📜 VBScript (WSH)

Disable Background Apps Globally (VBScript)

Prevents Store apps from running in the background to save resources and battery. Applies the tweak via WScript.Shell.RegWrite.

By WindowsScripting.com · 761 B
SetDisableBackgroundApps.vbs
' ============================================================
' SetDisableBackgroundApps.vbs
'
' Disable Background Apps Globally.
' Prevents Store apps from running in the background to save resources and battery.
'
' Usage: cscript SetDisableBackgroundApps.vbs
' ============================================================

Option Explicit

Dim objShell
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

On Error Resume Next
objShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\BackgroundAccessApplications\GlobalUserDisabled", 1, "REG_DWORD"

If Err.Number = 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "Disable Background Apps Globally applied."
Else
    WScript.Echo "Failed to apply tweak (Error " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description & ")"
End If
On Error Goto 0