Microsoft Store query

mjbj403 · 18 Oct 2019

Hello :)

(This is my first time here, and still very much a novice with W10 even after all this time !)

When checking for updates in the Store, there seem to be quite a few that are downloaded that hardly seem to be of any relevance to me.

For example: Groove Music, Films & TV, One Note, Dolby Access, etc.

Is there any way of filtering out any that I don't want, or do I just have to let MS download them anyway? Is there a menu I can use to do this?

These updates use some of the data allowance for home broadband, and even more of an issue if using a mobile data package.

Thanks if anyone can advise please.

swarfega · 18 Oct 2019

HI and welcome to the forums.

If you uninstall the apps you don't want, the Store *should* honour that you've uninstalled them. It doesn't always though, particularly after the bi-annual updates.

Plankton · 18 Oct 2019

Yep....MS, especially with windows 10 has a nasty habit of reinstalling deleted items on those bi-annual updates. It's a PITA to have to keep re-deleting them....for me anyway it is. I fully understand why it's that way.

That said I use Revo Unistaller to remove wanted software and windows apps. Then use it's clean up service to remove all the hidden tid bits that are left over.

mjbj403 · 18 Oct 2019

Thank you both for your replies :)

(Apologies for the late reply, but I've been busy)

I will try uninstalling a couple that seem irrelevant, and will wait and see what happens.

Best regards.