⚡ PowerShell 5.1+
Disable Windows Consumer Features
Stops Windows from auto-installing suggested consumer apps (requires admin). Requires an elevated (Administrator) prompt.
Set-DisableConsumerFeatures.ps1
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Disable Windows Consumer Features.
.DESCRIPTION
Stops Windows from auto-installing suggested consumer apps (requires admin). Requires an elevated (Administrator) prompt.
Sets HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent \ DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures to 1.
.EXAMPLE
.\Set-DisableConsumerFeatures.ps1
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param()
$regPath = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent'
if (-not (Test-Path $regPath)) {
New-Item -Path $regPath -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name 'DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures' -Value 1 -PropertyType DWord -Force | Out-Null
Write-Host "Disable Windows Consumer Features applied. Sign out and back in (or restart explorer.exe) for it to fully take effect." -ForegroundColor Green