{"id":3164,"date":"2015-05-17T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T04:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=3164"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:08:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:38:38","slug":"disable-windows-store-windows-8-8-1-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-windows-store-windows-8-8-1-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Windows Store in Windows 8\/8.1\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows Store is one of the best and most useful applications for the latest version of Windows operating system (<a title=\"Windows 8\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 8<\/a>, <a title=\"Windows 8.1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-8-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 8.1<\/a>, and <a title=\"Windows 10\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 10<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Basically, <strong>Windows Store<\/strong> is the online marketplace (application store) for Microsoft Windows operating system users to purchase and download apps and games (<a title=\"free\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-free-watermark-software-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free<\/a> and <a title=\"paid apps\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/download-paid-android-apps-for-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paid apps<\/a>). The purpose of Windows store is to make available all certified apps and games for Windows PC at a place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Almost all Windows users like to use the <a title=\"windows store\" href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-in\/windows-8\/apps#Cat=t0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Store<\/a> for getting quality applications for PC. But in case, if you do not use the Windows Store to get <strong>Windows Store apps<\/strong> or if you have shared your computer among other users then obviously you will wish to turn off the Windows Store in Windows PC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-disable-windows-store-in-windows-8-8.1-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3168\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-disable-windows-store-in-windows-8-8.1-10.png\" alt=\"how to disable windows store in windows 8\/8.1\/10\" width=\"795\" height=\"444\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-disable-windows-store-in-windows-8-8.1-10.png 795w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-disable-windows-store-in-windows-8-8.1-10-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-disable-windows-store-in-windows-8-8.1-10-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-disable-windows-store-in-windows-8-8.1-10-660x369.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In today\u2019s <a title=\"Windows Guide\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Guide<\/a>, I am going to describe how to turn off access to or disable Windows Store in Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows10 operating system. 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But here, I am going to explain only two most efficient ways to turn off Windows store &#8211; (i) Disable Windows Store Using <strong>Group Policy Editor<\/strong>, (ii) Disable Windows Store Using <strong>Registry Editor<\/strong>. Let&#8217;s have a look on steps:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disable_Windows_Store_Using_Group_Policy_Editor\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Disable Windows Store Using Group Policy Editor<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, press <strong>Win + R<\/strong> key combination together to bring up the Run dialog box. After that, type <strong>gpedit.msc<\/strong> in Run box and press <strong>Enter<\/strong> to open the Local Group Policy Editor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> On the <strong>Local Group Policy Editor<\/strong>, navigate to the following location:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Computer Configuration \u2192 Administrative Templates \u2192 Windows Components \u2192 Store<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> On the right pane of local group policy editor, you will see &#8220;<strong>Turn off the Store application<\/strong>&#8221; option under the Setting page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store-using-group-policy-editor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3166\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store-using-group-policy-editor.png\" alt=\"disable windows store using group policy editor\" width=\"636\" height=\"451\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store-using-group-policy-editor.png 636w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store-using-group-policy-editor-150x106.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store-using-group-policy-editor-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Double-click on &#8220;Turn off the Store application&#8221; option to open the Settings box. Now select <strong>Enabled<\/strong> option and click on <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3165\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store.png\" alt=\"disable windows store\" width=\"655\" height=\"532\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store.png 655w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store-150x122.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> Once it&#8217;s done then exit Group Policy Editor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Enabling &#8220;Turn off the Store application&#8221; setting will deny the access to the Microsoft windows store. Now, if someone will try to access the Windows store on your PC then they will get a message like &#8220;Windows Store isn&#8217;t available on this PC. Contact your system administrator for more information&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/turn-off-windows-store.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3170\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/turn-off-windows-store.png\" alt=\"turn off windows store\" width=\"660\" height=\"244\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/turn-off-windows-store.png 660w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/turn-off-windows-store-150x55.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/turn-off-windows-store-300x111.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Follow the same steps and select disable or don\u2019t configure option from the setting in order to turn ON or enable Windows Store in Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 operating system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>See also:<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"5 Best Windows 8 Apps for Teachers and Students\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/5-best-windows-8-apps-for-teachers-and-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Best Windows 8 Apps for Teachers and Students<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disable_Windows_Store_Using_Registry_Editor\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Disable Windows Store Using Registry Editor<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In case, you are unable to disable Windows store using Group Policy Editor then this method will certainly work for you. Here&#8217;s how to turn off windows store using Windows <a title=\"registry\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/monitor-registry-changes-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registry<\/a> editor:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> At first, press <strong>Win + R<\/strong> key combination together to bring up the Run dialog box. After that, type <strong>regedit<\/strong> in Run box and press <strong>Enter<\/strong> to open the Registry Editor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> On the Windows <strong>Registry Editor<\/strong>, navigate to the following registry key:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\WindowsStore<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store-using-registry-editor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3167\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store-using-registry-editor.png\" alt=\"disable windows store using registry editor\" width=\"622\" height=\"321\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store-using-registry-editor.png 622w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store-using-registry-editor-150x77.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/disable-windows-store-using-registry-editor-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> From the right pane of the registry editor, double-click on <strong>RemoveWindowsStore<\/strong> registry key and set the value data <strong>1<\/strong>. Finally click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/remove-windows-store.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3169\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/remove-windows-store.png\" alt=\"remove windows store\" width=\"280\" height=\"175\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/remove-windows-store.png 280w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/remove-windows-store-150x94.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If <strong>RemoveWindowsStore<\/strong> registry key is not available in <strong>WindowsStore<\/strong> key then create a new DWORD value with name \u201cRemoveWindowsStore\u201d and set the value data <strong>1<\/strong> then click on OK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Once it&#8217;s done, restart your computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From now, whenever you will launch the Windows Store on your PC then you will get the message &#8220;Windows Store isn&#8217;t available on this PC. Contact your system <a title=\"administrative\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/restrict-administrative-tools-access-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">administrator<\/a> for more information&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To again enable the Windows Store on your Windows computer, follow the same steps and just change the value of RemoveWindowsStore to <strong>0<\/strong>. That&#8217;s it<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus, you can see how simple is to <strong>disable Windows Store<\/strong> in Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 operating system using Group Policy Editor and Registry Editor. 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