Tired of those unwanted built-in Windows apps clogging up your devices? Looking for a streamlined, cleaner app experience? Grab a magic wand and cast the Get-AppxPackage and Remove-AppxPackage spells to banish them once and for all. This clever little script uninstalls those pesky apps in a single run, so you can hand over a clean device without clicking through a dozen “Uninstall” prompts.
The Script:
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# Uninstall Bing News:
Get-AppxPackage *bingnews* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Bing Weather:
Get-AppxPackage *bingweather* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Clipchamp:
Get-AppxPackage *clipchamp* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Cortana:
Get-AppxPackage *cortana* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Feedback Hub:
Get-AppxPackage *windowsfeedbackhub* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Get Help:
Get-AppxPackage *gethelp* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall LinkedIn:
Get-AppxPackage *linkedin* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Maps:
Get-AppxPackage *windowsmaps* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Media Player (replaces Groove Music):
Get-AppxPackage *zunemusic* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Microsoft Office Hub:
Get-AppxPackage *officehub* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Microsoft Solitaire Collection:
Get-AppxPackage *solitairecollection* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Microsoft Teams (consumer):
Get-AppxPackage *microsoftteams* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Movies & TV:
Get-AppxPackage *zunevideo* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall People:
Get-AppxPackage *people* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Phone Link (formerly Your Phone):
Get-AppxPackage *yourphone* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Sticky Notes:
Get-AppxPackage *microsoftstickynotes* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Sound Recorder (formerly Voice Recorder):
Get-AppxPackage *soundrecorder* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Windows Alarms and Clock:
Get-AppxPackage *windowsalarms* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Windows Camera:
Get-AppxPackage *windowscamera* | Remove-AppxPackage
# Uninstall Xbox apps:
Get-AppxPackage *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *gamingapp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *xboxgamingoverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *xboxidentityprovider* | Remove-AppxPackageTechnical Notes:
Get-AppxPackage * | Select Name
This command retrieves the names of all installed Appx packages on the device and displays them in a list. Useful for discovering the exact package name before targeting it.
Get-AppxPackage *name* | Remove-AppxPackage
This command does two things:
- Retrieves information about any installed app whose package name matches *name*.
- Removes that app package from the device for the current user.
Watch your wildcards. The asterisks make this a substring match, so a broad term will catch more than you intended. For example, Get-AppxPackage *maps* | Remove-AppxPackage will match any package containing “maps”, which could include third-party apps like Google Maps. Use a more specific package name (such as windowsmaps) when you want a precise target.
You can list other built-in apps using the command below:
powershellGet-AppxPackage * | Select Name
Once you have a list, you can uninstall any app using:
powershellGet-AppxPackage *name* | Remove-AppxPackage
Replace *name* with the package name of the app you want to remove. If you change your mind later, the apps can be reinstalled from the Microsoft Store.
Summary of changes from the original
- Removed the
net user pcadminlines at the top (security concern, unrelated to the script’s purpose). - Removed stale apps: 3D Builder, Get Skype, Get Started, Phone Companion (old name), Bing Finance/Money, Bing Sports, Windows Store.
- Added modern targets MSPs actually want gone: Clipchamp, Cortana, Feedback Hub, Get Help, LinkedIn, Microsoft Teams (consumer), Sticky Notes, Xbox apps (4 variants).
- Renamed Voice Recorder to Sound Recorder, Your Phone to Phone Link, Groove Music to Media Player.
- Standardized all commands to use wildcards (
*name*) for consistency, since the original mixed bare names and wildcards. - Fixed the broken numbering in Technical Notes (was “3 things” but only 2 numbered).
- Fixed “remplace” typo and inconsistent capitalization of “Microsoft Store”.
- Dropped the U2/iTunes joke (dated reference).
- Added the 25H2 native policy callout.
- Updated the date.
