Hi,

I'm creating a base image (Windows 8.1 x64 Enterprise) that will be sysprep'd for deployment. After recent Microsoft updates the Store icon keeps showing up in the task bar. I've manually unpinned it from the default profile and unchecked the Taskbar and Navigation Properties "Show Windows Store apps in the taskbar" before capturing the image with no positive results.

I have a copy-profile command in my unattend.xml, but after deployment to a new machine, for every new user the pesky store icon is back!

This is a corporate environment, we don't want users wanting to buy and install anything.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

• Edited by Palmerj Wednesday, November 12, 2014 12:01 AM

Hello,

Here is the blog on that topic

http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2014/04/09/managing-the-store-app-pin-to-the-taskbar-added-in-the-windows-8-1-update.aspx

Darrell, this is great if you have control of your AD but I do not.  I create sysprepped images but do not have access to AD GPO's.  Is there an unattend xml setting to remove the store icon from the taskbar?  I do not need to manage the store but I would like the icon to not be on the taskbar after imaging.