Document Group Policy to prevent users from uninstalling apps from Start - #507
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Adds guidance for ADO bug 29739936 about using the Start Menu and Taskbar Group Policy to remove the Start uninstall command, with documented scope and limitations. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: 4b5b11f6-6bf8-4401-90b8-68f710728c8e
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Pull request overview
This PR updates the MSIX documentation to explain how admins can use the Start Menu and Taskbar Group Policy setting “Prevent users from uninstalling applications from Start” to remove the Uninstall command from Start, including clarifying scope/limitations for MSIX app removal.
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- Added a new subsection describing the Start menu uninstall policy, its scope, and limitations.
- Added references to the corresponding Start policy settings and ADMX StartMenu Policy CSP docs.
- Updated the article metadata date (
ms.date).
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
Adds guidance for using the Start Menu and Taskbar Group Policy to remove the Uninstall command from Start, including the policy scope and limitations.
Related work item
Resolves AB#29739936.
ADO bug: https://dev.azure.com/microsoft/OS/_workitems/edit/29739936