The goal of this repository is to help track spam apps in the Microsoft Store. This list will be updated over time. We'll also come back and remove app names from this list once they're removed from the store. Pull requests are welcome.
It's a bit of a grey area but for the sake of this list we're going to define it as apps that are misleading or serve no purpose. Apps may be considered spam if they meet this criteria but each app is different and will be reviewed before being added to the list.
- funcitonal but the features are already present in the OS and the app doesn't provide any additional value
- is a duplicate or can be merged with an existing app from the same dev
- serves as a wrapper for YouTube video or text document (eg. Guide for Google Chrome)
- third party app that presents itself as the official client or service
- presents itself as free but requires the user to pay to access the features once downloaded
- fork of an oss project that doesn't add any value over the original and charges unsuspecting users
| Application | Link | Reason | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutorial for Google Drive User | 9P3Q1WJJ5PHB | Spam | |
| Tutorial for Bitmoji User | 9NHFZVBT29GH | Spam | |
| Tutor for VPN | 9NK5SG3KJTG1 | Spam | |
| Driver Download for Canon Printer | 9MVKZW06XC8B | Spam | |
| YouTube Download for Windows | 9NFMKPLRG42M | Spam | |
| Real Ebooks Reader For Kindle On Windows | 9P1B3NTMVSPZ | Spam | |
| Driver For Canon Printer . | 9NSPX7XVS9DB | Spam | |
| Full Tutorial for WinRAR | 9NXM47310B7Q | Spam | |
| Tutorial for Google Drive User | 9P3Q1WJJ5PHB | Spam | |
| Tutorial for Blender 3D | 9PD4R3H5D6MH | Spam | |
| Guide for Digital Calendar | 9P4QMRBRBDGD | Spam | |
| Guide For Ableton Live | 9P928JVK6K4N | Spam | |
| Guide for Google Earth Pro | 9N183GKKGTVQ | Spam | |
| Guide for Animal Crossing New Horizons PC | 9PGZM04RDJ58 | Spam | |
| Guide for Fall Guys : Ultimate Knockout | 9P5MVZ9JX1TJ | Spam | |
| Beginner's Guide For GarageBand. | 9NBLGGH67DC7 | Spam | |
| Driver for HP Printer | 9NFWCNTJD1KX | Spam | |
| Tutorial for Adobe Illustrator | 9MX4B94D0MLZ | Spam | |
| Solidworks Tutor | 9N2ND0KGHQMR | Spam | |
| Autocad 2020 Tutor | 9PGT5WV34806 | Spam | |
| PDF to Excel Converter Pro | 9NGQXVNN0XMG | Spam | |
| WindRAR | 9MSVVS8TVB28 | Misleading | |
| 7 Zip - RAR files, Zip files | 9NCBSRQKVKVS | Misleading | 7zip clone that costs money |
| 7-Zip for Store | 9NT4HZPHT8BC | Misleading | 7zip clone that costs money |
| Cloud Drive Permission Manager | 9N5KHD73FGKH | Misleading | Misleading icon that looks like the Google Drive icon |
| Street Earth Map Pro 3D World Globe | 9NZPW5RFTTTG | Misleading | Misleading icon and ripoff of Google Earth |
| CrystalDisk bench mark | 9N7G4X4Z8XQQ | Misleading | Presents itself as offical version |
| File Manager - File Explorer for Windows 10 | 9ND2N28DX22H | Misleading | It appears to be a copy of Windows File Manager with blue shade and removed help menu. The app might have followed the MIT license, but charging over $10 for that feels quite unethical at best. |
| Ultra Screen Recorder for Free | 9N7D4XKG96KM) | Misleading | Obs clone |
| Ultra Office for Free | 9N161BJRLC1D | Misleading | LibreOffice Clone |
| Ultra Paint | 9PHMZWPMN859 | Misleading | MyPaint Clone |
| Show Hide Taskbar | 9NM26HJZXGJQ | Unnecessary | Doesn't provide any functionality that's not already in the OS |
| Complete Shutdown | 9MWJ9M6QVJF0 | Unnecessary | Doesn't provide any functionality that's not already in the OS |
| Finder - file explorer for Windows 11 | 9P09W6PH7MW6 | Duplicate | Duplicate of File Explorer - Tabs, ZIP, RAR, 7z for Windows 11 9PJB9045P4ZQ |
| Document Manager for Windows 11 | 9N913N4Z9JBC | Duplicate | Duplicate of Document Manager for Windows 10 9N913N4Z9JBC |
| vNext PDF Editor for Windows 11 | 9P51586BZKNG | Duplicate | Duplicate of BlossX Lightroom 11 - Photo Editor 9P4WPFZ0GS16 |