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How to Completely Delete & Uninstall Microsoft Store on Windows 10

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Do you want to delete and uninstall the Microsoft Store or Windows from Windows 10? If yes! then we will help you to remove the Microsoft Store. Windows Store is the source to download apps on Windows 10. But somehow, many users don’t like to download apps from the Microsoft Store. As a genuine Windows user, I never download any apps from Windows Store instead I prefer to download apps from authenticated websites. In this feature, you will learn the easiest way to uninstall Microsoft Store on Windows 10 using PowerShell.

Meanwhile, Microsoft Store, formerly known as the Windows Store, provides so many applications, movies, music, games, books, and TV shows that users can buy through their Microsoft Account. They can even download and install it free of charge (if allowed) on multiple devices.

In addition, Windows 10 comes with its own Store app, as you probably already know. The Microsoft Store app adds the ability to offer digital content to end-users in Windows, just as Android has Google Play and the iOS App Store. However, regardless of whether or not the Microsoft Store itself is a useful function, there are people who do not start it anyway, since most Windows users used to download apps from other sources. But they’d like to disable it entirely.

How to Completely Remove/Disable The Microsoft Store

Given all this, disabling or uninstalling the Microsoft Store is something that many people want to do, even though it might not be an easy operation at first. Truth be told, there are no unique settings in this regard, and this is mainly the result of Microsoft trying to drive more users to the Microsoft Store. But here, I’ll show you the fastest way to fully disable the Windows Store. Don’t worry, though! It is possible to restore back the Microsoft Store.

In the meantime, if you want to uninstall the Microsoft Store through Settings > Apps, the option to uninstall is greyed out and you can not remove the Windows Store. As you can see in the screenshot below.

So here’s how to uninstall the Microsoft Store from Windows 10 via PowerShell:

Step 1. Right-click on the Windows Start menu button then select Windows PowerShell (Admin) or simply search PowerShell then run it as Administrator. If you are prompted, click Yes.

How to Completely Remove/Disable The Microsoft Store in Windows 10
Windows PowerShell (Admin)

Step 2. To disable and uninstall the Microsoft Store, simply type the below command and press enter. The Windows Store app will immediately get removed.

get-appxpackage *store |remove-appxpackage 

How to Completely Delete & Uninstall Microsoft Store on Windows 10
Remove/Disable The Microsoft Store in Windows 10

Step 3. Now, search for Microsoft Store in the search bar the Microsoft Store won’t show up.

How to Reinstall the Microsoft Store on Windows 10

If you’ve changed your mind and want to restore or reinstall the Microsoft Store back then you can easily enable it. While this may be of concern to some users, it is actually possible to restore the Microsoft Store with a simple PowerShell command.

Step 1. Right-click on the Windows Start menu button then select Windows PowerShell (Admin) or simply search PowerShell then run it as Administrator. If you are prompted, click Yes.

Step 2. Type the following command and press enter:

Get-AppXPackage *WindowsStore* -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”} 

How to Reinstall the Microsoft Store on Windows 10
Reinstall the Microsoft Store on Windows 10

Step 3. Now, if you search for Store then it will show up.

Final Words

This was the easiest way to uninstall the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 using PowerShell. Most Windows users don’t use or download apps from the Microsoft Store regularly, instead they prefer to download from other reliable sources. In the meantime, you can also reinstall the Store back using the PowerShell by applying the above-mentioned command.

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