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# Blocking the Microsoft Store

To prevent students from installing all kinds of apps and games on their laptop themselves, you can disable the Microsoft Store. With Intune this is fairly easy to set up.

In the Intune admin center, go to:

|| Devices > Windows > Configuration profiles > ➕ Create > ➕ New policy
For **Platform**, select **Windows 10 and later**. For **Profile type**, select **Settings catalog** and click **Create** at the bottom.

Give the new profile a name, e.g. "Disable App Store", and click **Next** at the bottom.

Click **+ Add settings**
Type "store application" in the search bar and click **Search**.
Click **Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Store**. 2 results appear; tick both:
✅ **Turn off the Store application**
✅ **Turn off the Store application (User)**

Now click the cross at the top right of the Search button.

Then set both toggles to **Enabled**.

Click **Next** at the bottom, and click **Next** again at Scope tags

Under "Included groups", click **Add groups** and select the student group(s).

Click **Next**, check the settings and click **Create**

Intune will now roll out this setting to the student accounts. From now on, these accounts can no longer use the Microsoft Store.