Disable access to the Windows Store via Group Policy or Windows

Registry Editor
For all users:
Open the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) and navigate to Computer Configuration - > Administrative
Templates - > Windows Components. Open the Store entry in the right-hand pane, and enable
the Turn off the Store application setting.
Alternatively, open Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and navigate
to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore (if the WindowsStore key
does not exist, create it). Create a new DWORD value in the WindowsStore key
called RemoveWindowsStore. Set its value to 1.
For current user only:
Open the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) and navigate to User Configuration - > Administrative
Templates - > Windows Components. Open the Store entry in the right-hand pane, and enable
the Turn off the Store application setting.
Alternatively, open Registry Editor and navigate
to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore. Create a new DWORD
value calledRemoveWindowsStore. Set its value to 1.

Disable the Windows Store service

Open Registry Editor and navigate
to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\WSService. Select the Start value in
the right-hand pane and set its value to 4.

Disable the services associated with the Windows Store and Windows
Store applications
This next step is important because, as other users have mentioned, these services are known to
consume valuable system resources - a situation made worse if you are no longer able to open the
Windows Store (after performing the steps above).

Disable Time Broker

In Registry Editor, navigate
to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\TimeBroker. Select the Start value in
the right-hand pane and set its value to 4.
Disable System Events Broker
The task scheduler has a dependency on the system events broker, disabling it is asking for
problems - Joe User.
In Registry Editor, navigate
to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SystemEventsBroker. Select
the Start value in the right-hand pane and set its value to 4.

Unpin the Windows Store tile from the Windows Start screen
If the Windows Store tile is pinned to the Start screen, right click the tile and select the Unpin from
Start option that appears in the application bar.