Latest Windows update causes photos app to auto update outside Microsoft Store.

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Since the most recent cumulative update to Windows 10, I keep finding my Surface Pro 8 has the Windows 11 Photos app and I have to reinstall it from an appx file to get the old one back.Microsoft Store is set to not automatically update apps and my Weather and Mail apps which I also keep on an older version are unaffected.I want to remain on the Windows 10 photos app because it doesn't crash on me like the new one does and it has tactile animations when swiping between images on the touch screenHow do I stop Windows from randomly updating the app without my consent? Is there a registry setting

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