Turn off the Store application

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT

Registry

HKCU Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore

Value name: RemoveWindowsStore

Enabled: RemoveWindowsStore = 1

Disabled: RemoveWindowsStore = 0

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.