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This indicates that Windows 10 can use an alternate mechanism to install apps besides the Store. I had only Edge and the Settings app for that user account and out of nowhere, suddenly it started installing these apps. It is surprising because this happened on one of my PCs running Windows 10 which had the Windows Store app uninstalled using the tutorial HERE. In my case, it was Candy Crush Soda Saga, which also started running in the background and was visible in Task Manager. After they finish installing they show up in the Recently installed section of the Start menu: The Tiles for these Metro apps or Universal apps suddenly show up in the Windows 10 Start Menu with a progress bar indicating that they're being downloaded. When you are connected to the internet, Windows 10 will download and install a number of Store apps automatically. These apps are installed for the currently signed-in user. The latest Windows 10 version 1511 includes a new feature that automatically installs apps from the Windows Store because it wants to promote some of them. Stop Windows 10 Anniversary Update from installing Candy Crush and other unwanted apps

For Windows 10 Anniversary Update, see this workaround: Update: the trick described in this article does not work in Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607.