Windows 10: Removing Microsoft Apps

Is it safe to remove all these little Microsoft apps that I know I'll never use? Things like Microsoft To-Do, Maps, People, etc.? Any harm in uninstalling them?

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Mail app will not open on 10041.

Hello Adam,

This is the suggested solution below if you haven't already tried it.

In this Windows 10 build 10041, the Mail, Calendar, and People apps may be broken due to a licensing issue with the Store Beta. To get these apps working again, you need to follow these steps:

• Open powershell as administrator
• Run the command Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –like “*windowscommunicationsapps*”} | remove-appxprovisionedpackage –online
• Re-install Mail, People and Calendar from the Store (green tile)

 

Remove account

I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
To delete an account, follow these steps:

1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code:

 

removed apps

Hi Marianne,

One way on how to reinstall apps is by downloading it from Windows
Store. To isolate your query about reinstalling apps, we just have a few questions:

• Are you referring to the apps that have been downloaded from Windows Store? If so, what are the apps that have been removed from your device?
  
• How the apps got removed from your device?

Meanwhile, if you're trying to reinstall apps that have been downloaded from
Windows Store, we suggest that you follow these steps:

• Click Start, type Store, then press
  Enter.
• On the search bar, type in the name of the app you wish to reinstall, then press
  Enter.
• Click Free or Buy and wait for the program to install.

Please post back with the result for further assistance.