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How to Remove Preinstalled Windows 10 Apps in Powershell

Learn to use the remove appxpackage all users command

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Windows 10includesa series of preinstalled apps that you can’t uninstallby selectingUninstalloptions on their Start menu context menus or via Control Panel.

This is a nuisance for users who do not wish to use those apps and want them home from their computers as soon as possible.

Can I uninstall the built-in Windows 10 apps?

Can I uninstall the built-in Windows 10 apps?

Yes, you can actually get rid of preinstalled apps that come with your Windows 10, even though the traditional method does not work.

There is a workaround for this and it involves using Powershell. Read on to find out more.

How can I delete Windows 10 apps for all users?

If you’re looking to remove the default apps from a Windows 10 image, you can quickly do that with PowerShell. It is a built-in command line tool that can modify your PC via commands.

WithPowerShell, you can remove built-in UWP apps from all your laptop’s or desktop’s user accounts. You can quickly uninstall one or all the preinstalled apps for all the user accounts on your device through the usage of the remove-appxpackage all users script command.

  1. Press theWindowsbutton on your keyboard to open the Windows search box.

  2. TypePowerShellin the search box.

  3. Right-click on the result and selectRun as Administratorfrom the list of options.

  4. PowerShell will now be opened on your device and you can begin typing commands into it.

  5. Input the following command and then pressEnterto run it:Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName

This command will display a list of all the apps that are installed on your Windows 10 PC. Each of them will have a specific package name in the column on the right, calledPackageFullName.

This is an example of a package full name: Microsoft.XboxApp_41.41.18005.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe.

You can copy the package names for all the apps and note them down in a text document of your choosing, such as Notepad.

Note that you can shorten the package full names by including wildcards (**) around them. For example, you can enter xboxapp instead of Microsoft.XboxApp_41.41.18005.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe for the Xbox app .

  1. Now you can begin uninstalling apps. You can choose to uninstall an app for one or all users on your device.

In order to onlyremove an app from a single user account, you would type the following command, and then pressEnter:Get-AppxPackage PackageFullName | Remove-AppxPackage

  1. However, to uninstall the app from all user accounts you need to include -AllUsers in the command. Thus, the command becomes:Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers PackageFullName | Remove-AppxPackage

For example, to uninstall the Xbox app you would enter the following:get-appxpackage -AllUsers xboxapp | remove-appxpackage

  1. Now, if you want touninstall all the preinstalled apps for all user accounts, you need to type the following command:Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage

Can I reinstall the preinstalled apps on Windows 10?

Can I reinstall the preinstalled apps on Windows 10?

You can also reinstall those built-in apps if required. To do so, you need to use PowerShell with admin rights once more.

Once you open PowerShell, typeGet-AppxPackage -allusers | foreach {Add-AppxPackage -register “$($_.InstallLocation)appxmanifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode}and pressEnter.

To reinstall a single app, enterAdd-AppxPackage -register “C:Program FilesWindowsAppsPackageFullNameappxmanifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentModeinPowerShellinstead.

If you need additional info onwhat to do if the Windows 10 default apps are missing, check out our dedicated article.

So that’s how you can uninstall preinstalled Windows 10 apps you really don’t need for all users. Just make sure the other users don’t need the apps before you uninstall them using the remove-appxpackage all users command.

Better yet, you canremove common group appsif you just want to get rid of them from your Start Menu to ensure other users are not affected.

If you have any other questions or suggestions, feel free to leave them in the comments section below.

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Matthew Adams

Windows Hardware Expert

Matthew is a freelancer who has produced a variety of articles on various topics related to technology. His main focus is the Windows OS and all the things surrounding it.

He is passionate about the tech world, always staying up-to-date with the latest and greatest. With an analytical view, he likes problem-solving, focusing on errors and their causes.

In his free time, he likes to read and write about history and tries to always develop new skills.

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