Windows 10: How to forcibly remove windows 10 uwp game pass apps that I can't uninstall through the...

Ok there are two games I have to forcibly remove from my external hard drive. That being yakuza 0 and outer worlds. I installed these two through the Game Pass and they had an update. They didn't want to update so I tried to remove them through the apps under the settings bar. Now they won't uninstall at all, are still taking up space on my hdd, and say "install" through either the store or xbox apps.



I know this ordeal I went through it with Halo before. I must forcibly remove something. Problem is that was three or so months ago and I don't quite remember how to do it. I was wondering what is an easy solution for this problem? I would like to reclaim the 100GB or so on my hdd please.



I'm just going to get them on Steam next time that they are on sale. Such an easier app to use and has never given me problems uninstalling or reinstalling games.



Thank you very much!

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Remove all UWP built in apps in Windows 1903

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

The Windows 10 1903 feature update now lets the users to uninstall a few apps using the
Context menu. If you’re on the latest build of Windows 10, it will let you uninstall a few UWP applications using the
Context Menu.





Please find the list of apps that can now be uninstalled using the Context menu below:

• 3D Viewer
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Groove Music
• Mail
• Movies & TV
• Paint 3D
• Snip & Sketch
• Sticky Notes
• Voice Recorder

To know how to uninstall the apps that cannot be uninstalled using the context menu, refer the article
Step-By-Step: Removing Windows 10 Universal Apps via
PowerShell by Anthony Bartolo.

Cortana is an integral part of Windows and she cannot be entirely turned off. However, if you don’t want Cortana functionality available to you on your taskbar, I would suggest you to follow these steps:
Manage Cortana settings.

Let us know how it goes.

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If UWP has issues, all of the apps running on top of it also will. I've seen that in early release of Windows 10 where all UWP based, Windows-included apps broke (Edge, Calculator, Mail, etc.). Granted, it was only broke in one user account.

 

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Hi Gloria,


Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing currently.

I would appreciate if you can provide us the following information to help us understand the issue better.

• Which are the games you would like to remove?
• Do you get any error message when you try to uninstall?

Example: Microsoft solitaire collection is the game which comes preinstalled with Windows 10. Follow the below steps to remove/uninstall the Microsoft solitaire collection from the Windows 10.

• Press Windows + I keys on the keyboard to open settings menu.
• Click on System.
• Click on Apps and features from the system settings menu.
• Locate and click on the Microsoft solitaire collection
  from the list of apps installed under the Apps and features.
• Click on Uninstall. (click on Uninstall if any window prompts)

By following the above steps, you may remove/uninstall any app/game which comes preinstalled with Windows 10.

Hope the information helps. Keep us posted on Windows related queries and we will be happy to assist you further.