Windows 10: WinStore.App.exe in process list

Hi!
Since the last Creators Update, I've got some issues... One of them is the appearence of WinStore.App.exe in the task list like a "suspendend process" (according to Process Hacker, which I use instead of default Task Manager).

I've looked for a solution to prevent it from starting few minutes after boot but I've not found any (no references at all in the registry, nor in Task Scheduler, nor in Store's preferences).

Any hint? Thank you.
Joe

EDIT: I've not yet tried to disable Store from Group Policy but... I'd like to avoid such a solution (if it's really a solution).

:)

 

Window Store is downloading very slow....

I been trying to update my apps and windows store is downloading, and installing things very slow.

Is there anyway to speed up the download process or force it to use more bandwitdh? Right now its using less than 1% of my avialable bandwidth (even with no other devices online). Its taken a day for it to download less than 200 Mbps file and just started
redownloading it.

Below are my test results so you can see how odd things are. Right now it is only downloading 3 files.

WAN Speed Test results:

29.17 download Mbps

15.93 upload Mbps

Ping 25 ms

Resource Montior results:

% of Network: Less than 1%.

Image PID Address Send (B/sec)
Receive (B/sec) Total (B/sec)

WinStore.App.exe 5124 a104-119-80-226.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com
576 246 822

Image PID Address Send (B/sec)
Receive (B/sec) Total (B/sec)

WinStore.App.exe 7648 a104-119-80-226.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com
2,733 9,013 11,746

WinStore.App.exe 7648 a104-119-70-33.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com
56 1,263 1,319

WinStore.App.exe 7648 a23-202-75-222.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com
19 1,275 1,294

WinStore.App.exe 7648 a104-119-85-168.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com
106 469 576

WinStore.App.exe 7648 72.21.81.200 47
449 496

WinStore.App.exe 7648 bl3302-e.1drv.com 62
294 356

WinStore.App.exe 7648 a104-119-46-205.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com
124 195 318

WinStore.App.exe 7648 msnbot-65-52-108-89.search.msn.com
77 201 278

WinStore.App.exe 5124 a104-119-80-226.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com
48 21 69

WinStore.App.exe 7648 a23-202-65-44.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com
31 19 50

 

WinStore.App.exe not signed by Microsoft ?

I just had WinStore.App.exe try to go out over the internet, like the rest of you, my WinStore.App.exe is NOT signed, so I have blocked it from going out.. - Hope it doesn't break anything.

 

Could be related to the Auto updating of Windows Store Apps?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore change the value to 2 to disable it. Or easier use WinAerotweaker

I have that set and no sign of WinstoreApp.exe in processes, of course it could be something else I've killed off that's stopping it appearing.

 

Hi! Thanks for your answer but... I don't have that key (WindowsStore) in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\

WinStore.App.exe starts about 9 mins since boot... It start InstallManager.exe that closes in few secs and then suspend itself (but the process is still in the task list). I'm on a Win10Pro desktop and have deactivated AutomaticAppUpdate in TaskScheduler>Microsoft>Windows>WindowsUpdate. I deactivated Auto Updates in Store settings as well.

EDIT: on my Win10Home installed in the notebook this does not happen. hmmm... I'm checking if the key you were talking about exists in my notebook... No, there is not.

 

Ok, I'm manually updating store Apps that need to and Store itself (it wasn't up to date)... I'll restarst and let's see if after 9-10 min WinStore.App.exe will pop up in my task list.

EDIT: all the same... now it starts (4-5 mins) earlier too! *Sad

 

Everything's fine on my Win10Home installed in the notebook. I noticed that when I start Store there and I iconify it in the taskbar, its process highlight becomes turn pink (i.e. "immersive processes or DLLs") to grey (i.e. "suspended task"), like it is on my desktop Win10Pro.

Sometimes on my desktop Win10Pro, Store's window suddenly pops up on the screen.

It seems it runs iconified but I cannot see its icon in the taskbar.

I usually use 7+ Taskbar Tweaker (not now 'cause after Creators Update it does not work: new version is coming) and ClassicShell.

Greetings,
Joe

P.S.: SystemSettings.exe has the same behaviour (except that it has not popped up by iteself on the screen yet).

 

Ok, here it is 3 screenshots in 1 taken after about 10 min from boot. Please note that A,B and C represent the chronological sequence of the events.

Thanks for you patience and time.




EDIT: Terminating tree of ApplicationFrameHost.exe, closes both WinStore.App.exe and SystemSettings.exe too.

 

I was searching for ApplicationFrameHost.exe and I found this article:
Application Frame Host opening windows on its own. - Microsoft Community

...but everything is fine with my desktop power plan.
hmmm...

 

Ok. After lots of searching in the forums and about 24 of testing, I can tell you the culprit was Superfetch service (SysMain).
I turned it from Auto start to Disabled and everything is going fine.

Thank You for your time and support.
Joe