SOLVED: How to Disable the STORE App in Windows 10

In Windows 8 you could disable the Microsoft STORE app using the Local Group Policy editor:

1. click START, type GPEDIT.MSC and press the Enter key
2. Expand USER CONFIGURATION > ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES > WINDOWS COMPONENTS > STORE
3. Set TURN OF THE STORE APPLICATION

You can use the above path to disable the Windows STORE in Windows 10 if you are on a corporate network with a Windows Domain Controller, using your Active Directory GROUP POLICY assuming you have loaded the Windows 10 ADMX template (click to download directly from Microsoft)

However the STORE key does not exist in Windows 10 LOCAL Group Policy, sooo you need to edit the registry manually:

1. Click START, type REGEDIT.EXE and press ENTER Key
2. Expand KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore
3. Right click and select NEW > REG_DWORD
4. Name it RemoveWindowsStore
5. Set the value to 1
6. Reboot the PC and notice that the store is locked

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