Windows Store Apps

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Hi,

has anyone successfully managed to get Windows Store Apps updated using Bigfix?

We are getting popups that these apps (specifically Sticky Notes) need to be updated, but want to do it in a controlled manner, and not let the machines out to the internet to do it themselves.

Thanks,
Simon.

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Hi All –

Does anyone have a process to manage the updating of Windows Apps? We would love to be able to directly apply the updates from BigFix. Failing that, any control over the process would be helpful.

As far as I can tell, there is a registry edit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore\AutoDownload

and also a GPO
Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Store/Turn off Automatic Download and Install of updates

that can each be separately applied to prevent the update of Windows Apps. However, once lifted, you have no control over the process – you get whatever version Microsoft is on at the moment, delivered whenever.

Thanks!

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I sunk a good bit of time into this, without much success. Even via their MDM API, it’s either “all or nothing” for updates.

For granular control, I suspect you’d have to use Windows Store for Business.

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Enable AutoDownload
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore]
“AutoDownload”=dword:00000004

// Trigger Store Update
Usoclient.exe StartStoreUpdates

It will still need to update from internet, but this way we have control on when to trigger and stagger appropriately.