New blog for Windows 8 app Developers

New blog for Windows 8 app Developers

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As you may have heard, Microsoft now have a new Windows 8 app developer blog to help build Metro style apps on our new Windows 8 platform.

The new blog is to share our learning and converse with every one as we enter the new world of Windows Metro style app development.

The blog complements the Windows Dev Center and community forums, and you’ll see a lot of pointers to content and samples to help you get going.

We talk about our experiences building the platform and building apps, pitfalls to avoid, tips and tricks, why we made certain choices in the platform, and anything else we can pass along to help you create amazing apps.

Developers, testers, and program managers from the Windows development team are posting to this blog regularly from now through the release of Windows 8 and beyond. We already have several great posts that you can check out for info on topics ranging from using the Live SDK in your apps to async patterns to ways to improve the performance of your apps, and much more.

Come join in the conversation on the Windows 8 app developer blog. We hope to see you there.

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How To Disable or Turn Off Windows Store App In Windows 8 |Prevent Other Users To Install New Apps On Windows 8

How To Disable or Turn Off Windows Store App In Windows 8 |Prevent Other Users To Install New Apps On Windows 8

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Windows Store is one feature on Windows 8 that makes installing apps easier than ever. For starters, Windows Store is a place from where you can download and install apps. Hundreds of free and paid apps are available on the Store.

And, if you have already linked your email address to download and install apps from the Store, you probably know that one can easily download apps from the Store.

The following post will let you know how to disable or Turn Off Windows Store:

One reason why u need to turn off or disable Windows Store:

• If you share your PC with family members or friends.
• You want to prevent others from downloading and installing new apps from the Store.

Steps To Turn Off Windows Store:

You can easily turn off or disable Windows Store by modifying policy settings.

Follow the steps given below to turn off or disable Windows Store apps. Once the app is turned off, you will receive “Windows Store isn’t available on this PC. Contact your system administrator for more information” message if you try to launch Store app.

• Step 1: Open Group Policy Editor. To do this, open Run dialog using Windows + R hotkey, type gpedit.msc and then press enter key to open Local Group Policy Editor.

• Step 2: In the Group Policy Editor, navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Templates > Store.

• Step 3: On the right-side, you should see Turn off the Store application entry. Double-click on the entry, select Enabled and then click Apply button to apply the policy. You are done! Log off and log on to see the change.

From now onwards, when you try to run Store app, you will get “Windows Store isn’t available on this PC. Contact your system administrator for more information” message.

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