How To Uninstall Windows Store

Every new Windows 10 estimator comes with Microsoft Store and pre-installed apps. Near people don't want the pre-installed apps, so how can you uninstall Microsoft Store Apps? And how tin can you lot uninstall Microsoft itself?

In this article, I will explain how you can uninstall a single app, all the Microsoft Store apps, and Microsoft Store itself.

We are going to look at ii methods, manually or with PowerShell. At the end of the article, I take a complete PowerShell script that uninstalls everything for yous.

Uninstall Microsoft Store Apps

Removing Microsoft Store Apps that are pre-installed is quite elementary. The easiest selection to remove an app is to click on it with your correct mouse push and choose Uninstall. Yous volition get a small notification that the app volition be removed after which the app is uninstalled.

Depening on your computer make there tin exist quite a lot of apps that y'all may desire to remove. Some other choice to remove the Microsoft apps is from the settings screens.

Open the start menu
Click on the Gear icon on the left side
Select Apps
Observe the apps that you desire to remove in the list
Click on Uninstall

Merely this is nevertheless a manual task, which is fine if you only want to remove the app from a single figurer. When you demand to remove Microsoft Store Apps from multiple computers, you want to use PowerShell for this.

How To Uninstall Microsoft Store Apps with PowerShell

With PowerShell, we tin list and remove all the store apps. The challenge is finding the correct name of the app. There are a couple of means to find the right proper noun of the app. First, open up Windows PowerShell. Yous tin can open the normal PowerShell to remove apps under your account only, if y'all want to remove information technology for all users, you lot will demand to open PowerShell in admin mode

Press Windows key + 10
Cull Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell (admin)

We tin list all the installed apps with the following cmd:

Get-AppxPackage | ft

You will see an overview of all the apps, listed by name. We can likewise search for a specific apps, based on a part of the proper name:

Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object Name -like "*ZuneMusic*" | Select Name

Note the astrics ( * ) symbol that is used as wildcards. This way you lot can search on a function of the proper name.

If the results contain only one app, and it'due south the one that y'all want to remove, then you tin can replace the Select with the post-obit to the cmdlet:

          | Remove-AppxPackage  # Complete cmd: Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object Proper noun -like "*ZuneMusic*" | Remove-AppxPackage

Or to remove a Microsoft Store App based on it exact name:

Get-AppxPackage -Proper name "Microsoft.todos" | Remove-AppxPackage

To remove the Microsoft Store App for all users with PowerShell you can utilize the post-obit cmdlet:

Go-AppxPackage -Name "Microsoft.todos" -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers

Forestall apps from being installed on new users

With the scripts above we can remove the apps for existing users. But when a new user logs in, the app will be installed for that particular user. You lot probably want to prevent that equally well.

To practise this we can remove the app from the Windows Image. This mode it won't be installed when a new user logs in onto the computer.

Press Windows Cardinal + Ten
Choose Windows PowerShell (admin)
Enter the post-obit PowerShell control

Go-AppXProvisionedPackage -Online | where DisplayName -EQ "Microsoft.todos" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online              $appPath="$Env:LOCALAPPDATA\Packages\$app*" Remove-Particular $appPath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction 0

How To Uninstall Microsoft Store

On some occasions, you may want to uninstall the Microsoft store completely. Now you probably already tried to remove the store through the settings (configuration) screen or by right-clicking in the start menu.

But that isn't possible. The only way to remove Microsoft Shop is with PowerShell. This fashion yous can remove it for a unmarried user or for all users.

Step 1 – Open up PowerShell

Press Windows Central + X (or right-click on the start card)
Cull Windows PowerShell (open in Admin mode to remove it for all users)

Step 2 – Uninstall Microsoft Store

Use the post-obit control to remove Microsoft Store from your figurer:

Get-AppxPackage -Proper noun "Microsoft.WindowsStore" | Remove-AppxPackage

You can also remove it for all users, to do this yous will need to brand sure that you started PowerShell in Admin fashion. Otherwise, you will go an Access Denied error.

Get-AppxPackage -Name "Microsoft.WindowsStore" -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage

Remove it for new Users

Microsoft Store will be reinstalled for each new user that logs on. You lot don't want to remove it for each new user probably, so what we tin can do is remove it from the local Windows Image. This fashion it won't be reinstalled.

We first look up the package in the Windows Image based on the name of the app and remove it from the image.

Next we besides make certain that whatever localappdata is removed.

Become-AppXProvisionedPackage -Online | where DisplayName -EQ "Microsoft.WindowsStore" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online              $appPath="$Env:LOCALAPPDATA\Packages\$app*" Remove-Item $appPath -Recurse -Forcefulness -ErrorAction 0

Reinstall Microsoft Store

If you need to re-install Microsoft Store you lot can't simply download an installation file. The only way to install it again is by using PowerShell. You will need to first PowerShell in Admin manner to reinstall Microsoft Store.

This can be done with a single control and is easy to do:

Press Windows key + X (or right-click on the start bill of fare)
Cull Windows PowerShell (admin)
Enter the command beneath to reinstall Microsoft Store:

Go-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsStore | Foreach {Add together-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Consummate Script to remove Microsoft Store and the Apps

There are a lot of apps that can exist installed by default on your estimator. Alex Hirsch created a complete PowerShell script that will remove all default Microsoft and Not-Microsoft apps from your reckoner.

I have made a couple of small modifications to the script, so information technology will check if the app is installed earlier trying to remove it. And also cleanup the local app data.

To run the scrip you might need to enable running scripts first. You do this by entering the following control in PowerShell:

Fix-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

The complete script:

#requires -version 4 <# .SYNOPSIS    .DESCRIPTION   Removes pre-installed apps from Windows 10   Based on https://github.com/W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10/blob/master/scripts/remove-default-apps.ps1    Exercise the same for the new programme  .NOTES   Version:        1.0   Author:         Alex Hirsch - http://w4rh4wk.github.io/                   Rudy Mens - https://LazyAdmin.nl   Creation Date:  four aug 2015   Purpose/Modify: Cheque if app exists on version                   Remove local app storage #>  Write-Output "Uninstalling default apps" $apps = @(     # default Windows ten apps     "Microsoft.549981C3F5F10" #Cortana     "Microsoft.3DBuilder"     "Microsoft.Appconnector"     "Microsoft.BingFinance"     "Microsoft.BingNews"     "Microsoft.BingSports"     "Microsoft.BingTranslator"     "Microsoft.BingWeather"     #"Microsoft.FreshPaint"     "Microsoft.GamingServices"     "Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer"     "Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub"     "Microsoft.MicrosoftPowerBIForWindows"     "Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection"     #"Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes"     "Microsoft.MinecraftUWP"     "Microsoft.NetworkSpeedTest"     "Microsoft.Part.OneNote"     "Microsoft.People"     "Microsoft.Print3D"     "Microsoft.SkypeApp"     "Microsoft.Wallet"     #"Microsoft.Windows.Photos"     "Microsoft.WindowsAlarms"     #"Microsoft.WindowsCalculator"     "Microsoft.WindowsCamera"     "microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps"     "Microsoft.WindowsMaps"     "Microsoft.WindowsPhone"     "Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder"     #"Microsoft.WindowsStore"     "Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI"     "Microsoft.XboxApp"     "Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay"     "Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay"     "Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay"     "Microsoft.YourPhone"     "Microsoft.ZuneMusic"     "Microsoft.ZuneVideo"      # Threshold ii apps     "Microsoft.CommsPhone"     "Microsoft.ConnectivityStore"     "Microsoft.GetHelp"     "Microsoft.Getstarted"     "Microsoft.Messaging"     "Microsoft.Function.Sway"     "Microsoft.OneConnect"     "Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub"      # Creators Update apps     "Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer"     #"Microsoft.MSPaint"      #Redstone apps     "Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink"     "Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness"     "Microsoft.BingTravel"     "Microsoft.WindowsReadingList"      # Redstone 5 apps     "Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal"     "Microsoft.ScreenSketch"     "Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay"     "Microsoft.YourPhone"      # non-Microsoft     "2FE3CB00.PicsArt-PhotoStudio"     "46928bounde.EclipseManager"     "4DF9E0F8.Netflix"     "613EBCEA.PolarrPhotoEditorAcademicEdition"     "6Wunderkinder.Wunderlist"     "7EE7776C.LinkedInforWindows"     "89006A2E.AutodeskSketchBook"     "9E2F88E3.Twitter"     "A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms"     "A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires"     "ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491" # side by side one is for the Lawmaking Writer from Actipro Software LLC     "CAF9E577.Plex"       "ClearChannelRadioDigital.iHeartRadio"     "D52A8D61.FarmVille2CountryEscape"     "D5EA27B7.Duolingo-LearnLanguagesforFree"     "DB6EA5DB.CyberLinkMediaSuiteEssentials"     "DolbyLaboratories.DolbyAccess"     "DolbyLaboratories.DolbyAccess"     "Drawboard.DrawboardPDF"     "Facebook.Facebook"     "Fitbit.FitbitCoach"     "Flipboard.Flipboard"     "GAMELOFTSA.Asphalt8Airborne"     "KeeperSecurityInc.Keeper"     "NORDCURRENT.COOKINGFEVER"     "PandoraMediaInc.29680B314EFC2"     "Playtika.CaesarsSlotsFreeCasino"     "ShazamEntertainmentLtd.Shazam"     "SlingTVLLC.SlingTV"     "SpotifyAB.SpotifyMusic"     #"TheNewYorkTimes.NYTCrossword"     "ThumbmunkeysLtd.PhototasticCollage"     "TuneIn.TuneInRadio"     "WinZipComputing.WinZipUniversal"     "XINGAG.XING"     "flaregamesGmbH.RoyalRevolt2"     "king.com.*"     "king.com.BubbleWitch3Saga"     "male monarch.com.CandyCrushSaga"     "king.com.CandyCrushSodaSaga"      # apps which other apps depend on     "Microsoft.Advertisement.Xaml" )  foreach ($app in $apps) {     Write-Output "Trying to remove $app"      # Get the app version     $appVersion = (Go-AppxPackage -Name $app).Version       If ($appVersion){        # If the apps is found, remove it       Get-AppxPackage -Proper name $app -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers     }          # Remove the app from the local Windows Epitome to forbid re-install on new user accounts     Become-AppXProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object DisplayName -EQ $app | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online      # Cleanup Local App Information     $appPath="$Env:LOCALAPPDATA\Packages\$app*"     Remove-Item $appPath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction 0 }

Wrapping Up

Default apps, besides know every bit Bloatware, are annoying. They polute your get-go menu fifty-fifty though you never apply them. With these script yous can easily uninstall all the Microsoft Store Apps.

Reinstalling Microsoft Store or one of the apps is always possible. You tin read more about that in this article.

If y'all have whatever questions just drop a annotate beneath