I'm managing IT for a small school that's completely on Windows, and I've encountered a problem with access to Windows Store apps. We've locked down access for students, but I've found out they can still download and install apps from the web since Microsoft signed them. I've restricted access to the web store for those who really don't need it and tightened installations using Group Policy and AppLocker. However, the apps that are already installed can still be launched, and I'm looking for effective ways to stop them from doing so. Does anyone know how to prevent these installed Store apps from launching? I can't find anything useful online as most solutions focus on preventing installation rather than blocking already installed apps, which is my main concern. Any help would be appreciated!
3 Answers
AppLocker should really help you out here. You can configure it to only allow the apps that you want users to launch. That way, the others will be blocked when they try to run them.
You might need to first inventory what apps are already on the machines. Once you have that, you can run the command `get-appxpackage -allusers | remove-appxpackage -allusers` to remove the unwanted apps. Unfortunately, I don’t think you can just block their launch without removing them entirely.
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