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Windows 10 has many built-in apps: calendar, mail client, music player etc. Some of them may be useful, but in the bulk they are full of slag (the same metro-skype, my messages do not come there, the mail application closes by itself and does not show folders from the server, only one is incoming). And, as always, the small ones came up with another quest for our users, and it’s not so easy to get rid of them if you don’t know the method described in this article.
Some applications can be easily removed directly from the "start menu". To do this, click on "Start", select the tile of the application you do not need, right-click on it and select "Delete".
But not everything is so simple and in this way you can delete only a small range of programs. To remove the rest, you will have to do a little conjuring with the command line. In this step by step instructions it will be described how easy it is to do, which will allow uninstall from Windows 10 software such as Mail and Solitaire, Groove Music, 3D Builder, Camera, Photos and so on.
Attention!
Removing built-in Windows 10 programs is a potentially dangerous operation. I am not responsible for any problems after removing the software, do everything at your own peril and risk. Do not forget to create a restore point in advance and backups important data.
1 Open start and start typing PowerShell to search for this app.
2 In the search results, select Windows PowerShell (desktop), right-click on it, and then click in context menu per point "Run as administrator".
3 This will bring up a command prompt window. To remove the universal Windows programs 10 you need to copy and paste the command, and then press "Enter / Enter".
Remove 3D Builder
Get-AppxPackage * 3d * | Remove-AppxPackageRemoving the Camera
Get-AppxPackage * camera * | Remove-AppxPackageRemoving Mail and Calendar
Get-AppxPackage * communi * | Remove-AppxPackageRemove Money, Sports, News
Get-AppxPackage * bing * | Remove-AppxPackageRemove Groove Music
Get-AppxPackage * zune * | Remove-AppxPackageRemove Phone Companion
Get-AppxPackage * phone * | Remove-AppxPackageRemove Photos
Get-AppxPackage * photo * | Remove-AppxPackageRemoving Solitaire Collection
Get-AppxPackage * solit * | Remove-AppxPackageRemove Voice Recorder
Get-AppxPackage * soundrec * | Remove-AppxPackageRemove Xbox
Get-AppxPackage * x-box * | Remove-AppxPackageRemove Maps
Get-AppxPackage * maps * | Remove-AppxPackageRemove Alarms
Get-AppxPackage * alarms * | Remove-AppxPackageRemove Metro Skype from Windows 10
Get-AppxPackage * skype * | Remove-AppxPackageRecover something from remote programs can be done using the app store Windows Store ... In case of any problems, run again PowerShell and enter the command that reverts the entire set of preinstalled utilities.
Get-AppXPackage | Foreach (Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$ ($ _. InstallLocation) \ AppXManifest.xml")
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Application state management has traditionally not been the most strong point systems Windows servicing... Even MSI packages Windows Installer it is impossible to control in the image as well as in installed system, not to mention the tons of other installers. Therefore, it was logical to expect more manageability from the new generation of applications.
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Removing and adding store apps
The new Windows application interface has become the talk of the town. Much less is said about the new safety and service models under the hood. Store apps are distributed through the Windows Store. However, some of them (for viewing photos, videos, PDFs, etc.) are included with Windows and are available immediately after installation.
There are special DISM.exe parameters and PowerShell cmdlets to manage the state of these applications, and everything works very simply!
Run the following command in PowerShell as an administrator:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers
You will see a list of each user's built-in applications.
Unknown User - This is the local system and the state is Staged means that the application is prepared for installation in every new account... Thus, complete removal built-in store applications involves stripping not only the online user profiles, but also the system account.
Attention! Ovation of the metro-haters. Executing the following two commands instantly removes all built-in applications, moreover:
- in Windows 8 and 8.1, the store is not deleted, i.e. you can then install applications from the store
- in Windows 10, the store is removed, and it is not yet known how to return it, except for reinstalling the OS on top (read below about recovery).
Run in PowerShell as administrator
Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -Online | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online Get-AppXPackage | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object ($ _. DisplayName -CNotLike "* Store *") | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online Get-AppXPackage | Where-Object ($ _. Name -CNotLike "* Store *") | Remove-AppxPackage
If you want to save any other applications along with the store, use their package names and the -and boolean operator. This example saves a calculator and a notebook that is updated through the store from version 20H1.
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object ($ _. DisplayName -CNotLike "* Store *" -and $ _. DisplayName -CNotLike "* Calc *" -and $ _. DisplayName -CNotLike "* Notepad *") | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online Get-AppXPackage | Where-Object ($ _. Name -CNotLike "* Store *" -and $ _. Name -CNotLike "* Calc *" -and $ _. Name -CNotLike "* Notepad *") | Remove-AppxPackage
In all variants, the first command removes the prepared apps from the system account and the second removes the installed ones in current account.
Of course, you can approach the question selectively, indicating only specific titles applications. There is a PowerShell script with the names of all packages.
A note about uninstalling apps from other accounts
The cmdlet Remove-AppxPackage the -AllUsers parameter only works since version 1803. Without it, the command only removes applications from the current account. However, even with administrator rights, the command
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers
may give an error "Uninstallation failed" referring to a particular package. If you have created other accounts and logged in to them, in each of them run the command without administrator rights:
Get-AppXPackage | Remove-AppxPackage
There are two PowerShell cmdlets for installing store apps:
- Add-AppXProvisionedPackage - adds applications to the system account for automatic installation to all new accounts
- Add-AppXPackage - adds apps to the current account
By the way, the TechEd Russia 2012 application for Windows 8 originally appeared on the conference website as a package (in the store - only a day before the event). It was suggested to install it in approximately this way.
Restore deleted Store or install it in LTSC edition
In Windows 10, the removal of all store applications also demolishes the Store itself, and until recently there was only one official way revert - reinstall the system over the top. Initially, the LTSC edition does not have a Store, and on the forum I have repeatedly seen those who want to add it there.
Method 1 - Installing packages
- If the packages were immediately downloaded with normal names and extensions, one command is enough (when sorting by name, the packages from step 3 go in front of the store). dir * .appx * | sort $ _. Name | % (Add-AppxPackage -Path $ _. FullName)
- If you had to add extensions to files yourself, run two commands (the first installs the packages from step 3, the second installs the store).
If the command does not give any errors, the store is already in the Start menu.
Method 2 - Inbox Apps ISO
Microsoft released Windows 10 Inbox Apps ISO with offline packages of all built-in applications including Store. All applications can be installed on any stable or insider assembly with any language, but the store is enough, because then you can download applications from there.
Windows 10 Inbox Apps ISO Available organizations at VLSC.
- In Parameters enter in search developer and in the developer settings, enable the installation of unpublished apps.
- Connect ISO double click and in the explorer go to the folder with the applications of the bit depth you need, for example F: \ amd64fre
- Copy to a temporary folder (for example, C: \ temp) the Microsoft.WindowsStore package with the extension APPXBUNDLE and three packages with the extension APPX:
Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework
Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime
Microsoft.VCLibs - In Explorer, go to the packages folder, from the File menu, start PowerShell and run the command: dir * .appx * | sort $ _. Name | % (Add-AppxPackage -Path $ _. FullName)
The package was also distributed as part of the insider program, but was removed in the second half of 2018. Check ISO availability for insiders at this moment you can by following the instructions below.
Thanks for the tip and testing on LTSB to members of the @winsiders Telegram chat - Niks and Andrea Leo.
As you can see, you can fully manage the state of Windows Store Apps from the console. With traditional applications, things are not so rosy, but one very interesting opportunity has appeared.
Application Association Management
For home users, the new model of linking programs with file types in some cases creates problems, but for administrators, it has brought pleasant dividends. Windows 8 was the first Microsoft OS to offer a simple and convenient opportunity Map file types to programs in image servicing.
It works very simply! You need:
- Map programs to file types in your account on a configured PC using the "Default Programs" control panel component.
- Export the association settings to an XML file: dism / online /Export-DefaultAppAssociations:C:\temp\AppAssoc.xml
- Import parameters from XML file to:
working system: dism / online /Import-DefaultAppAssociations:C:\temp\AppAssoc.xmlMounted VHD or WIM image:
Dism / Mount-Image /ImageFile:C:\wim\install.wim / MountDir: C: \ mount dism / Image: C: \ mount /Import-DefaultAppAssociations:C:\temp\AppAssoc.xml
All accounts created after import parameters get the specified file associations settings! For example, if your organization chooses to associate traditional applications with images, photos, and videos instead of in-store applications, you can import settings into an image and deploy it.
It was not by chance that I emphasized the moment with new accounts, since the existing accounts do not override the already set associations. This is similar to setting the registry settings for a standard account, isn't it?
Finally, the associations you set can be easily undone:
:: On a running system dism / online / Remove-DefaultAppAssociations :: On an image dism / Image: C: \ mount / Remove-DefaultAppAssociations
Of course, the service innovations described above are aimed at the corporate sector. But they can be used at home, for example:
- On physical and virtual machines i deleted store apps from those accounts where they are not used at all, which saved disk space.
- Before creating a new account for a family member, you can quickly set up app associations according to the person's preference, thereby making it easier to initial setting systems.
Do you see the use of these opportunities? Write in the comments if you took note of them!
This article concludes a series on the innovations in the Windows 8 servicing system. The only thing left behind the scenes is the improvement in the mechanism for installing updates to an offline image. I know that many of you are interested in it, and in the future I will definitely come back to it.
One of the most exciting innovations in Windows 10 is the all new Metro apps. The new Windows 10 Metro apps are now improved in terms of design and usability, and now they work just like other windows apps. In addition, the main advantage of Metro apps is that they automatically adjust to fit any Windows 10 device. Here are some Windows 10 Metro apps that you should definitely try.
Groove, which was previously known as Xbox Music, is a music service from Microsoft that hopes to compete with other music services like Google play Music, Apple Music, Spotify, etc. While Groove is a music service, Groove Music is the official music player. Using this little app, you can play all your music, with file system or OneDrive clouds... Groove Music app has user-friendly interface, and can play music from your OneDrive cloud, thanks to which you can stream your favorite music to any device you want.
2. Photos
Metro Photos app for Windows 10 is very convenient for viewing your photos. Every time you open a picture on your computer, it opens them with the Photos app. Which integrates well with cloud storage OneDrive and can display all of the photos in your account along with the photos on disk.
3. Mail
The Mail app is one of my favorite Windows 10 apps, with a light, minimal design, and enhanced features from Windows 8. You can add almost any account Email into the application. Unlike Windows 8, the new Mail app even supports POP accounts. Some of best features Mail apps includes swipe support, touch friendly user interface, automatic replies, and calendar integration.
4. Adobe Photoshop Express
Adobe photoshop is one of best programs for photo editing. To deal with it, Adobe released a free and lightweight application called Adobe Photoshop Express, and it can be downloaded from the Windows Store. Although the app does not have all the advanced features that are available in full version, it has all the basic functions like cropping, straightening, color correction, one-touch filters, auto-corrections, etc. If you are looking for an app for some simple photo fixes, then you should try this app.
5. Fresh Paint
Fresh Paint is one of best apps from Microsoft for drawing. Although this official app from Microsoft, it is not installed by default and must be downloaded from the Windows Store. Using this application, you can draw from scratch or import an image and then work with it, you can also take a photo from the camera and edit it. The app supports mouse, touch, and pen input. Plus, one of the best features of Fresh Paint is that you can print your work in high definition. If you are an artist or designer, you should try this app.
Windows 10 comes preinstalled with a set standard applications(programs for the new interface) such as OneNote, calendar and mail, weather, maps and others. At the same time, not all of them can be easily removed: they can be removed from the Start menu, but they are not removed from the All applications list, as well as there is no “Remove” item in the context menu (for those applications that you installed yourself, this item is available). See also: However, uninstalling standard Windows 10 applications is possible using PowerShell commands, which will be demonstrated step by step below. First, about uninstalling built-in programs one by one, and then about how to uninstall all applications for a new interface (your programs will not be affected) right away. See also: (and other non-removable apps in the Creators Update) Update October 26, 2015: There is now a much easier way to remove individual built-in Windows 10 apps and if you don't want to use console commands for this purpose, you can find a new removal option at the end of this article.
About how to uninstall an application in Windows 10, almost every user of this new system... The thing is that Metro applications, despite obvious improvements, in comparison with previous editions, continue to work slower than classic ones and offer reduced functionality.
In addition, by default, the Windows Store has settings for their automatic updating, which is not very beneficial for those who have limited traffic, Slow internet or a weak laptop. Updates to these applications can be quite heavy, and the installation and update process is quite energy intensive, which affects the operation of weakly powerful netbooks, ultra-budget laptops and tablets. Therefore, uninstalling apps in Windows 10 is very relevant.
The value of a single platform
The dream of creating a versatile transforming device that can be powerful at the same time stationary computer both a phone and an entertainment tablet forces Microsoft to work towards unifying the design of both the entire operating system as a whole and its individual programs. And it is quite difficult to make work equally comfortable on devices with different peripherals, display screen size, number of sensors.
The failure of Windows 8 allowed the company to rethink many of its strategies and come to creating Windows 10. In the latest builds, this is already quite a stable system, which has a slightly controversial, but still bearable interface. It is already possible to work on it both with the help of gestures and with the mouse without hesitation and inconvenience. However, on Windows 10, uninstalling built-in applications is still as relevant as on the eight. And the whole reason is that, for the most part, few people use built-in applications, but their presence loads the system automatic installations and updates.
Before build 1703 each cumulative package returned such applications back (if deleted by the user).
Deletions via the menu
Only a subset of Windows 10 apps can be uninstalled through Settings. All others, if necessary, will have to be removed using commands in the Power Shell (the modern standardized command line shell of the operating system).
In the search box, you must enter PowerShell, then click on Windows prompt PowerShell (desktop app) Next, with the right mouse click (RMB), you need to click the line "Run as administrator". Then the commands are entered and confirmed. For example: Get-AppxPackage * alarms * | Remove-AppxPackage and by pressing "Enter", the "alarm" is removed from the keyboard. To remove the Solitaire Collection, you need to type Get-AppxPackage * photo * | Remove-AppxPackage Solitaire Collection ”(without quotes).
And to remove resource-intensive "Calendar and Mail": "Get-AppxPackage * camera * | Remove-AppxPackageMail and Calendar ".
If the user is running the newest build of Windows, the applications will not return to the PC after the next update, so all applications can be returned using the restore command: “Get-AppXPackage | Foreach (Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$ ($ _. InstallLocation) \ AppXManifest.xml") ".
Alternative
However, in addition to the standard way to uninstall applications, there are alternatives in the form of using various utilities. It could be DWS or something similar. Typically, the utility is based on scripts that run executive files operating system. It's just that instead of being entered into the command line by the user, the data is loaded automatically by the program. As a result, this way you can delete all applications on the top ten without risk. The main thing to remember is that utilities of this kind cannot restore everything back (for the most part). As a result, when a person needs something, it will have to be returned either by a general reset of the entire system or reinstallation, or by entering a command into the Power Shell. Moreover, the last option is the most optimal in terms of time and effort.
If you need to remove applications from the store (purchased earlier), then the procedure is much easier (you can use standard menu). First you need to go through the path:
- Start Options;
- System;
- Storage;
- This computer (C);
- Applications and games.
The latter will display a list of all installed utilities. Those that allow the system to delete have a corresponding item (button) "delete".
Installing classic programs instead of "metro"
It so happened that Microsoft is trying to accustom users to its new products (solutions) in the field of displaying images, editing text, etc. However, they do not always carry only increased functionality and convenience. They are often much more demanding in terms of PC resources (for example, the "photos" application), so they slow down on devices without installed SSD storage on regular hard drives.
Considering that a dozen are still based on older systems, by calling a special script (which includes certain settings in the registry), you can force the OS to use the "Photo Viewer" (classic) program as the main program. It requires less resources from the PC and shows quite decent results in terms of speed. You can do the same with the "calculator" by replacing it with a classic application (it is suggested to download it on the net).
In any case, if the user is accustomed to the classics of Windows 98–8, he can install suitable desktop applications for work.
Windows 10 will not be affected in any way, only it will work even faster.
Taste and color
Despite the fact that progress has gone far ahead, many users out of habit want to use older solutions, they use computers that are 10 years old and software, sometimes even more ancient. Yes, they are satisfied with this, but we should not forget about moral and actual obsolescence, when it is simply impossible to normally use this or that utility on the network correctly and safely. So, on the old Opera browser, many functions have been removed, and the one that still works with Windows 2000 is generally not suitable for the modern Internet. The user can still edit texts, run old software, but he will not get adequate Internet.
Any system that is no longer supported by Microsoft is automatically deprived of the support of third-party specialists (producing browsers, antiviruses). We need new devices, as well as the use of new software, although, as a rule, backward compatibility is maintained with the old one (on Win 10, you can run a utility written for Win 98). Therefore, the user can delete unnecessary applications in the Metro style, if they do not suit him, slowly learn how to use them, or completely remove them irrevocably.
What's the best?
It is important to remember that only the PC administrator is allowed to uninstall applications. And a simple user cannot do anything. On the other hand, it may not be necessary to delete anything, especially if the person has a sufficiently modern and powerful computer, and on a device with touch input, deletion is completely contraindicated. After all, there is not enough a worthy alternative to standard applications that use gesture control.
On Windows 10, removing applications is implemented in a simple way available to any user.
However, Microsoft developers have not come up with a single style. After all, deletion is possible both with the help of the classic "control panel" and through the "Parameters" metro station. And there is also the possibility of deleting through the command line, third party utilities. Regular user will be slightly confused by such a wide selection of tools. On the other hand, the more features of the application to remove from the store, the better. From release to release, Win 10 OS becomes better and more functional, acquires a single design style, which should be noted as an achievement of the developers. The time will come when the "standard metro" utilities will be more popular than the classic ones.
Will there be problems if I uninstall the default programs?
Most of the standard applications in operating system are strictly built in and tied to other components. However, you can delete them, you just need to use the methods that the developers themselves offer (the same command line or service menus). If uninstalled by third-party, especially untested utilities, problems with the stability of the OS may arise. However, this applies mostly to the classics, and the metro applications in Windows 10 can be uninstalled without a twinge of conscience.
So far, they are only a superstructure on top of the classic ones. That's when the OS is completely modernized, changing the entire kernel and shell, then the removal of the metro application will have significant consequences. So far, everything is solvable and does not require a lot of time and effort. In addition, there are ways to even leave the standard utilities risk-free. To do this, you need to disable the checkboxes in the "Store" application in the user settings automatic update programs and live tiles. Also, so that system applications are not added, it is advisable to disable the display of recommendations in the Start menu. Although downloading games and popular software in automatic mode is saved without the user's consent.
Product introduction methods
As Microsoft tries to promote applications from the Windows 10 store, the user of this system, by default, becomes hostage to the corporation's selfish goals. Yes, there is no doubt that the system has become better, sometimes faster, much more reliable and safer.
In addition, the corporation did not apply such harsh methods of implementation. Now almost every Windows 10 user how to uninstall system applications, need to know. And they are also pestered by the collection of telemetry, which with the release of the OS has broken every conceivable record.
Over the past 2 years, the only step towards users has been a return to old system updates, as a result of which only new updates are downloaded, and not huge packages that contain everything: both the old and the new. Thanks to this innovation, if you remove some applications, they will no longer appear at the user again, as if nothing had happened. This allows users of low-power devices not to overload them with unnecessary ones, having only once optimized the OS. Now, in order for Windows to work quickly, you don't have to turn off updates, since your personal PC will no longer become a dumping ground for games or utilities.
A system for everyone
The versatility of the Dozens is amazing, this system can work both on tablets and huge TVs or laptops. It is from the "box" (the moment of purchase) is full useful utilities, which can be disabled or deleted, supports work with old, almost rare software. The ones of all Microsoft systems in principle they do not use this, they lose a lot.
Since its design and performance is better than even Windows 8.1.
It is, of course, for the user to decide whether to remove the system utilities, or simply disable their update. In any case, you can reduce the load on the PC by the most different ways, and at the same time without disrupting the operation of the operating system.