# Description: # This script removes unwanted Apps that come with Windows. If you do not want # to remove certain Apps comment out the corresponding lines below. Import-Module -DisableNameChecking $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\take-own.psm1 echo "Elevating priviledges for this process" do {} until (Elevate-Privileges SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege) echo "Uninstalling default apps" $apps = @( # default Windows 10 apps "Microsoft.3DBuilder" "Microsoft.Appconnector" "Microsoft.BingFinance" "Microsoft.BingNews" "Microsoft.BingSports" "Microsoft.BingWeather" "Microsoft.Getstarted" "Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub" "Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection" "Microsoft.Office.OneNote" "Microsoft.People" "Microsoft.SkypeApp" #"Microsoft.Windows.Photos" "Microsoft.WindowsAlarms" #"Microsoft.WindowsCalculator" "Microsoft.WindowsCamera" "Microsoft.WindowsMaps" "Microsoft.WindowsPhone" "Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder" #"Microsoft.WindowsStore" "Microsoft.XboxApp" "Microsoft.ZuneMusic" "Microsoft.ZuneVideo" "microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps" "Microsoft.MinecraftUWP" # Threshold 2 apps "Microsoft.CommsPhone" "Microsoft.ConnectivityStore" "Microsoft.Messaging" "Microsoft.Office.Sway" # non-Microsoft "9E2F88E3.Twitter" "Flipboard.Flipboard" "ShazamEntertainmentLtd.Shazam" "king.com.*" "*Candy*" "ClearChannelRadioDigital.iHeartRadio" # apps which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.BioEnrollment" #"Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge" #"Microsoft.Windows.Cortana" #"Microsoft.WindowsFeedback" #"Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI" #"Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider" #"Windows.ContactSupport" ) foreach ($app in $apps) { Get-AppxPackage -Name $app -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -Online | where DisplayName -EQ $app | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online }