Add option to disable MS Store app results in Windows Search (#509)

This also includes:

* Update README for DisableSearchHighlights and DisableFindMyDevice

* Extracted more logic from main script into separate scripts

* Add event handler for tab changes to regenerate overview
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Jeffrey
2026-03-07 20:28:48 +01:00
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# Disables Microsoft Store search suggestions in the start menu for all users by denying access to the Store app database file for each user
function DisableStoreSearchSuggestionsForAllUsers {
# Get path to Store app database for all users
$userPathString = GetUserDirectory -userName "*" -fileName "AppData\Local\Packages"
$usersStoreDbPaths = get-childitem -path $userPathString
# Go through all users and disable start search suggestions
ForEach ($storeDbPath in $usersStoreDbPaths) {
DisableStoreSearchSuggestions ($storeDbPath.FullName + "\Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\store.db")
}
# Also disable start search suggestions for the default user profile
$defaultStoreDbPath = GetUserDirectory -userName "Default" -fileName "AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\store.db" -exitIfPathNotFound $false
DisableStoreSearchSuggestions $defaultStoreDbPath
}
# Disables Microsoft Store search suggestions in the start menu by denying access to the Store app database file
function DisableStoreSearchSuggestions {
param (
$StoreAppsDatabase = "$env:LocalAppData\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\store.db"
)
# Change path to correct user if a user was specified
if ($script:Params.ContainsKey("User")) {
$StoreAppsDatabase = GetUserDirectory -userName "$(GetUserName)" -fileName "AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\store.db" -exitIfPathNotFound $false
}
$userName = [regex]::Match($StoreAppsDatabase, '(?:Users\\)([^\\]+)(?:\\AppData)').Groups[1].Value
# This file doesn't exist in EEA (No Store app suggestions).
if (-not (Test-Path -Path $StoreAppsDatabase))
{
Write-Host "Unable to find Store app database for user $userName, creating it now to prevent Windows from creating it later..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
$storeDbDir = Split-Path -Path $StoreAppsDatabase -Parent
if (-not (Test-Path -Path $storeDbDir)) {
New-Item -Path $storeDbDir -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
}
New-Item -Path $StoreAppsDatabase -ItemType File -Force | Out-Null
}
$AccountSid = [System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]::new('S-1-1-0') # 'EVERYONE' group
$Acl = Get-Acl -Path $StoreAppsDatabase
$Ace = [System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule]::new($AccountSid, 'FullControl', 'Deny')
$Acl.SetAccessRule($Ace) | Out-Null
Set-Acl -Path $StoreAppsDatabase -AclObject $Acl | Out-Null
Write-Host "Disabled Microsoft Store search suggestions for user $userName"
}