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How to remove Windows 10 Apps (eg. "Photos")

How to remove Windows 10 Apps (eg. "Photos")

Open PowerShell (right click > run as Administrator), and enter Get-AppxPackage *photo* | Remove-AppxPackage For other apps just replace "photo" with something else.

If you want to look at the list of installed applications just use Get-AppxPackage, if you want to copy said list into a program better suited for working with text (eg. has search), just type Get-AppxPackage | clip to put the list onto your clipboard.

OneDrive

OneDrive is not a "Windows 10 App", follow instructions here to disable OneDrive: http://www.windowscentral.com/how-disable-or-uninstall-onedrive-windows-10

Batch uninstall:

get-appxpackage *3dbuilder* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *alarms* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *appconnector* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *appinstaller* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *communicationsapps* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *camera* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *feedback* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *officehub* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *getstarted* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *skypeapp* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *zunemusic* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *zune* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *maps* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *messaging* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *solitaire* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *wallet* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *connectivitystore* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *bingfinance* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *bing* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *zunevideo* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *bingnews* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *onenote* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *oneconnect* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *mspaint* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *people* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *commsphone* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *windowsphone* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *phone* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *photos* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *bingsports* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *sticky* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *sway* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *3d* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *soundrecorder* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *bingweather* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *holographic* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *xbox* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *king* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *Minecraft* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *MarchofEmpires* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *Sketchbook* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *Twitter* | remove-appxpackage
get-appxpackage *Keeper* | remove-appxpackage

Batch disable re-installation

$Applist = Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -online

$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*3DBuilder*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*Appconnector*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*BingFinance*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*BingNews*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*BingSports*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*BingWeather*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*CommsPhone*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*ConnectivityStore*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*Getstarted*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*Messaging*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*MicrosoftOfficeHub*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*MicrosoftSolitaireCollection*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*OneNote*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*Sway*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*People*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*SkypeApp*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*WindowsAlarms*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*WindowsCamera*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*windowscommunicationsapps*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*WindowsMaps*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*WindowsPhone*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*WindowsSoundRecorder*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*WindowsStore*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*XboxApp*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*ZuneMusic*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*ZuneVideo*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*xbox*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*contact support*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*Photos*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*king*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*Minecraft*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*MarchofEmpires*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online 
$Applist | WHere-Object {$_.packagename -like "*Sketchbook*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online 
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