
}