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RequirePrivateStoreOnly for Windows professional
Hello, We are working on Autopilot and I would like to authorize only the private microsoft Store. Not the public one. To all users. I see that : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-...
- Hi,
I did a blog on this subject some time ago. Please beware, removing the whole store or limiting access could give you some problems when modern apps need updates! And of course the Microsoft store is also responsible for some driver updates like I explain in another blog..
I hopes these 2 blogs help you
https://call4cloud.nl/2020/06/managing-apps-in-the-microsoft-store/
https://call4cloud.nl/2021/06/those-magnificent-drivers-in-their-flying-microsoft-store-or-how-i-flew-from-the-enrolment-status-page-to-paris-in-25-hours-11-minutes/
Thanks for your help to both of you.
Mr_Helaas, I understand your solution. I didn't know that I can completly block the store.
Rudy_Ooms_MVP, thanks for your links. I read and I see how to block the store. Didn't try yet.
In what I understood the unique solution is to block completly the store and use the method of Mr_Helaas . But in this cas I could have problem with drivers? They will not update?
It depends on which option you choose to block it and how you block it. If you block it user mode.. When only the user is blocked, the device should still be able to get the updates and update the modern apps
- Ok. So the better is to apply this : 3.Preventing access to the whole Microsoft App Store
And to assign to all users and not all devices?MichaelOliv you have to select an user setting type in setting catalog under configuration profiles.
As Rudy_Ooms_MVP mentioned in his blog Me and Earl and the Microsoft Store Apps - Restricting the Microsoft Store (call4cloud.nl)
After you selected the correct config you can assign these policy to all users or all device, but I prefer the users assignment. The assignment has nothing to do with the policy but only where to apply.
Kind regards,
Rene
- Can't agree more Rene... Guess I need to explain that one maybe a little bit more in the blog
