Apologies if this is the wrong area to post this question.
Here is the two .bat app removers that I use. One is for the apps on my account and one is for the apps on all accounts.
apps.batapp packages.bat
I just reinstalled Windows 10 Pro 64-bit and I guess with this new version, there is quite a few more bloatware apps.
How can I go about editing my .bat files to include everything that is shown there?
Uninstall Apps in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials
gives powershell commands.
Doesn't give you a direct customised answer, sorry.
Removing unnecessary apps might seem a great idea. In practice it
- doesn't save significant space
- doesn't significantly reduce network overhead (updates, background activity)
You can disable updates & background activity per app in Settings
However, you may still feel it necessary in your scenario.
You could just do it once, manually. I believe- but have no personal evidence- that whereas with earlier builds removed apps would be reinstated when upgrading, Windows now respects their removal. Others will know more from their experience.
You can't remove Edge as far as I know- it would be difficult and risky.
I am just OCD about this kind of thing. And I realize it doesn't have me almost anything but still...
While it would be nice to have an OS without Cortana or Edge, I am not trying to remove that in this process.
It might be easier to remove them all except the store (as in the tutorial above)
Then add back the ones you want - Calculator, OneNote, whatever. Then next upgrade just repeat the process to get rid of the new ones. Deleted apps aren't re-added by upgrade but new ones always are pushed.Code:Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –notlike “*store*”} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | where-object {$_.name –notlike “*store*”} | Remove-AppxPackage
Alternatively you can add the new ones to your batch files but this makes for a never ending job as more are added each release. You can check this project on GitHub - it is still being maintained it seems.
Debloat-Windows-10/remove-default-apps.ps1 at master · W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10 · GitHub
I do remove them - together the WindowsApps and InfusedApps directories take 2.5GB. Whether that is a lot really depends on your system. For me it is important. Some of them (Skype for example) use a lot of resources on boot whether you have ever used them or not.
I did keep a list but haven't updated it for a couple of releases - I just remove them all now.
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