How to remove built-in Windows 10 apps

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

The Windows 10 operating system includes a number of built-in applications: a calendar, an email client, a music player, and so on. Some of them you will like, others you will find completely useless. But getting rid of them is not so easy if you do not know the method described in this article.

Each release of the operating system from Microsoft comes with a whole set of pre-installed software, which, as conceived by the developers, should allow users to get started right away.

However, very few people actually use these programs for their intended purpose, and they usually just take up disk space. In Windows 10, the so-called universal applications have been added to the traditional set of utilities: Calendar, Mail, News, Maps, Camera and others.

Some of these apps can be easily uninstalled right from the start menu. To do this, click "Start", find the tile for the universal application you do not need, right-click on it and select "Delete".

But this way you can only say goodbye to a limited number of programs. To remove the rest, you have to do a little bit of command line magic. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you uninstall programs like 3D Builder, Camera, Groove Music, Photos, and more from Windows 10.

Removing built-in Windows 10 programs is a potentially dangerous operation. Remember to create a restore point and back up important data beforehand.

1. Click on the search icon on the taskbar and enter PowerShell.

2. In the search results, select the line Windows PowerShell (desktop application), right-click on it, and then click on the "Run as administrator" item in the context menu.

3. You will see a window with a blinking command line cursor. To uninstall a universal Windows 10 program, you need to copy and paste a special command, and then press "Enter".

3D Builder

Get-AppxPackage * 3d * | Remove-AppxPackage

Camera

Get-AppxPackage * camera * | Remove-AppxPackage

Mail and Calendar

Get-AppxPackage * communi * | Remove-AppxPackage

Money, Sports, News

Get-AppxPackage * bing * | Remove-AppxPackage

Groove music

Get-AppxPackage * zune * | Remove-AppxPackage

Phone Companion

Get-AppxPackage * phone * | Remove-AppxPackage

Photos

Get-AppxPackage * photo * | Remove-AppxPackage

Solitaire Collection

Get-AppxPackage * solit * | Remove-AppxPackage

Voice Recorder

Get-AppxPackage * soundrec * | Remove-AppxPackage

Xbox

Get-AppxPackage * x-box * | Remove-AppxPackage

Maps

Get-AppxPackage * maps * | Remove-AppxPackage

Alarms

Get-AppxPackage * alarms * | Remove-AppxPackage

You can restore some of the deleted programs using the Windows Store. If you encounter any problems, start PowerShell again and enter the command that replaces the entire set of preinstalled utilities.

Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$ ($ _. InstallLocation) AppXManifest.xml"}

How do you feel about the new Windows 10 Universal Programs? Do you think they are superfluous rubbish or are you going to use them?