How To Unblock Or Disable The Microsoft Store In Windows 10

1 How to Unblock or Disable the Microsoft Store via Group Policy2 How to Unblock or Disable the Microsoft Store via Regedit

Conversely, some users run into “Microsoft Store is blocked” or “The store app is blocked” errors. This can happen when someone disables the Microsoft Store and doesn’t realize it will affect everyone on the PC. This guide will show you how to unblock or disable the app to suit your preferences. Instead of blocking, you can also completely uninstall the Microsoft Store as explained in this separate tutorial. Unfortunately, due to a policy change from Microsoft disabling the Microsoft Store via the Group Policy editor is now only possible via Windows 10 Enterprise and Education. You can toggle the switch in Windows 10 Pro, but it doesn’t actually do anything. We’re going to cover unblocking and blocking the Microsoft Store with both the registry editor and GPO, but both take the policy route, meaning you may need one of the above editions. You’ll also require an administrator account to make these changes.