Installing and Configuring Windows Store Applications (Lab Report Sample)

Lab 6
Installing and configuring windows store applications
This lab contains the following exercises and activities:
Exercise 6.1

Using Group Policy to Restrict Access to the Windows Store

Exercise 6.2

Disabling Automatic Download Updates of the Windows Store

Lab Challenge

Blocking Automatic Updates from Within the Windows Store App

Exercise 6.1

Using Group Policy to Restrict Access to the Windows Store

Overview

In this exercise, you will install the Windows 8/Windows Server 2012 Administrative Templates and then use GPOs to restrict access to the Windows Store.

Mindset

To maintain security within an organization, you may choose to restrict users from using the Store to download and install applications.

Completion time

20 minutes

Question 1

What is the default installation folder?
The default installation folder is the current user's folder i.e. C: Program files (x86)\Microsoft Group policy\Windows Server 2012 in this installation

18.Press Ctrl+Prt Scr to take a screen shot that captures both the Turn off the Store application dialog box and the Group Policy Management Editor window. Press Ctrl+V to paste the image on the page provided in the Lab 6 worksheet file.
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Exercise 6.2

Disabling Automatic Download Updates of the Windows Store

Overview

In this exercise, you will use a GPO to disable the automatic downloading of updates from the Windows store.

Mindset

Sometimes, updates can cause unforeseen problems. To avoid some of these problems, you can stop applications from downloading and installing updates for Windows Store applications.