Windows Store installing apps…

I just got a notification from the Windows Store, that the Realtek Audio Control app had been installed, do I want to try it…

The problem? I haven’t even opened the Windows Store app in the last 2 months!

WTF?

Conversation 6 comments

  • infloop

    Premium Member
    02 April, 2019 - 1:12 am

    <p>I'm not 100% on this, but I recall Windows doing that if you have a device that has a corresponding Store app, which gets automatically installed along with the device drivers.</p>

    • wright_is

      Premium Member
      02 April, 2019 - 3:58 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#417527">In reply to infloop:</a></em></blockquote><p>That might be a possibility. I updated the mainboard drivers at the weekend and it has a Realtek audio chip on board.</p><p>Even so, it shouldn't install anything without first asking…</p>

      • lvthunder

        Premium Member
        02 April, 2019 - 2:18 pm

        <p>You asked it to install since it's part of the driver.</p>

        • wright_is

          Premium Member
          03 April, 2019 - 4:15 am

          <blockquote><em><a href="#417690">In reply to lvthunder:</a></em></blockquote><p>Yes and no, I asked it to install the driver. It never mentioned it was going to download an app behind my back and it never asked for permission to load the app.</p>

  • codymesh

    02 April, 2019 - 5:47 am

    <p>This is part of the new '<a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/develop/getting-started-with-universal-drivers&quot; target="_blank">universal windows drivers</a>' model. The driver must be split in two – 1) the driver itself, and 2) its accompanying app. The accompanying app must be listed and installed/updated via the Windows Store. Installing one of these new drivers will automatically retrieve the accompanying app from the store, which is what you are seeing.</p>

    • Alexander Rothacker

      Premium Member
      02 April, 2019 - 12:55 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#417539">In reply to codymesh:</a></em></blockquote><blockquote><em>I was wondering when driver apps would move to the store, I like it.</em></blockquote><p><br></p>

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