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By default Windows 8.1 automatically downloads and installs updates for Windows Store (Modern UI) apps without any notification. This behavior can be changed, and in this Ask the Admin I’ll show you how to do this using the GUI and using Group Policy.
In most situations, automatic updating Modern UI apps can only be a good thing. But there might be some situations where you want to temporarily or permanently disable automatic updates.
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To disable automatic updates for Modern UI apps using the GUI, login to Windows as a local administrator.
To disable automatic Modern UI app updates in Windows 8.1, you can enable the Turn off Automatic Download and install of updates setting in Group Policy. To access local computer policy, you need to be using Windows 8 Professional or Enterprise editions.
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