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How to change the frequency of Windows store app updates on Windows 10?
Dear HotCakeX,
I made a task scheduled to run every morning, which calls the PowerShell command.
By the way, talking about my status, I'm using Windows 10 Home, and I cannot install functions of Active Directory. I managed to install Group Policy Editor, but there is no entry to schedule updating Store Apps. In registry, there is a folder named AllowAppStoreAutoUpdate and it contains some keys, but it seems none with scheduling, alas.
"ReturnValue PSComputerName
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0
"
is this expected?
- noel_lapinFeb 16, 2020Copper Contributor
DearHotCakeX ,
I am very sorry to report you that the PowerShell command is another Windows Update not Store Apps update. I'm still searching a method though.
- HotCakeXFeb 16, 2020MVPAh okay
- noel_lapinFeb 19, 2020Copper Contributor
DearHotCakeX ,
The PowerShell command (Get-CimInstance ... UpdateScanMethod) seems trigger updating Store Apps.
Today there is an update for "Mail and Calendar" App.
I opened Microsoft Store panel and let it stay opened its "Downloads and updates" page. Then I opened a PowerShell console with administrative privilege and executed the command Get-CimInstance.
When I set "Update apps automatically" in the Store settings as OFF, nothing happened. But when I set auto-updating ON and executed Get-CimInstance again, the Store automatically started downloading and installed the update for Mail and Calendar.
Under the both settings OFF/ON, Get-CimInstance command returns the same "zero". And I cannot tell the command certainly forced updating, because its original due timing might be today. Anyway, I will schedule to run the command every morning and see the updates pile up or not.