What is CloudStore Windows 10?!?!?

Question

_{Monday, April 22, 2019 7:08 PM}

I am curious if anyone can help me out here. I want to run a Microsoft debloat script in the powershell but I am confused about the following line of code. 

Write-Output "Removing CloudStore from registry if it exists"
    $CloudStore = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore'
    If (Test-Path $CloudStore) {
        Stop-Process Explorer.exe -Force
        Remove-Item $CloudStore
        Start-Process Explorer.exe -Wait

When I get to this section of the code I get a message that says

"HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore has children and the Recurse parameter was not specified.

If you continue, all children will be removed with the item."

Can someone please help me with what Cloudstore is? Thank you

All replies (2)

_{Tuesday, April 23, 2019 7:58 AM}

Hi,

HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore

It always related to your user profile and modify the start menu.

After Windows 10 1703, Microsoft saving the settings, storing Registry values alongside filesystem data. The values and files in question were:-

•HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore

Please check the information in the link below. You could get more helpful information.

Management of Start Menu and Tiles on Windows 10 and Server 2016, part

https://james-rankin.com/articles/management-of-start-menu-and-tiles-on-windows-10-and-server-2016-part-2/

Roaming profiles and Start Tiles (TileDataLayer) in the Windows 10 1703 Creators Update

https://4sysops.com/archives/roaming-profiles-and-start-tiles-tiledatalayer-in-the-windows-10-1703-creators-update/

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_{Monday, April 29, 2019 12:18 PM}

Hi,

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