possibility to remove pre-installed uwp programs?

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  1. iota

    iota MDL Junior Member

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    #1 iota, Sep 16, 2019
    is there possibility to remove individual pre-installed uwp programs from the system?

    this is not, how i remove whole uwp. it is though removing most uwp programs, reason for this is that i'm sick of updating huge load uwp junk. roughly speaking, i want leave ms store, edge, calculator and some others.

    ideal solution would be if i can uninstall program when i see it in update list in ms store app.
     
  2. Konstantinos

    Konstantinos MDL Member

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    #2 Konstantinos, Sep 16, 2019
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  3. bfoos

    bfoos MDL Guide Dog

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    #3 bfoos, Sep 16, 2019
    I use DISM++ to remove UWP/Store Apps.
     
  4. chaython

    chaython MDL Novice

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    #4 chaython, Sep 16, 2019
    bulk crap uninstaller
     
  5. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller MDL Spinning Tortoise

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    #5 Carlos Detweiller, Sep 17, 2019
    Code:
    powershell.exe "Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Out-GridView -PassThru | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online"
    One of the MDL gurus once provided this useful Powershell command. Be careful. In latest Windows 10 versions, you can uninstall many default apps the normal way.
     
  6. iota

    iota MDL Junior Member

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    #6 iota, Oct 14, 2019 (OP)
    i think this a winner, probably needs updating in the future because user vs sytem level.

    Code:
    ## dangerous commands, could uninstall necessary win components
## as admin
powershell.exe "Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Out-GridView -PassThru | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Allusers -Online"
## gets list from current user, admin required
powershell.exe "Get-AppxPackage | Out-GridView -PassThru | Remove-AppxPackage -Allusers"
## as user
powershell.exe "Get-AppxPackage | Out-GridView -PassThru | Remove-AppxPackage"
     
  7. bfoos

    bfoos MDL Guide Dog

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    #7 bfoos, Oct 14, 2019
    DISM++ can remove both User and Provisioned APPX's (And excludes things like Edge and Cortana that can seriously bork your install) and clearly delineates between the two. Much easier to do with a simple GUI than mucking about with powershell imho.
     
  8. Ramiro Pistoia

    Ramiro Pistoia MDL Member

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    #8 Ramiro Pistoia, Oct 17, 2019
    It's recommended to uninstall provisioned apps? Or only uninstalling user apps is OK? The apps wouldn't reinstall in a future cumulative update?
     
  9. bfoos

    bfoos MDL Guide Dog

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    #9 bfoos, Oct 17, 2019
    I remove both user and provisioned for the ones I don't want. I'm unsure if cumulative updates restore them to the user section if provisioned is not removed.
     
  10. banesi

    banesi MDL Novice

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    #10 banesi, Oct 17, 2019
    Remove all but Store, Photo and Calc:

    Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | where-object {$_.name -notlike "*Store*"} | where-object {$_.name -notlike "*Calculator*"} | where-object {$_.name -notlike "*Photos*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

    Remove all provisioned but Store, Photo and Calc:

    Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -notlike "*Store*"} | where-object {$_.packagename -notlike "*Calculator*"} | where-object {$_.packagename -notlike "*Photos*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online