How To Uninstall Microsoft Store Apps
How To Uninstall Microsoft Store Apps
or individually)
By Bashkarla / How To
Windows 10 comes with a lot of bloatware. To clean it up, follow these steps to uninstall Microsoft store apps
in Windows 10.
Windows 10 auto-installs a wide range of apps like 3D Builder, Get Office, Skype, News, Weather, etc. Though
some built-in apps like Photos, Movies & TV, Camera, OneNote, etc., are useful and helpful, other apps are
unnecessary. Take the 3D Builder app for example, unless you are building 3D models this app is pretty useless.
The good thing is, you can easily uninstall most pre-installed Microsoft store apps. In fact, you can even use the
PowerShell command to force uninstall store apps.
In this quick and simple guide, let me show you the way to uninstall the Microsoft store apps in Windows 10
either one app at a time or all at once.
Before proceeding, create a restore point so that you can go back to a know good state when needed.
As soon as you click the uninstall button, Windows 10 will uninstall that store app immediately. You will not
see any confirmation message but you can rest assured that the app is uninstalled.
Open the PowerShell as an admin and execute the command relevant to the store app you want to uninstall.
5. Uninstall the Alarm and Clock app (removing this app won’t affect your taskbar or Windows clock).
17. Uninstall Microsoft Store (only do this if you know what you are doing). Instructions to Reinstall Microsoft
store app.
Get-AppxPackage *windowsstore* | Remove-AppxPackage
20. Uninstall the Get Help app (this app is used to get direct support from Microsoft).
Command explanation
The command itself is pretty simple. First, we get the app package details with the Get-AppxPackage cmdlet.
Then, we use those package details to uninstall the store app with the Remove-AppxPackage cmdlet.
Step 1: Open the PowerShell app as admin. To do that, search for “PowerShell” in the Start menu, right-click
on the search result, and select the “Run as administrator” option.
Step 2: Execute the below command in the PowerShell window. To do that, copy the command, right-click
inside the PowerShell window, and press Enter.
As soon as you execute the command, Windows will scan the system and uninstalls all Microsoft store apps. Of
course, some system apps like Cortana, Microsoft Store, etc., and user-installed store apps will not be
uninstalled with this command.
One thing to keep in mind while using this command is that it will uninstall the store apps for all users.
Prevent Windows From Installing Microsoft Store Apps for New Users
Even after you uninstall the built-in apps for all users, Windows will automatically install them for any new
user you add to the system. If you don’t want that to happen, execute the below command. This will prevent
Windows from installing the store apps for new users.
The command will scan the system and reinstalls removed or uninstalled Microsoft store apps for all users.
Depending on the number of apps that need to be installed, it can take a few minutes to complete. Also, make
sure that you have an active internet connection.
Windows 10 may reinstall uninstalled store apps, here’s why
When you upgrade Windows 10 to a new version, it might automatically install the uninstalled store apps. So,
bookmark this post. That way, you can uninstall them as and when needed. I will also update the article with
instructions for any other uninstallable Microsoft store apps when they come.
Hope that helps. If you are stuck or need some help, comment below and I will try to help as much as possible.