Windows Ten - Uninstall Built-In Apps & Reinstall All Again.

Well many of you lot know past times at i time that Windows ten comes alongside lots of built-in apps, around you lot may detect it useful spell around to live ridiculous. For an information technology Pro similar me, I detect these apps to live nonsense together with waste materials of resources.

So I've tried to uninstall these built-in apps, spell around allows me to uninstall it similar normal but others seems doesn't allow me to create so.

1. Goto --> "Start" --> "Settings".

2. Click --> "System" settings.

3. Select --> "Apps & features" tab every bit shown below.

As I've mentioned earlier, around apps allow normal uninstall process every bit shown inwards below screenshot.

While around doesn't convey this selection every bit the "Uninstall" button is greyed out every bit shown inwards below screenshot.

To uninstall these apps, nosotros require to create it the difficult way, past times using cmdlet inwards "PowerShell", delight follow these steps below :-

1. Goto --> "Start" --> Type --> "PowerShell". Right-click --> "Windows PowerShell" --> Select --> "Run every bit administrator" option. When prompted past times the UAC, only click "Yes" push to continue.

2. Now you lot come across a novel window opened, it does await similar to the normal "CMD" window but don't live confuse, this is the all novel "PowerShell" (it is meant to supersede the historic catamenia quondam ascendency prompt).

3. Now depending on your requirements, you lot tin select to uninstall all the built-in apps or selectively solely sure enough apps. Use the following cmdlet to uninstall those apps.

Syntax :

get-appxpackage [package name] | remove-appxpackage

Now the "[package name]" volition live the apps' cry variables, you lot tin refer to the listing below for their name.

Built-In Apps	*[package name]*
3D Builder	3dbuilder
Alarms together with Clock	windowsalarms
Calculator	windowscalculator
Calendar together with Mail	windowscommunicationapps
Camera	windowscamera
Get Office	officehub
Get Skype	skypeapp
Get Started	getstarted
Groove Music	zunemusic
Maps	windowsmaps
Solitaire Collection	solitairecollection
Money	bingfinance
Movies & TV	zunevideo
News	bingnews
OneNote	onenote
People	people
Phone Companion	windowsphone
Phone	commsphone
Photos	photos
Store	windowsstore
Sports	bingsports
Voice Recorder	soundrecorder
Weather	bingweather
Xbox	xboxapp
Scan	windowsscan
Twitter	twitter
Microsoft Sway	office.sway
Xbox One SmartGlass	xboxonesmartglass

Microsoft Messaging

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Example of the cmdlet :-

4. Now i time all the apps convey been uninstalled successfully, you lot tin re-confirm i time again past times browsing the "Apps & features" listing again. The apps should no longer live available inwards the list.

5. Please live aware that around apps cannot live uninstall fifty-fifty using the powershell cmdlet, this powerfulness live due to Windows ten required those apps to live working correctly hence fifty-fifty though you lot tried to uninstall it, it volition render an error message. Below are the listing of apps that cannot live removed.

Built-In Apps	Remarks
Contact Support	Cannot live removed.
Microsoft Cortana	Cannot live removed.
Microsoft Edge	Cannot live removed.
Windows Feedback	Cannot live removed.

PS : Some guys did managed to uninstall "Microsoft Edge" but there's no feedback from them nearly the stability of Windows 10. (Please create allow me know if anyone managed to uninstall it together with soundless Windows ten is stable or inwards working condition).

6. Now if you lot wanted to install dorsum those apps, only move the below cmdlet.

Syntax :

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

I promise the higher upward volition live useful someone. Although the listing provided hither may non live applicable to around countries but this is what's been installed on my computer.

Happy Computing !!!