As a network admin, you may want to restrict the remote user’s access to Windows Store in order to prevent them from accessing unneeded applications and improve bandwidth speed. Here’s how to disable (or uninstall) the Windows Store in Windows 10 Pro.
Spotify Version: 1.1.43.700. Every time I open EZBlocker, I have to go and unmute Spotify through the windows volume mixer. I can open Spotify alone and it will work, but every time EZBlocker is opened it mutes Spotify permanently unless I go and unmute it manually. Tech support scams are an industry-wide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a Microsoft Agent or Microsoft Employee and that the phone number is an official Microsoft global customer service number. To do so: Click Start, then type in 'cmd' (no quotes) and DO NOT press Enter. The 'command prompt' should appear in the Start menu. A black Command Prompt window will appear. Type in the following into the command prompt: '%appdata% Spotify Spotify. I can't believe Microsoft takes so much control away from the user. I don't want your Microsoft Spotify app. I want the app from Spotify's website. I can totally understand why people pirate your OS now, you don't care about the user at all. It is so frustrating to deal with this when I PAID for this operating system to WORK.
Disable Windows Store
The technology we use to bring Spotify to the Windows Store allows us to invest in UWP over time, whilst ensuring that installing, updating and removing Spotify is simpler (and safer) than ever. We hope you can understand that we do care about WIndows 10 and will continue to invest in the Windows 10 ecosystem. There's more here. Select the PackageFullName of the app you want to remove and press Enter to copy it. Now uninstall the Windows 10 built-in app using the command below. Get-AppxPackage -allusers.PackageFullName. Remove-AppxPackage. Naturally, replace PackageFullName with the actual package name of the app.
Click “Remove All Bloatware” to get rid of all pre-installed Windows 10 Apps. In the PowerShell-window you can see how the respective script commands are being executed.
- Locate the Windows Store by going to Program Files > WindowsApps. The WindowsApps folder is hidden by default, so you’ll need to make the necessary adjustments to View options.
- Push Win+R and run secpol.msc. Go to Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Software Restriction Policy.
- Right-click to add Additional Rules and create a New Path Rule. Type in the following path: %programfiles%WindowsAppsMicrosoft.WindowsStore*
- Restart Windows.
Uninstall Windows Store
Remove Spotify Windows Store App Windows 10
- Run Powershell as administrator.
- Copy and paste the following command into the Powershell prompt and hit Enter: Get-AppxPackage *windowsstore* | Remove-AppxPackage
- To reinstall the Windows Store, open Powershell as administrator and run the following command: Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml”}
Read this post if you want to learn how to remove (or reinstall) other built-in Windows apps.
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