Tired of those unwanted built-in Windows apps clogging up your device? Looking for a streamlined, cleaner app experience? Well, grab a magic wand and cast the get-appxpackage and remove-appxpackage spells to banish them once and for all! This clever little script will uninstall those pesky apps faster than you can say “U2 on iTunes”!
The Script:
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# Uninstall 3D Builder:
Get-AppxPackage 3dbuilder | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Alarms and Clock:
Get-AppxPackage windowsalarms | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Camera:
Get-AppxPackage windowscamera | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Get Office:
Get-AppxPackage officehub | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Get Skype:
Get-AppxPackage skypeapp | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Get Started:
Get-AppxPackage getstarted | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Groove Music:
Get-AppxPackage zunemusic | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Maps:
Get-AppxPackage windowsmaps | Remove-AppxPackage
#Uninstall Microsoft Solitaire Collection:
Get-AppxPackage solitairecollection | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Money:
Get-AppxPackage bingfinance | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Movies & TV:
Get-AppxPackage zunevideo | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall News:
Get-AppxPackage bingnews | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall People:
Get-AppxPackage people | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Phone Companion:
Get-AppxPackage windowsphone | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Store:
Get-AppxPackage windowsstore | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Sports:
Get-AppxPackage bingsports | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Voice Recorder:
Get-AppxPackage soundrecorder | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Weather:
Get-AppxPackage bingweather | Remove-AppxPackage
Which built-in apps will the script search for and remove?
- 3D Builder
- Alarms and Clock
- Camera
- Get Office
- Get Skype
- Get Started
- Groove Music
- Maps
- Microsoft Solitaire Collection
- Money
- Movies & TV
- News
- People
- Phone Companion
- Store
- Sports
- Voice Recorder
- Weather
What versions of Windows will this script run on?
This script will run on both Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS devices.
What if the built-in app was already deleted?
If the built-in app was previously deleted or doesn’t exist, the script will continue to run, moving on to the next uninstall without interruption.
Is uninstalling built-in apps permanent?
Nope! You can download and reinstall an app via the Microsoft store.
Technical Notes:
Get-AppxPackage * | select name
This command retrieves the names of all built-in apps on your Windows devices and displays them in a list.
Get-AppxPackage *name* | Remove-AppxPackage
This command does 3 things:
- It retrieves information about the built-in app that matches the name.
- It removes the built-in app package from the Windows devices.
It also removes any app containing the string input for *name*. For example, if you run the script with “Get-AppxPackage Maps | Remove-AppxPackage”, it will match and uninstall any app that contains the term “maps”, e.g., “Google Maps”.
You can list other builtin apps using the command below.
Get-AppxPackage * | select name
After listing the builtin apps, you may uninstall them using the following command by remplace *name* with the name of the app you wish to uninstall
Get-AppxPackage *name* | Remove-AppxPackage
If you wish to reinstall some of the apps you can download them from the microsoft store.
