# 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" }