Turn off Push To Install service

Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

Path in the GPO console

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Push To Install

Description

If you enable this setting, users will not be able to push Apps to this device from the Microsoft Store running on other devices or the web.

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\PushToInstall

Value name: DisablePushToInstall

Enabled: DisablePushToInstall = 1

Disabled: DisablePushToInstall = 0

MDM / Intune (CSP)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_PushToInstall/DisablePushToInstall

Device Since Windows 10, version 2004 with KB5005101 [10.0.19041.1202] and later | Windows 10, version 20H2 with KB5005101 [10.0.19042.1202] and later | Windows 10, version 21H1 with KB5005101 [10.0.19043.1202] and later | Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later Official mapping (Microsoft Learn)

Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)

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.reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Turn off Push To Install service
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PushToInstall]
"DisablePushToInstall"=dword:00000001

More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)

PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Push To Install service
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PushToInstall'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisablePushToInstall' -Value 1 -Type DWord

Intune XML

OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_PushToInstall/DisablePushToInstall
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>

Intune Remediation

# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Push To Install service
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

function Test-RegistryValue {
  param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
    [object]$Expected,
    [ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
    [switch]$Absent
  )

  try {
    $item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
  } catch {
    return $Absent.IsPresent
  }

  if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
  $actual = $item.$Name

  if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
  if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
    $actualValues = @($actual)
    $expectedValues = @($Expected)
    if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
      if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
    }
    return $true
  }

  return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}

$checks = @(
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PushToInstall' -Name 'DisablePushToInstall' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)

if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
  Write-Output 'Compliant'
  exit 0
}

Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1

# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Push To Install service
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PushToInstall'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisablePushToInstall' -Value 1 -Type DWord

SCCM scripts

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Push To Install service
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.

# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Push To Install service
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

function Test-RegistryValue {
  param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
    [object]$Expected,
    [ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
    [switch]$Absent
  )

  try {
    $item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
  } catch {
    return $Absent.IsPresent
  }

  if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
  $actual = $item.$Name

  if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
  if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
    $actualValues = @($actual)
    $expectedValues = @($Expected)
    if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
      if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
    }
    return $true
  }

  return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}

$checks = @(
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PushToInstall' -Name 'DisablePushToInstall' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)

if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
  Write-Output 'Compliant'
  exit 0
}

Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1

# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Push To Install service
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PushToInstall'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisablePushToInstall' -Value 1 -Type DWord

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