Windows 10 comes preloaded with a lot of default apps. Depending on which version you have1, you will see various apps in your start menu that you don’t want. I previously explained how to uninstall OneNote from Windows 10, but you can actually remove any app you want.
The very first thing you should try is simply right-clicking on an app on the start menu and see if there is the uninstall option. If there is no such option, read on.
You will need to find PowerShell. Go to start and type PowerShell. You need administrator rights, so right click on it and choose Run as administrator.
Run PowerShell as an administrator
Now, you need to paste the appropriate code for each app you want to remove from Windows 10.
Remove 3D from Windows 10
Get-AppxPackage *3d* | Remove-AppxPackage
Remove Camera from Windows 10
Get-AppxPackage *camera* | Remove-AppxPackage
Remove Mail and Calendar from Windows 10
Get-AppxPackage *communi* | Remove-AppxPackage
Remove Money, Sports, News and Weather from Windows 10
Get-AppxPackage *bing* | Remove-AppxPackage
Remove Groove Music and Film & TV from Windows 10
Get-AppxPackage *zune* | Remove-AppxPackage
Remove People from Windows 10
Get-AppxPackage *people* | Remove-AppxPackage
Remove Phone Companion from Windows 10
Get-AppxPackage *phone* | Remove-AppxPackage
Remove Photos from Windows 10
Get-AppxPackage *photo* | Remove-AppxPackage
Remove Solitaire Collection from Windows 10
Get-AppxPackage *solit* | Remove-AppxPackage
Remove Voice Recorder from Windows 10
Get-AppxPackage *soundrec* | Remove-AppxPackage
Remove Xbox from Windows 10
Get-AppxPackage *xbox* | Remove-AppxPackage
The following error seems to be incorrect, because the app is actually uninstalled and did not fail:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage *xbox* | Remove-AppxPackage Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CFA) error 0x80070032: AppX Deployment Remove operation on package Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.10240.16384.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy from: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_cw5n1h2txyewy failed. This app is part of Windows and cannot be uninstalled on a per-user basis. An administrator can attempt to remove the app from the computer using Turn Windows Features on or off. However, it may not be possible to uninstall the app. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 1d60accb-cb8d-0003-d5b8-601d8dcbd001 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID 1d60accb-cb8d-0003-d5b8-601d8dcbd001 At line:1 char:26 + Get-AppxPackage *xbox* | Remove-AppxPackage + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : WriteError: (Microsoft.XboxG...l_cw5n1h2txyewy:String) [Remove-AppxPackage], IOException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.RemoveAppxPackageCommand Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CFA) error 0x80070032: AppX Deployment Remove operation on package Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_1000.10240.16384.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy from: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_cw5n1h2txyewy failed. This app is part of Windows and cannot be uninstalled on a per-user basis. An administrator can attempt to remove the app from the computer using Turn Windows Features on or off. However, it may not be possible to uninstall the app. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 1d60accb-cb8d-0001-d9b9-601d8dcbd001 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID 1d60accb-cb8d-0001-d9b9-601d8dcbd001 At line:1 char:26 + Get-AppxPackage *xbox* | Remove-AppxPackage + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : WriteError: (Microsoft.XboxI...l_cw5n1h2txyewy:String) [Remove-AppxPackage], IOException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.RemoveAppxPackageCommand
1 “N editions of Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 don’t include media-related technologies like Windows Media Player or Camera. To play or create audio CDs, digital media files, and video DVDs; organize content in a media library; create playlists; convert audio CDs to digital media files; view artist and title information of digital media files; view album art of music files; transfer music to personal music players; or record and play back TV broadcasts after Windows 8.1 or Windows 8 is installed, you’ll need to install a media player and other software from Microsoft or another company.”
Additionally I had to do a reboot and a wsreset.exe before it would install :(
Still cant remove Edge
i tried all i read in this blog and still get this
Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor. (
Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CFA)
error 0x80070032: AppX Deployment Remove operation on package Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_20.10240.16384.0_neutral__8wekyb3
d8bbwe from: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe failed. This app is part of Windows and cannot
be uninstalled on a per-user basis. An administrator can attempt to remove the app from the computer using Turn Window
s Features on or off. However, it may not be possible to uninstall the app.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 6e1ec563-d524-0003-20d2-1e6e24d5d001 in the Event Log or use th
e command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID 6e1ec563-d524-0003-20d2-1e6e24d5d001
At line:1 char:1
+ Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_20.10240.16384.0_neutral__ …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (Microsoft.Micro…__8wekyb3d8bbwe:String) [Remove-AppxPackage], IOException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.RemoveAppxPackageCommand
Do you know how to install one drive from W10?
OneDrive should be included in Windows 10 by default.
Or, it is also included in Microsoft Office 2013, for example.
I can say more than bundles of thanks for saving me crapy apps of windows 10.
I had a lot of problems with the Start Menu and Edge hanging as wel as Windows Explorer continuously crashing. I removed the applications giving errors in the application log following your advice. All my problems are gone. Windows 10 seems now very nice and promising. Thank you! Thank you very much! Keep you excellent work!
Ha ! suck it Microsoft
Thomas,
You ROCK!
Groove had given me so much stress that I actually and had a bad day. I am so grateful I found your website when looking for ways to get rid of it.
Thanks a trillion, you rock! Keep doing this and much more.
I successfully removed the Calculator app but it is not truly removed or uninstalled.
I used FN shortcut key to launch the calculator and it works, also reappear in Task Manager App History list. What about the other apps? Did we really removed it or just set it to hidden?
Damn MS.
Dankuwel thanks no more useless apps to look at
As already mentioned, Windows Update is able to reinstall the deleted apps.
Therefore, it is better to cut off the apps, instead of deleting them.
Thomas, I too want to express my gratitude for the instructions on how to remove the unwanted apps in Windows 10. As as professional, these apps are not good for anything I do daily. This has made my day!
Running the DISM command to remove these from the base image i have removed all that i can but the WindowsPhone returns and Error Access Denied. Anybody had the same issue?
DISM /Online /Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackageName:Microsoft.WindowsPhone_2015.620.10.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
I want ot remove these from the Base Image and this is the last one that i am stuck on.
Nevermind i Mounted the wim file and removed from there rather than /Online and its now gone.
Thanks so much, this realy helps :)
in the news, they say microsoft now can detect counterfeit games and aplication, and they can disable it. is it true?
So ran the DISM Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage command, and created an ISO file of the new WIM file, if i install from this ISO and go through setup and log into my account i can see all the Apps have been removed.
When i deploy the WIM file through MDT i get the long Windows Animation upon logon and all the Apps have returned, the animation goes on for some time as if it is downloading them from the internet again.
Any one else had this experience and know how to stop it ??
got most of the apps out of the system. How do I delete these last nasty ones ?
Wunderlist
xbox life minecraft
tripadvisor
did reinstall classic menu as even the new startmenu in win 10 is not an improvement.
Try right-click, uninstall.
Or go to control panel and uninstall from there.
Ths article and countless others online with smilar titles should be renamed “how to dsable and hide wndows 10 apps” as these commands do not uninstall or delete them, but just disables and hides them. :(
I love windows 10, but so much invasive crap on by default in it.
Is there ANY way possible to remove Windows 10 & Edge off of my computer? I am so disturbed that I can not take both off and go back to Windows 8 and Explorer. If you can help me at all…I would be more grateful than you’d ever believe.
I can’t even go back to a restore date. To deliberately prepare anything that would stop a person’s free will of removal is simply beyond my thinking in America.
Thank you.
Rev,
you can roll back through the Recovery in Windows 10 but it will only allow you to do this within 30 days. if this option is not available the only option you have if you did not backup is to clean install Windows 8.
thank you.
It helps a lot
Trying to remove Cortana (nasty process still running, even though I disabled it), I get:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage *cort* | Remove-AppxPackage
Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor.
(Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CFA)
error 0x80070032: AppX Deployment Remove operation on package
Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_1.4.8.176_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy from:
C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy failed. This app is part of Windows and cannot be
uninstalled on a per-user basis. An administrator can attempt to remove the app from the computer using Turn Windows
Features on or off. However, it may not be possible to uninstall the app.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 935742a7-dc3b-0001-4cf6-57933bdcd001 in the Event Log or use
the command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID 935742a7-dc3b-0001-4cf6-57933bdcd001
At line:1 char:26
+ Get-AppxPackage *cort* | Remove-AppxPackage
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (Microsoft.Windo…l_cw5n1h2txyewy:String) [Remove-AppxPackage], IOException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.RemoveAppxPackageCommand
What am I doing wrong?
Posting just to say THANK YOU.
I hated to have an xbox stuff on my working computer without my consent, and so it was the same for groove and other “adwares”…
This post was a big help.
Until the very next update when W10 *reinstalled* all the programs I had removed.
Is there any way to prevent that happening?
Thank you very much, Thomas!
I’m not happy at all with Windows 10. I’m seriously thinking about going back to Windows 8, can you believe that?
Hi Thomas
I had a problem today with Groove Music in Windows 10. I contacted the Microsoft Helpline and they used your blog to help them sort the problem! (App had to be uninstalled and reinstalled). Amazing that Microsoft had no way of doing this! Anyway, many thanks for helping them and me.
Regards
Michael
When i try to uninstall any of the programs its says this:
cmdlet Remove-AppxPackage at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Package:
what do i do?
Hello. That’s great i am able now to uninstall all of apps i don’t need at all! Thanks! But just want to know: is it legal? Does it match with EULA?
And one more thing, i’ve read before, if i use Microsoft Account i should use some extra commands to remove packages entirely. I don’t remember them, but some *online* keyword was there for sure.
Cheers, @Senpos.
Terse list of what is installed:
Get-AppxPackage | Select-Object -Property Name
Then use that name to safely delete just that one thing (don’t use wildcard):
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.BingSports | Remove-AppxPackage
Thanks this helped a ton! but i ran
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage
and it removed everything i wanted. but now i can’t pin anything on my start menu o-o
Using SCCM to deploy. I can use the get/remove-appxprovisionedpackage to remove metro apps just fine but I cannot delete the inbuilt things like “Contact Support”, Leave Feedback”. I’ve also tried running the script listed above to remove OneDrive but it still remains under all All Apps
Thank You. I spent a hours trying to get rid of these apps. You area life saver. I posted this blog spot for my friends and family on my facebook page and I never post any websites or blogs. This was a first. I hope they use it.
OMG, thank you. So far I’ve peeled off about half the crapware. Have you got one for “Get Office” and “Get Skype”?
Anyone remember the old “Dell Uncrapify” utility? I’d pay real money for a “Windows 10 Uncrapify” app.
simple .. use *office* for office and *skype* for skype
n.b. *maps* removes maps ;-)
Hi Thomas!
I had delete windows 10 native apps because i had 0x80004005 error and update in loop. Using your help the problem is gone! :)
But i have re-installed native apps using store…
Now the result is that i see all native windows 10 apps in “My Apps” section of Windows Store. Any idea? Is there a solution? Sorry for my English.
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Hello,
I used this command to remove the windows photo app but it removed not only the photos app but also the windows import photos or videos app. I have tried running the code that you’ve created to bring the photos app back, but it is not coming back.
I’d appreciate your help!
Matthew
Hola Tomas, mi PC tenia window 7 y me llego la actualizacion, todo de lo mejor pero me aparece el siguiente mensaje periodicamente.
Oneclickstarter
? El programa se ha iniciado en modo de compatibilidad.
Debido a que esto puede provocar efectos solaterales indeseados, se debe desactivar la configuracion de compatibilidad.
¿Desea que se ejecute la aplicacion de todos modos?
Si No
thank you so much! this worked for me, I missed my music opening with windows media player i didn’t like Groove. Do you happen to know why my windows media player isn’t reading my SD card?
Very nice job, sir!
At the moment, the mail app is faulty and crashes so this was very useful!
thanks!!!!
Nog nooit zo’n puinhoop gezien als windows 10 , voorlopig maar
Wachten met opnieuw installeren.
Thank you so much! God bless you :)
Hi, i uninstalled the apps in that way and after i restarted my pc they shoed up again… any help to how i can uninstall them for ever please..??
Thank you very much!
hI THOMAS, VERY NICE INFO. BTW CAN WE REINSTALL THE APP AFTER WE UNINSTALLED IT? THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Hi Putra
Affirmative, I wrote a blogpost about reinstalling the apps in Windows 10: https://thomas.vanhoutte.be/miniblog/reinstall-default-build-in-windows-10-apps/
OneNote is also possible:
Get-AppxPackage *onenote* | Remove-AppxPackage
Finally, how to remove OneDrive and Cortana ?
Well I can now verify that this works.
It’s always great to remove bloatware that never gets used.
A virtual pint for your effort, Thank you!
Thank u so much!! I wish they’d make it user friendlier to delete unwanted elements…
It actually installed apps back after big Windows 10 update with new features. I simple re-followed this guide and now all this no-needed garbage is out of Windows. It is so bad when they fill laptop with so much junk.
Thanks for this help.
Doesn’t work, gives me the error, which is not in error, that the package was not removed.
Fuck Windows 10.
Hello there,
How can I delete and reinstall “Microsoft Edge” ?
Thanks!
Any chance you can tell me how to delete ‘the data usage/download from windows 10 in the wifi settings…it seems you simply cannot do it
It really ‘pisses’ me off MS would collect such stuff. I pay for a VPN and proxy to ensure my privacy as much as possible, and I take a great deal of care about deleting everything from my laptop…So i was surprised as hell to discover that win 10 actually tells you how much data i downloaded from either my proxy or VPN….
I mean why the hell would MS collect download data from an app which is not theirs’ it kinda freaked me out knowing that if i download from torrents which is where i download everything from, simply for anonymity…then win 10 wifi data
lists how much i downloaded over a month….ridiculous.
And every single cleaner I have tried does not clean it even when all downloaded material has been deleted from the computer….This makes me very suspicious of windows 10..
Thank you so much. Removed Groove Music.