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You could have just googled this, but I didn't think about it until I ran across it. I was like, "hey I don't like those"
Windows 10 includes a variety of universal apps, and there?s no easy way to hide them from the ?All Apps? view in the new Start menu. You can uninstall them, but Microsoft doesn?t allow you to easily uninstall them in the usual way.
You probably don?t want to do this. These apps take up very little space on your device so it?s best to just ignore them if you don?t want to use them. But, if you really want to uninstall them, you can. If you?ve already uninstalled included apps, you can get them all back with a single command.
Use PowerShell to Uninstall Built-in Apps
You can uninstall most of the built-in apps ? even ones that don?t normally offer an ?Uninstall? option ? with a PowerShell cmdlet. This trick won?t allow you to remove a few of the most important built-in apps, including Cortana and Microsoft Edge. If you try, you?ll see an error message saying they can?t be removed.
First, open PowerShell as administrator. Open the Start menu, search for ?PowerShell,? right-click the PowerShell shortcut, and select ?Run as administrator.? Agree to the UAC prompt.
Uninstall 3D Builder:
Uninstall Alarms and Clock:
Uninstall Calculator:
Uninstall Calendar and Mail:
Uninstall Camera:
Uninstall Contact Support:
Uninstall Cortana:
Uninstall Get Office:
Uninstall Get Skype:
Uninstall Get Started:
Uninstall Groove Music:
Uninstall Maps:
Uninstall Microsoft Edge:
Uninstall Microsoft Solitaire Collection:
Uninstall Money:
Uninstall Movies & TV:
Uninstall News:
Uninstall OneNote:
Uninstall People:
Uninstall Phone Companion:
Uninstall Photos:
Uninstall Store:
Uninstall Sports:
Uninstall Voice Recorder:
Uninstall Weather:
Uninstall Windows Feedback:
Uninstall Xbox:
Don't forget to press enter ^_^ I did that and I was waiting like 20 minutes.
Windows 10 includes a variety of universal apps, and there?s no easy way to hide them from the ?All Apps? view in the new Start menu. You can uninstall them, but Microsoft doesn?t allow you to easily uninstall them in the usual way.
You probably don?t want to do this. These apps take up very little space on your device so it?s best to just ignore them if you don?t want to use them. But, if you really want to uninstall them, you can. If you?ve already uninstalled included apps, you can get them all back with a single command.
Use PowerShell to Uninstall Built-in Apps
You can uninstall most of the built-in apps ? even ones that don?t normally offer an ?Uninstall? option ? with a PowerShell cmdlet. This trick won?t allow you to remove a few of the most important built-in apps, including Cortana and Microsoft Edge. If you try, you?ll see an error message saying they can?t be removed.
First, open PowerShell as administrator. Open the Start menu, search for ?PowerShell,? right-click the PowerShell shortcut, and select ?Run as administrator.? Agree to the UAC prompt.
Uninstall 3D Builder:
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Get-AppxPackage *3dbuilder* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Alarms and Clock:
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Get-AppxPackage *windowsalarms* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Calculator:
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Get-AppxPackage *windowscalculator* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Calendar and Mail:
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Get-AppxPackage *windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Camera:
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Get-AppxPackage *windowscamera* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Contact Support:
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This app can?t be removed.Uninstall Cortana:
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This app can?t be removed.Uninstall Get Office:
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Get-AppxPackage *officehub* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Get Skype:
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Get-AppxPackage *skypeapp* | Remove-AppxPackage
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Get-AppxPackage *getstarted* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Groove Music:
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Get-AppxPackage *zunemusic* | Remove-AppxPackage
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Get-AppxPackage *windowsmaps* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Microsoft Edge:
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This app can?t be removed.Uninstall Microsoft Solitaire Collection:
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Get-AppxPackage *solitairecollection* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Money:
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Get-AppxPackage *bingfinance* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Movies & TV:
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Get-AppxPackage *zunevideo* | Remove-AppxPackage
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Get-AppxPackage *bingnews* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall OneNote:
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Get-AppxPackage *onenote* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall People:
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Get-AppxPackage *people* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Phone Companion:
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Get-AppxPackage *windowsphone* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Photos:
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Get-AppxPackage *photos* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Store:
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Get-AppxPackage *windowsstore* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Sports:
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Get-AppxPackage *bingsports* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Voice Recorder:
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Get-AppxPackage *soundrecorder* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Weather:
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Get-AppxPackage *bingweather* | Remove-AppxPackageUninstall Windows Feedback:
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This app can?t be removed.Uninstall Xbox:
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Get-AppxPackage *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackageDon't forget to press enter ^_^ I did that and I was waiting like 20 minutes.
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