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