If you need additional info on what to do if the Windows 10 default apps are missing, check out shit article.

If you’re looking to remove the default apps from a Windows 10 image, you can quickly do that with PowerShell. Follow these quick steps and you’ll be done in no time.

So that’s how you can uninstall preinstalled Windows 10 apps you really don’t need for all users. Just make sure the other users don’t need the apps before you uninstall them!

If you have any other questions or suggestions, feel free to leave them in the comments section below.

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How to Uninstall the Default / Inbuilt Apps in Windows 10

Some apps can be easily uninstalled through the normal way using the windows control panel . Simply right click on the app and then uninstall them. On touch sensitive screens you need to long press on the app icon and the same menu will appear, where you need to tap uninstall. This trick helps to uninstall these apps – Get Started, Get Office, Get Skype, Money, Phone Companion, Solitaire, News, Sports, Bloatware apps that come with every device by the manufacturer.

But some inbuilt apps are not easy to uninstall. In this case method is useful to remove / uninstall / reinstall an inbuilt or default apps / software of Windows 10.

Remove Windows 10 Built in Apps using PowerShell

Windows PowerShell lets you uninstall many other apps with the exception of Microsoft Edge. Open the start menu, Search PowerShell and then run this program as an administrator. Just right click on the program and select the option.

You can also press Ctrl+shift+enter to run it as an administrator. PowerShell responds to specific commands for particular apps. You can utilize the Get-AppxPackage or Remove-AppxPackage commands to remove the built-in apps from Windows 10. If you want to delete an app, then in addition to these commands you will also need to provide info such as PackageFullName (the full package name of the relevant app).

Run the following command to get a list of all installed apps in Windows 10

This command will display all the installed apps with all their specific details and their full names which we require to uninstall them. We need the PackageFullName of the relevant apps so we run the following command to find out their names:

Get-AppxPackage | Select Name , PackageFullName

This command will show the name of the app and the PackageFullName and omit the undesired information.

To remove all inbuilt / default app from all user accounts in win 10

To remove all modern apps from system account

Use the following commands to remove a specific app:

Uninstall Skype app

Uninstall Sway

Uninstall Phone:

Uninstall Phone Companion:

Uninstall Phone and Phone Companion apps together:

Uninstall Calendar and Mail apps together:

Uninstall People:

Uninstall Groove Music:

Uninstall Movies & TV:

Uninstall Groove Music and Movies & TV apps together:

Uninstall Money:

Uninstall News:

Uninstall Sports:

Uninstall Weather:

Uninstall Money, News, Sports and Weather apps together:

Uninstall OneNote:

Uninstall Alarms & Clock:

Uninstall Calculator:

Uninstall Camera:

Uninstall Photos:

Uninstall Maps:

Uninstall Voice Recorder:

Uninstall Xbox:

Uninstall Microsoft Solitaire Collection:

Uninstall Get Office:

Uninstall Get Skype:

Uninstall Get Started:

Uninstall 3D Builder:

Uninstall Microsoft Store (Windows apps store):

Disable Microsoft Windows Defender

Enable Microsoft Windows Defender

This is an easy method for removing undesired apps from your Windows 10. However, there is no real use for uninstalling these, except to reduce the number of apps from your start menu. This is because the space freed from uninstalling these apps is not very significant.

FAQ:

Q: Why we need to uninstall the pre-installed / inbuilt apps / software in Windows 10?

A: Some times we require to uninstall default or inbuilt apps of Windows 10 to troubleshoot them. Removing and then reinstalling some times fixed the issue quickly. Windows 10 comes with a variety of apps that may be useless for some people and can irritate many users. These apps occupy little space, thus deleting them is just as useless as keeping them on the computer. It is best to ignore them if you don’t want to use them. However, if you want to delete these apps, then you need to follow some steps.

Q: How to remove apps using the control panel?

A: You can follow the tutorial here Uninstall apps / software from Windows 10. It will help you to uninstall apps from Windows 10 using the control panel.

How to Uninstall Pre-Installed Apps in Windows 10 Using Powershell

Windows 10 comes pre-installed with a number of apps, including but not limited to Maps, People, Xbox, Photos, and Groove music. For these pre-installed apps, Windows 10 doesn’t provide any point-and-click way to uninstall them. But you can easily uninstall all those apps using a simple Powershell command. So, if you ever want to, here is how you can uninstall the Windows 10 modern apps either individually or as a whole.

Note:

1. Before doing anything, consider creating a manual Restore Point (Control Panel -> Recovery -> Configure System Restore -> System Protection tab -> Create) so that you can roll back if anything bad happens.
2. Although you can remove almost all of the preinstalled apps, some mandatory apps like Cortana, Edge browser, Camera, Photos, Contact support, Feedback, etc. cannot be removed.

The Simple Method

Before moving onto the Powershell, it’s worth remembering that a lot of Windows 10 apps can be removed the same way you’d remove any other app. As a general rule, any third-party apps – like Facebook and Twitter – can be removed normally, as can any games Microsoft foists on you (such as Minecraft and that incessant Candy Crush Saga).

So, to see if you can uninstall the apps you want the regular way, just right-click the Start button, then click “Apps and Features”, scroll down in the list to find the app you want to remove, click it then click “Uninstall” (if this options is greyed out, then read on for how to remove apps using Powershell).

Uninstall Individual Apps in Windows 10 Using Powershell

Using Powershell, you can easily uninstall individual apps in Windows 10.

To start, search for PowerShell in your Start menu, right-click on it and select the option “Run as Administrator.” Alternatively, open the Command Prompt as administrator (press Win + X and then press A ), type start powershell and press the Enter button.

Once you are in the Powershell, use the below command to get a list of all the installed apps of the current user in your Windows 10 system.

If you want to get a list of all the apps of all the users, then use the below command.

In my case, I’m using the current user command so that I don’t mess up the other user account. As you can see, Powershell nicely lists all your apps with its short name and the full package name.

Now, find the app you want to uninstall from the displayed list and jot down the name of the app from “PackageFullName.”

In my case, I want to uninstall the Xbox app, so the name of the app would be “Xboxapp.” Since we can use wildcards (*) before and after the app name in the Powershell, you don’t need the full package name as long as part of the app name is correct.

Once you have the app name, paste the below command and press the Enter button to uninstall the app.

Of course, modify the above command according to what app you want to remove. All you have to do is swap the app name between the wildcards (*) or just enter the full package name.

Uninstall All Pre-Installed Apps in Windows 10 Using Powershell

Besides the individual apps, if you just want to get rid of all the pre-installed apps, then you can do that as well. Just open the Powershell as administrator, paste the below command in it and press the Enter button.

The above action will initialize the uninstallation of all the pre-installed apps for all the users. The Powershell window may display a bunch of errors with bright red text all over the screen. Just don’t freak out, as it is displaying errors regarding the apps it cannot uninstall.

Once uninstalled, your Start menu will look more cleaner then ever.

Futureproofing

That being said, even though you’ve uninstalled all the apps for all the users, every time you create a new user, the default apps will be reinstalled for that new user. You can stop this default behaviour of Windows by executing the below command in the Powershell.

It is that simple to remove pre-installed apps in Windows 10.

Do comment below sharing your thoughts and experiences about using the above method to uninstall pre-installed modern apps in Windows 10.

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