How To Disable Windows Store

How To Disable the Windows Shop on Windows 10 (Video)

Published by Timothy Tibbetts on 05/05/2020

Microsoft continues to make removing the Windows Store difficult by changing the registry and Group Policy Editor, so previous methods of disabling the Store won't work. That means thousands of tutorials are available with instructions that no longer work. We have iii possibilities for you to consider.

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1: Get out the Windows Store Alone

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2: Disable Windows Shop From Running in the Groundwork

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Click on Offset > Settings > Privacy. Whorl down on the left and click on Background apps.

Toggle Microsoft Store off.

As nosotros mentioned before, while you're here, uncheck any other background apps yous rarely, or never use.

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three: Block Access to the Windows Store

Our other pick is to block access to the Windows Store. Anyone who wants to stop other users from opening the Windows Store will find this an acceptable alternative. When someone tries to open the Store, this is what they'll encounter:

We need to use Local Security Policy (secpol.msc). Windows 10 Professional users have the Local Security policy, simply everyone else, including Windows 10 Home users will need to enable the Local Security Policy.

Press the Windows Key + R, type in secpol.msc and press Enter.

Right-click on Software Restriction Policies and click on New Software Restriction Policies.

Right-click on Boosted Rules and click on New Path Rule.

Copy and paste %programfiles%\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore* nether Path.

Click on OK.

Reboot your computer and try the Shop past clicking on Get-go > Microsoft Shop.

Microsoft again disabled the ability to unpin Microsoft Shop from First., but you can correct-click and Unpin from Start to hide the Microsoft Shop from the Start Menu Tiles.