Windows 10: Unwanted App - where is it?

Discus and support Unwanted App - where is it? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have clicked on a link from a "friend" in Face book Messenger that required my FB password to open. I was then invited to download an App. I clicked... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Judesman, Nov 7, 2020.

  1. Judesman Win User

    Unwanted App - where is it?


    I have clicked on a link from a "friend" in Face book Messenger that required my FB password to open. I was then invited to download an App. I clicked no to the question did I want changes made but the App downloaded any way. I have no idea what this is. How can I find out where it is on my desktop computer and what it is? I have run scans on Norton and Malwarebites with nothing picked up. Help please. Win 10 Pro V 2004. I cannot see any new progs in Control Panel or in the New section on the Startup list but this was an App and not a programme.

    :)
     
    Judesman, Nov 7, 2020
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  2. Unwanted Apps in Start, Need help with script

    Hi Denis

    Thanks for the Suggestion, but only if it were that easy...There is no such option as you can see by the image below.


    Unwanted App - where is it? [​IMG]
     
    MrWhispers, Nov 7, 2020
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  3. Brink Win User
    Mail app will not open on 10041.

    Hello Adam,

    This is the suggested solution below if you haven't already tried it. Unwanted App - where is 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)
     
    Brink, Nov 7, 2020
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  4. Unwanted App - where is it?

    Unwanted Apps in Start, Need help with script

    The whole purpose of this is to complete a unfinished script I have set in place already that I'm using which works well without any integrity violations...but

    The point is that I'm trying to come up with a simple script addition, that automates this such described manual 1-minute job, and to turn that in to a 1-second script...

    In the original post I explain that I have a script that removes everything pre-installed already except for these few unwanted items which are left behind listed as tiles on start.

    The only pre-installed apps I have included to stay in my current script i'm working on are listed in my photo below, but the problem still remains as I have unwanted tiles listed in start I would like remove via a script so that could be included in the final one I'm working on.
     
    MrWhispers, Nov 7, 2020
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