windows 10 includes a variety of universal apps and there’s no easy way to uninstall them.
these apps take up very little space on your device so its best to just ignore them if you don’t want to use them. you should also be aware that it is likely that windows updates will reinstall those apps anyway. if you really want to uninstall them you can read this article.
Use Powershell To Uninstall Built-In Apps
you can uninstall most of the built-in apps using “uninstall” option with a powershell.
NOTE: This trick won’t allow you to remove a few of the most important built-in apps, like cortana and microsoft edge. if you try you will see an error message saying they can’t be removed.
- first, open PowerShell as administrator.
- goto the windows menu and type “Windows PowerShell” (administrator)
- the powershell prompt copy and paste following commands pressing enter after each command to remove the apps.
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Command List:
Get-AppxPackage
this command will display all the installed apps with all their specific details and their full names which we require to uninstall them. we need the “packagefullname” of the relevant apps so we run the following command to find out their names
Uninstall 3D Builder:
Get-AppxPackage 3dbuilder | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Alarms and Clock:
Get-AppxPackage windowsalarms | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Calculator:
Get-AppxPackage windowscalculator | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Calendar and Mail:
Get-AppxPackage windowscommunicationsapps | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Camera:
Get-AppxPackage windowscamera | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Get Office:
Get-AppxPackage officehub | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Get Skype:
Get-AppxPackage skypeapp | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Get Started:
Get-AppxPackage getstarted | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Groove Music:
Get-AppxPackage zunemusic | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Maps:
Get-AppxPackage windowsmaps | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Microsoft Solitaire Collection:
Get-AppxPackage solitairecollection | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Money:
Get-AppxPackage bingfinance | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Movies & TV:
Get-AppxPackage zunevideo | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall News:
Get-AppxPackage bingnews | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall OneNote:
Get-AppxPackage onenote | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall People:
Get-AppxPackage people | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Phone Companion:
Get-AppxPackage windowsphone | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Photos:
Get-AppxPackage photos | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Store:
Get-AppxPackage windowsstore | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Sports:
Get-AppxPackage bingsports | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Voice Recorder:
Get-AppxPackage soundrecorder | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Weather:
Get-AppxPackage bingweather | Remove-AppxPackage
Uninstall Xbox:
Get-AppxPackage xboxapp | Remove-AppxPackage
FAQ >>
Why We Need To Uninstall The Pre-Installed App In Windows?
windows 10 comes with a variety of apps that may be useless for some people and can irritate many users. these apps occupy little space thus deleting them is just as useless as keeping them on the computer. it is best to ignore them if you don’t want to use them.