Go to the following Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent. Having TH2 installed is necessary for the Registry values to work. The most recent release as of this writing is Windows 10 build 10586.71. Install all cumulative and other updates available for Windows 10 so you at least have the TH2 update. Follow these instructions to stop Windows 10 from downloading and installing apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga automatically. Microsoft is again going too far with pushing apps and it's hurting the user experience.įortunately, there is a way to prevent this madness. These are not provisioned apps included as part of the Windows setup image or preinstalled apps but they are downloaded using the user's internet connection.īesides Candy Crush Soda Saga, Twitter, Flipboard and Minecraft, users report that some other apps continue to be installed automatically, such as Photoshop Express, iHeartRadio and more. There are some apps Microsoft automatically installs using a script to promote them to certain users. This indicates that Windows 10 can use an alternate mechanism to install apps besides the Store. I had only Edge and the Settings app for that user account and out of nowhere, suddenly it started installing these apps. It is surprising because this happened on one of my PCs running Windows 10 which had the Windows Store app uninstalled using the tutorial HERE. In my case, it was Candy Crush Soda Saga, which also started running in the background and was visible in Task Manager. After they finish installing they show up in the Recently installed section of the Start menu: The Tiles for these Metro apps or Universal apps suddenly show up in the Windows 10 Start Menu with a progress bar indicating that they're being downloaded. When you are connected to the internet, Windows 10 will download and install a number of Store apps automatically. 
These apps are installed for the currently signed-in user. The latest Windows 10 version 1511 includes a new feature that automatically installs apps from the Windows Store because it wants to promote some of them. Stop Windows 10 Anniversary Update from installing Candy Crush and other unwanted apps
For Windows 10 Anniversary Update, see this workaround: Update: the trick described in this article does not work in Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607.
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