See how to turn off Store (Store Windows) in Windows 8 using the Local Computer Policy I If you have your network computers using the Windows 8 Professional or Enterprise, is a good choice to disable the feature Store and automatic updates. That way you'll avoid a lot of headaches, prevents users is leaving technicians installed programs that were not approved by your company. See the step by step to disable Store - Windows Store on Windows 8 On the Start screen, type mmc; Right in the selection MMC and run with administrative privileges; Enter administrative credentials if prompted In the new MMC window, click the menu File and select the Add / Remove Snap-In ...; In the dialog window Add or Remove Snap-ins , click Object Editor Group Policy in Available snap-ins , and click Add In the dialog window Select Group Policy object , leave the default selection o...