On a Windows 11 PC, when you right-click a known or unknown file and select Open with > Choose another app, the pop-up dialog lets you change the default app or pick up the “Look for an app in the Microsoft Store” option.
If you select the “Look for an app in the Microsoft Store” and click the
Although the “Look for an app in the Microsoft Store” option is handy, you can also manually search the Microsoft Store app for the same thing. If you think that this option is useless and it should not exist on your computer, you can hide or remove it.
In this gearupwindows article, we will guide you on removing or hiding the “Look for an app in the Microsoft Store” context menu in Windows 11.
You can accomplish this task on Windows 11 using two methods:-
- Through Registry Editor, and
- Using Local Group Policy Editor.
Let me delve into depth.
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How to Add or Remove the “Look for an app in the Microsoft Store” Context Menu in Windows 11 using Registry Editor?
To hide or add the “Look for an app in the Microsoft Store” context menu in Windows 11 through Registry Editor, use these steps:-
Step 1. First, open the Registry Editor.
Step 2. Then, navigate to the following path in the Registry Editor window:-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
Step 3. After that, right-click on the
Step 4. Name the newly created key as
Step 5. Now, right-click on the
Step 6. Name the newly created REG_DWORD as
Step 7. Next, double-click on the
Step 8. Click the
Step 9. Finally, reboot your computer to apply the changes.
To add the “Look for an app in the Microsoft Store” Context Menu in Windows 11, navigate to the following path in the Registry Editor:-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
On the right side of Explorer folder, right-click on
How to Add or Hide the “Look for an app in the Microsoft Store” Context Menu in Windows 11 through Local Group Policy Editor?
To add or remove the “Look for an app in the Microsoft Store” context menu in Windows 11 using Local Group Policy Editor, do the following:-
Step 1. At first, open Local Group Policy Editor.
Step 2. When the Local Group Policy Editor window appears on your computer, navigate to the following path in the left sidebar:-
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Internet Communication Management > Internet Communication settings
Step 3. On the right-side pane of the “Internet Communication settings” folder, double-click on the policy name that says
Step 4. Select the
Step 5. At last, restart your computer to see the changes.