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Windows 10 annoying embedded "apps" killer
#installed packages
Get-AppXPackage | Select Name
#automatically downloaded apps when clicked:
Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -Online | Select DisplayName
#Remove Package:
Get-AppXPackage Microsoft.Office.OneNote | remove-appxpackage
#Remove Provisioned Package:
Remove-AppXProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName (Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -Online | ? { $_.DisplayName -like "Microsoft.Office.OneNote" }).PackageName
#For system packages that "can't be removed" :
$ProvisionedAppPackageNames = @(
"Microsoft.BingFinance"
"Microsoft.BingNews"
"Microsoft.BingSports"
"Microsoft.BingWeather"
"Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub"
"Microsoft.Getstarted"
"microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps" #Mail, Calendar
"Microsoft.Office.OneNote"
"Microsoft.People"
"Microsoft.SkypeApp"
"Microsoft.XboxApp"
"Microsoft.ZuneMusic"
"Microsoft.ZuneVideo"
)
foreach ($ProvisionedAppName in $ProvisionedAppPackageNames) {
Get-AppxPackage -Name $ProvisionedAppName -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -Online | where DisplayName -EQ $ProvisionedAppName | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
}
$RootPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages\"
$SystemAppNames = @( "Windows-ContactSupport" )
foreach ($SystemAppName in $SystemAppNames) {
$RegistryKeyApps = (ls "HKLM:\$RootPath" | where Name -Like "*$SystemAppName*")
foreach($RegistryKeyApp in $RegistryKeyApps)
{
$RegistryKey = $RegistryKeyApp.Name.Substring(19) #Remove HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE from string
Write-Host $RegistryKey
$key = [Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::LocalMachine.OpenSubKey($RegistryKey,[Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKeyPermissionCheck]::ReadWriteSubTree,[System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryRights]::ChangePermissions)
$acl = $key.GetAccessControl()
$rule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryAccessRule ("${[system.environment]::MachineName}\Administrator","FullControl","Allow")
$acl.SetAccessRule($rule)
$key.SetAccessControl($acl)
$subkey = [Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("$RegistryKey\Owners",[Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKeyPermissionCheck]::ReadWriteSubTree,[System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryRights]::ChangePermissions)
$subacl = $subkey.GetAccessControl()
$subacl.SetAccessRule($rule)
$subkey.SetAccessControl($subacl)
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\$RegistryKey" -Name Visibility -Value 1
New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\$RegistryKey" -Name DefVis -PropertyType DWord -Value 2
Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\$RegistryKey\Owners"
$AppName = $RegistryKey.Split('\')[-1]
DISM /Online /Remove-Package /PackageName:$AppName
}
#Remember to remove it from the currently logged in user (and rename "Windows-ContactSupport" to "Windows.ContactSupport")
Get-AppxPackage -Name $SystemAppName.Replace("-",".") -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage
}
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