play store keeps downloading but not installing

With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. There’s no way to tell Microsoft “stop downloading these apps on my PC” or “I never want these apps on this Microsoft account”.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. And, if someone signs into your same PC with their own Microsoft account, Microsoft will 'helpfully' download those apps for their account as well. However, the apps will also come back whenever you sign into a new PC with the same Microsoft account, forcing you to remove them on each device you use. You can uninstall the apps from your Start menu, and they shouldn’t come back on your user account the same hardware. It kicks into gear and automatically downloads apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga, FarmVille 2: Country Escape, Facebook, TripAdvisor, and whatever else Microsoft feels like promoting.

The Microsoft Consumer Experience is actually a background task that runs whenever you sign into a Windows 10 PC with a new user account for the first time. The exact apps preinstalled can vary, but I've never seen a Windows 10 PC without Candy Crush. That’s why every Windows 10 computer you start using has these bonus apps. This is all thanks to the “Microsoft Consumer Experience” program, which can’t be disabled on normal Windows 10 Home or Professional systems.

Related: How to Get Rid of 'Suggested Apps' (like Candy Crush) in Windows 10 The “Microsoft Consumer Experience” Is Consumer-Hostile.

Play store keeps downloading but not installing