Microsoft now lets admins choose pre-installed Store apps to uninstall
Microsoft has updated a Windows 11 in-box app removal policy introduced in October to include a dynamic list that lets IT admins choose which preinstalled Store apps to uninstall.
Ops Pack
triage-ready iocs + detections
fresh
1
IOC Workbench
typed indicators with fast copy and export actions
2 total
uhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-now-lets-admins-choose-pre-installed-store-apps-to-uninstall/
dwww.bleepingcomputer.com
2 indicators staged for handoff.
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Rule Studio
starter detections generated from this IOC set
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!Draft output: validate and tune before production rollout.
sigmadraft
title: AHackaday IOC starter detection
id: ahackaday-2026-05-01-microsoft-now-lets-admins-choose-pre-installed-store-apps-to-uninstall-442f610c
description: IOC starter rule for Microsoft now lets admins choose pre-installed Store apps to uninstall
status: experimental
author: ahackaday
logsource:
product: network
detection:
selection_iocs:
- "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-now-lets-admins-choose-pre-installed-store-apps-to-uninstall/"
- "www.bleepingcomputer.com"
condition: selection_iocs
falsepositives:
- unknown
level: medium
coverage
yaradraft
rule ahackaday_2026_05_01_microsoft_now_lets_admins_choose_pre_installed_store_apps_to_uninstall_442f610c
{
meta:
description = "IOC starter for Microsoft now lets admins choose pre-installed Store apps to uninstall"
author = "ahackaday"
strings:
$ioc1 = "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-now-lets-admins-choose-pre-installed-store-apps-to-uninstall/" nocase
$ioc2 = "www.bleepingcomputer.com" nocase
condition:
any of them
}
coverage
3
Response Tracks
fast operational tracks from this incident snapshot
4 tracks
source-backed 1 refs
audit trail / provenance0
Provenance
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What changed
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Sources
Curated May 01, 2026 by the ahackaday team./Sources verified./Brief grounded in 1 source.
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