How to block an app from updating from the store

pietcorus2 · Jan 3, 2024

How to block an app from updating from the store ?
Just updated the text-app and my contextmenu is now again filled with another item .

Dont want this textmenu-item in my contextmenu , so if I dont update it , from store , my right-click keeps clean !
So , how(??) to block this app from updating ?? ( store) :look:

Berton · Jan 3, 2024

What is the name of the app? The Store has lots of choices with the words of text and app.

Edwin · Jan 3, 2024

pietcorus2 said:
So , how(??) to block this app from updating ??

Store>Settings>App Updates/Automatically update apps>Off

pietcorus2 · Jan 3, 2024

Its the text-app, gave me a new contextmenu-item !
Dont need it , never seen before, came with latest store-update .
Auto-updates is off , but when searching for other updates , I get this "evil update" again ( text-app ) !!
So, I have to be very fast to stop it from downloading/installing........... :wink:

btw; its the Windows Notepath , " gives" us a new contextmenu-item , which I dont want !!

Edwin · Jan 3, 2024

pietcorus2 said:
Windows Notepath

Never heard of it. Uninstall it.

pietcorus2 · Jan 3, 2024

Edwin said:
Uninstall it.

Ho, ho, not so fast , its a text-app .
You can use Wordpad also ( or MS-Word ).....
Dont want to lose it , its this f**** contextmenu-item I want to remove , but HOW ??

If I know how to remove it , I can update it again with the Store............. :wink:

Edwin · Jan 3, 2024

pietcorus2 said:
Ho, ho, not so fast , its a text-app .
You can use Wordpad also ( or MS-Word ).....
Dont want to lose it , its this f**** contextmenu-item I want to remove , but HOW ??

If I know how to remove it , I can update it again with the Store.............

You're gonna have to post some links and/or screenshots cuz I'm not totally sure what you're referring to.

Edwin · Jan 3, 2024

Let me know what you're referring to so I can check it out.
I don't use Store apps, so..., heck, I don't even have the Store on my machine, so it's a bit of a p-i-t-a to get and install them!

pietcorus2 · Jan 4, 2024

Sorry Edwin , had to translate first ( Dutch to English ) .
This new contextmenu ( right-click ) is called ; " Edit with notepad " , it comes with latest notepad-update from the store.
Im using notepad , works fine , HOW ( ??) to get rid of this ( unwanted) contextmenu-item ??
Previous versions did not interfere in contextmenu , so I cant update it anymore............ :what:

Edwin · Jan 4, 2024

pietcorus2 said:
Sorry Edwin , had to translate first ( Dutch to English )

Ik kan ook een beetje Nederlands praten!!!

pietcorus2 said:
Im using notepad , works fine , HOW ( ??) to get rid of this ( unwanted) contextmenu-item ??

Install an older version. (Installeer een oudere versie.)

pietcorus2 · Jan 4, 2024

pietcorus2 · Jan 4, 2024

You see the blue "Edit in Notepad " in the picture ?
HOW( ??) to get rid of this nonsense .............??!

Edwin · Jan 4, 2024

pietcorus2 said:
You see the blue "Edit in Notepad " in the picture ?
HOW( ??) to get rid of this nonsense .............??!

Yeah..., kinda stupid! It shows up on all file objects!!!

pietcorus2 · Jan 4, 2024

Its a new-years present from MS.............you should be happy !

( HOW (??) to get rid of it ??)

Edwin · Jan 4, 2024

pietcorus2 said:
( HOW (??) to get rid of it ??)

1. Install an older version...

2. Complain like crazy on the Feedback Hub and hope to hell they do something about it.

pietcorus2 · Jan 4, 2024

Edwin said:
1. Install an older version...

View attachment 83093

2. Complain like crazy on the Feedback Hub and hope to hell they do something about it.

Yes , this is my actual version now , no sh**** contextmenu ! ( the picture is from latest version , in Shadow-modus )
But.......when updating apps ( store) , the new one ( with the ugly contextmenu ! ) will update also , IF (!) I wont stop it from updating , you have to be very fast ! So , the question ; HOW ( ??) to stop this app from updating !!! If we know a solution , the problem is solved...........

Edwin · Jan 4, 2024

pietcorus2 said:
If we know a solution , the problem is solved...........

Uninstall the Store!

pietcorus2 · Jan 4, 2024

Edwin said:
Uninstall the Store!

Cant , will miss some other good stuff also.............
There must be another solution , for sure , its a registry-item , cant find it sofar.....!

TairikuOkami · Jan 4, 2024

How to restore the Classic Notepad in Windows 11

Learn how to restore the Classic Notepad in Windows 11 by opening it from its main location, installing it via Optional features, etc.

www.thewindowsclub.com

But the easiest way would be to uninstall Notepad and to use 3rd party alternative.

Kees · Jan 4, 2024

pietcorus2 said:
How to block an app from updating from the store ?

Did you try any of the registry trick(s) described in:

Enable or Disable Automatically Update Apps in Microsoft Store in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the automatic download and install of available app updates in the Microsoft Store for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft redesigned the Microsoft Store app from the ground up in Windows 11, making space for more content...

www.elevenforum.com

I use this one:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore]
"AutoDownload"=dword:00000002

And never get any app updates at all!
Which is how I like it, as I seldomly use Windows Apps.

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