Prevent Windows Store from automatically opening on Chrome and Firefox browsers

If setting up Google Chrome or Firefox is the default browser, every time you click the link to download the application, Windows Store will automatically open on that browser.

For some reason you don't want Windows Store to automatically open on Chrome or Firefox on Windows 10 / 8.1, you can refer to the steps in the following article of Network Administration.

1. Prevent Windows Store from automatically opening on Chrome browser

To prevent Windows Store from automatically opening on Chrome browser, follow the steps below:

First close all windows on the browser if available. Then open Windows Explorer and navigate to the following link:

% userprofile% AppDataLocalGoogleChromeUser Data

Here you search for a file called Local State , right-click the file and select Open with Notepad.

Next press Ctrl + F and find ms-windows-store.

After finding the option, click on it and change the optional value from False to True .

Finally save the file and open your Chrome browser. From now on Windows Store will not automatically display popup window anymore.

2. Set Firefox to block Windows Store from automatically opening in the browser

To set up Firefox to block Windows Store from automatically opening on your browser, follow the steps below:

First open your Firefox browser, then enter about: config in the address bar. A warning window will appear on the screen, you don't need to be aware of the warning, click I'll be careful, I promise.

Next, find the option named: network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store

Double click on this option and set the value to False instead of the default value of True .

Refer to some of the following articles:

1. Steps to restore Windows Store on Windows 10 after removal

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1. Windows Store on Windows 10 is faulty, this is a fix

Good luck!