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# Description:
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# This script removes unwanted Apps that come with Windows. If you do not want
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# to remove certain Apps comment out the corresponding lines below.
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Import-Module -DisableNameChecking $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\take-own.psm1
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echo "Elevating priviledges for this process"
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do {} until (Elevate-Privileges SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege)
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echo "Uninstalling default apps"
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$apps = @(
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# default Windows 10 apps
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"Microsoft.3DBuilder"
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"Microsoft.Appconnector"
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"Microsoft.BingFinance"
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"Microsoft.BingNews"
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"Microsoft.BingSports"
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"Microsoft.BingWeather"
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"Microsoft.Getstarted"
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"Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub"
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"Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection"
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"Microsoft.Office.OneNote"
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"Microsoft.People"
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"Microsoft.SkypeApp"
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"Microsoft.Windows.Photos"
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"Microsoft.WindowsAlarms"
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"Microsoft.WindowsCalculator"
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"Microsoft.WindowsCamera"
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"Microsoft.WindowsMaps"
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"Microsoft.WindowsPhone"
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"Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder"
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"Microsoft.WindowsStore"
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"Microsoft.XboxApp"
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"Microsoft.ZuneMusic"
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"Microsoft.ZuneVideo"
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"microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps"
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"Microsoft.MinecraftUWP"
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# non-Microsoft
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"9E2F88E3.Twitter"
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"Flipboard.Flipboard"
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"ShazamEntertainmentLtd.Shazam"
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"king.com.CandyCrushSaga"
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"ClearChannelRadioDigital.iHeartRadio"
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# apps which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage
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#"Microsoft.BioEnrollment"
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#"Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge"
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#"Microsoft.Windows.Cortana"
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#"Microsoft.WindowsFeedback"
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#"Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI"
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#"Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider"
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#"Windows.ContactSupport"
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)
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foreach ($app in $apps) {
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Get-AppxPackage -Name $app -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage
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Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -Online |
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where DisplayName -EQ $app |
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Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
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}
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echo "Force removing system apps"
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$needles = @(
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"BioEnrollment"
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"ContactSupport"
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#"Cortana" # This will disable startmenu search.
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#"Defender"
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"Feedback"
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"Flash"
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"OneDrive"
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"Xbox"
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)
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foreach ($needle in $needles) {
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$pkgs = (ls "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages" |
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where Name -Like "*$needle*")
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foreach ($pkg in $pkgs) {
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$pkgname = $pkg.Name.split('\')[-1]
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Takeown-Registry($pkg.Name)
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Takeown-Registry($pkg.Name + "\Owners")
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Set-ItemProperty -Path ("HKLM:" + $pkg.Name.Substring(18)) -Name Visibility -Value 1
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New-ItemProperty -Path ("HKLM:" + $pkg.Name.Substring(18)) -Name DefVis -PropertyType DWord -Value 2
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Remove-Item -Path ("HKLM:" + $pkg.Name.Substring(18) + "\Owners")
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dism.exe /Online /Remove-Package /PackageName:$pkgname /NoRestart
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}
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}
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