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Disable Start Menu Suggested Apps

Stops Windows from silently installing suggested Store apps.

By WindowsScripting.com · 759 B
Set-DisableSuggestedApps.ps1
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Disable Start Menu Suggested Apps.

.DESCRIPTION
    Stops Windows from silently installing suggested Store apps.

    Sets HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager \ SilentInstalledAppsEnabled to 0.

.EXAMPLE
    .\Set-DisableSuggestedApps.ps1
#>

[CmdletBinding()]
param()

$regPath = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager'

if (-not (Test-Path $regPath)) {
    New-Item -Path $regPath -Force | Out-Null
}

New-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name 'SilentInstalledAppsEnabled' -Value 0 -PropertyType DWord -Force | Out-Null

Write-Host "Disable Start Menu Suggested Apps applied. Sign out and back in (or restart explorer.exe) for it to fully take effect." -ForegroundColor Green