Windows 10: How to properly remove built in apps from Windows 10

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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.

Regards,

 

Reinstalling Windows 10 to sell a PC - is the 'Remove everything' option enough?

Restore factory settings do list Removes your personal files, apps and settings, and reinstalls the version of Windows that came on this PC.

So if this isn't true well than just erase the drive and install a clean Windows 10 with all the drivers u need but why should it be true
@FordGT90Concept ? *Laugh :laugh:

 

Removing Built-in Apps

I don't have an Xbox & so I do not need the Xbox App or its related packages.
Problem is, I am having a hard time removing the App & its related packages.

These are the steps I have gone through, in both my Local Administrator & Local Standard accounts.
1. I opened PowerShell as Administrator.
2. Typed "Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -Online | Select PackageName" (w/o quotes) to get a list of installed Apps.
3. I typed each command below, pressing Enter after each command:

Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxApp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage

I didn't get any messages (successful or error) after each Enter, so I thought all was well.
But after I reboot & check through Powershell, the Xbox App & all related packages are still on the computer.
Anyone know what I am doing wrong?