{"id":800,"date":"2019-01-16T22:02:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T22:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/?p=800"},"modified":"2020-02-27T10:12:05","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T08:12:05","slug":"optimize-windows-10-stop-background-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/optimize-windows-10-stop-background-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimize Windows 10 For Gaming: Prevent Store Apps From Running in the Background"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/tag\/windows-10\/\">Windows 10<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/apps\/windows\" target=\"_blank\">Store apps<\/a> (also called universal apps) are applications you install from the Windows Store or come pre-installed on the system, those apps can run automatically in the background to offer certain features. For instance, Store apps can download data from the Internet, show toast notifications, and fetch information to display in their Live Tiles in the <strong>Start Menu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 76px auto; clear: both;'>\n<!-- in-post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9217786761106301\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8403394626\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The issue with Windows Store apps is that some of these apps keep running in the background once you launch them even after closing the app window or even if you do not open them at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaving many apps running in the background would drain battery power,  bandwidth, and other system resources and may slow down your computer, thus affecting your gaming experience negatively.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 76px auto; clear: both;'>\n<!-- in-post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9217786761106301\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8403394626\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, Windows offers an option to prevent Store apps from staying in the background once they have been closed. You can control apps background activities using options in the <strong>Settings<\/strong> app or using the <strong>Windows Registry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Optimize Windows 10 for Gaming guide, we walk you through the steps to prevent Windows Store apps from running in the background, to help you <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/gamefire.html\" target=\"_blank\">boost PC performance<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/gamefire.html\" target=\"_blank\">enhance your gaming experience<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-notification ugb-notification ugb-89e76a9 ugb-notification--v2 ugb-notification--design-plain ugb-notification--type-info ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><style>.ugb-89e76a9 .ugb-notification__description{color:#313131 !important}.ugb-89e76a9 .ugb-button-container{text-align:center !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-notification__item ugb--shadow-3\"><p class=\"ugb-notification__description\">Do you know that our game booster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/game-fire-6-4-game-optimizer-boost-games-increase-fps\/\">Game Fire<\/a> can automatically optimize Windows 10 store apps when playing games and can apply various system tweaks to help boost games performance and eliminate in-game lags.<\/p><div class=\"ugb-button-container\"><a class=\"ugb-button ugb-button--size-normal ugb-button--design-ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/gamefire-campaign.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"ugb-button--inner\">Try Game Fire<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 76px auto; clear: both;'>\n<!-- in-post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9217786761106301\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8403394626\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Turn Off Background Apps using the Settings app<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Open the <strong>Settings <\/strong>app by clicking <strong>Settings<\/strong> in the <strong>Start Menu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click on <strong>Privacy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_1.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_1.png?resize=644%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 10 Settings App\" class=\"wp-image-831\" width=\"644\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_1.png?w=859&amp;ssl=1 859w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_1.png?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_1.png?resize=768%2C596&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Windows 10 Settings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Select <strong>Background apps<\/strong> from the left pane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> To disable background activity of all Store apps toggle the <strong>Let apps run in the background<\/strong> switch off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_2.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_2.png?resize=644%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Prevent Windows 10 Store Apps From Running in the Background\" class=\"wp-image-832\" width=\"644\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_2.png?w=859&amp;ssl=1 859w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_2.png?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_2.png?resize=768%2C596&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_3.png?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_3.png?resize=644%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Prevent Windows 10 Store Apps From Running in the Background\" class=\"wp-image-833\" width=\"644\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_3.png?w=859&amp;ssl=1 859w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_3.png?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_3.png?resize=768%2C596&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> If you want to turn off background activities for certain Store apps, Under <b>Choose which apps can run in the background<\/b> toggle the switches for those apps off so that they won&#8217;t run in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 76px auto; clear: both;'>\n<!-- in-post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9217786761106301\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8403394626\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Turn Off Background Apps using Windows Registry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Press <strong>Win + R<\/strong> and Type <strong>regedit<\/strong>, then hit <strong>Enter<\/strong> or <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Navigate to the following registry path:&nbsp;<strong>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\BackgroundAccessApplications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> If you don\u2019t see the <b>GlobalUserDisabled<\/b> value, then right-click, select <strong>New<\/strong>, and click on <strong>DWORD (32-bit) Value<\/strong>. Name the new value <b>GlobalUserDisabled<\/b> and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Double-click <b>GlobalUserDisabled<\/b> and set the value to <strong>1 <\/strong>then hit <strong>Enter<\/strong> or <strong>OK.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_4.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_4.png?resize=569%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Prevent Windows 10 Store Apps From Running in the Background using Windows Registry\" class=\"wp-image-834\" width=\"569\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_4.png?w=759&amp;ssl=1 759w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_4.png?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Navigate to the following path: <strong>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Search<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> If you don\u2019t see the <strong>BackgroundAppGlobalToggle<\/strong> value, then right-click, select <strong>New<\/strong>, and click on <strong>DWORD (32-bit) Value<\/strong>. Name the new value <strong>BackgroundAppGlobalToggle<\/strong> and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 7:<\/strong> Double-click <strong>BackgroundAppGlobalToggle<\/strong> and set the value to <strong>0<\/strong> then hit <strong>Enter<\/strong> or <strong>OK.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_5.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_5.png?resize=569%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Prevent Windows 10 Store Apps From Running in the Background using Windows Registry\" class=\"wp-image-835\" width=\"569\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_5.png?w=759&amp;ssl=1 759w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disable_background_apps_5.png?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-notification ugb-notification ugb-82e8b18 ugb-notification--v2 ugb-notification--design-plain ugb-notification--type-info ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><style>.ugb-82e8b18 .ugb-notification__description{color:#313131 !important}.ugb-82e8b18 .ugb-button-container{text-align:center !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-notification__item ugb--shadow-3\"><p class=\"ugb-notification__description\">Get most of your Windows 10 computer and boost your gaming experience with our game booster <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/gamefire.html\" target=\"_blank\">Game Fire<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><div class=\"ugb-button-container\"><a class=\"ugb-button ugb-button--size-normal ugb-button--design-ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/gamefire-campaign.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"ugb-button--inner\">Try Game Fire<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more about how to optimize Windows 10 for gaming<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/optimize-windows-10-disable-cortana\/\">Optimize Windows 10 by disabling Cortana<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/optimize-windows-10-for-gaming-disable-windows-defender\/\">Speedup Windows 10 performance by optimizing Windows Defender<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Windows 10, Store apps (also called universal apps) are applications you install from the Windows Store or come pre-installed on the system, those apps can run automatically in the background to offer certain features. 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