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Disabling Microsoft Store

Topaz George 11 April 2020
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Disable Microsoft Store
Disable Microsoft Store

Microsoft App Store

A Microsoft app store is a digital storefront intended to allow search and use of software and other media offered electronically. The application storefront itself provides a secure, uniform experience that automates the electronic purchase, decryption and installation of software applications or other digital media. Microsoft store can be Public or Private.

Dsiabling Microsoft Store

Most organization struggle moving from traditional application delivery to Microsoft store app delivery. Change is not easy, and the time, money and effort required to make the transition is huge. So, they choose to disable Microsoft store.

Two ways to disable Microsoft Store.

App locker : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/stop-employees-from-using-microsoft-store#block-microsoft-store-using-applocker

Group policy : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/stop-employees-from-using-microsoft-store#block-microsoft-store-using-group-policy

Categories: Applocker, Group Policy
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Topaz George 11 April 2020
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DCOM hardening issue.

This application fails to authenticate with WMI on the SCCM server because Microsoft has not yet hardened DCOM on their Windows Preinstallation Environment. We are working on a different approach, but it will only be released during the first quarter of 2024. But until that time, the only workaround will be to uninstall the update corresponding to KB5004442.