Turn off the Store application
- Policy ID
- RemoveWindowsStore_1
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Store
Description
Denies or allows access to the Store application.
If you enable this setting, access to the Store application is denied. Access to the Store is required for installing app updates.
If you disable or don't configure this setting, access to the Store application is allowed.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- RemoveWindowsStoreREG_DWORD