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Uninstalling Apps using PowerShell is made possible for universal Apps. Windows comes with all sorts of Apps installed. Some of these apps cannot be uninstall using the normal means. If you want a simple way to Uninstall all these programs, well using PowerShell will be the quickest method.

Opening PowerShell:

  1. Select the Start button, then type Windows PowerShell
  2. Right-click on PowerShell, and then click Run as administrator option.
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1. Uninstalling all modern Apps.

!!CAREFULL THIS WILL DLETE ALL APPS!!

Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -online | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
Uninstalling All Apps using PowerShell
Delete-all-apps

If you deleted all the apps, you could get them back.

2. Restore all windows Apps

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | For each app: Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml

3. Uninstalling individual apps

Uninstalling Apps using PowerShell for individual apps.

Installed Xbox Game Bar – Before
Uninstalling Xbox Game Bar
Uninstalled Xbox Game Bar – After
# Uninstall Cortana
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.549981C3F5F10* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall Weather
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.BingWeather* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall AppInstaller
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall GetHelp
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.GetHelp* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall Getstarted
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Getstarted* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall HEIFImageExtension
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall Microsoft3DViewer
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall 
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MSPaint* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Office.OneNote* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.People* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Print3D* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.ScreenSketch* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.SkypeApp* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Wallet* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WebpImageExtension* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Windows.Photos* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsAlarms* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsCalculator* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsCamera* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsMaps* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.WindowsStore* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.XboxApp* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.YourPhone* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.ZuneMusic* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Uninstall
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.ZuneVideo* | Remove-AppxPackage

4. Uninstalling apps for New Users

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 user. You can prevent this default action by executing the following command in the Powershell.

Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -online | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage –online

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