Uninstall Apps in Windows 10  

Brink said:

It's normal to get the error in red below from you excerpts above for some apps. It just means that there was an error trying to uninstall that specific app since Windows will not let it be uninstalled.

This app is part of Windows and cannot be uninstalled on a per-user basis.

Thanks for the quick response.
Is it normal for ALL of the AppxPackages listed in RED below?

As Administrator in PowerShell

Code:

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-AppxPackage | Select Name

Name
----
Microsoft.BioEnrollment
Microsoft.AAD.BrokerPlugin
Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost
Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost
windows.immersivecontrolpanel
Microsoft.Windows.Cortana
Microsoft.AccountsControl
Microsoft.LockApp
Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge
Microsoft.Windows.AssignedAccessLockApp
Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager
Microsoft.Windows.FeatureOnDemand.InsiderHub
Microsoft.Windows.ParentalControls
Microsoft.Windows.SecondaryTileExperience
Microsoft.WindowsFeedback
Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI
Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider
Windows.ContactSupport
Windows.MiracastView
Windows.PrintDialog
Windows.PurchaseDialog
windows.devicesflow

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-AppxPackage -All Users | Select Name

Name
----
Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.1.1
Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost
Microsoft.BioEnrollment
Microsoft.AAD.BrokerPlugin
Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost
windows.immersivecontrolpanel
Microsoft.Windows.Cortana
Microsoft.AccountsControl
Microsoft.LockApp
Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge
Microsoft.Windows.AssignedAccessLockApp
Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager
Microsoft.Windows.FeatureOnDemand.InsiderHub
Microsoft.Windows.ParentalControls
Microsoft.Windows.SecondaryTileExperience
Microsoft.WindowsFeedback
Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI
Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider
Windows.ContactSupport
Windows.MiracastView
Windows.PurchaseDialog
Windows.PrintDialog
windows.devicesflow
Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.1
Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00
Microsoft.WindowsStore

As a user in an elevated powershell

Code:

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-AppxPackage | Select Name

Name
----
Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.1.1
Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00
Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.1
Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00
Microsoft.BioEnrollment
Microsoft.AAD.BrokerPlugin
Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost
Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost
windows.immersivecontrolpanel
Microsoft.Windows.Cortana
Microsoft.AccountsControl
Microsoft.LockApp
Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge
Microsoft.Windows.AssignedAccessLockApp
Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager
Microsoft.Windows.FeatureOnDemand.InsiderHub
Microsoft.Windows.ParentalControls
Microsoft.Windows.SecondaryTileExperience
Microsoft.WindowsFeedback
Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI
Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider
Windows.ContactSupport
Windows.MiracastView
Windows.PurchaseDialog
Windows.PrintDialog
windows.devicesflow
Microsoft.WindowsStore


PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select Name

Name
----
Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.1.1
Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost
Microsoft.BioEnrollment
Microsoft.AAD.BrokerPlugin
Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost
windows.immersivecontrolpanel
Microsoft.Windows.Cortana
Microsoft.AccountsControl
Microsoft.LockApp
Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge
Microsoft.Windows.AssignedAccessLockApp
Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager
Microsoft.Windows.FeatureOnDemand.InsiderHub
Microsoft.Windows.ParentalControls
Microsoft.Windows.SecondaryTileExperience
Microsoft.WindowsFeedback
Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI
Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider
Windows.ContactSupport
Windows.MiracastView
Windows.PurchaseDialog
Windows.PrintDialog
windows.devicesflow
Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.1
Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00
Microsoft.WindowsStore

Brink said:

Yes for those.

Again, thanks for the quick response.
I'll work on a way to exclude those programmatically...

I have a couple more questions (if it's not stretching the relationship):

• I'm guessing the unremovable options change dependent on Windows version?

mine is 1511 (OS Build 10856.104) 64 bit

• Do you know if PowerShell supports the standard cmd options like FOR, IF etc. ?

Something like:

for $pName not in (keeplist.txt) do Remove-AppxPackage $pname

Brink said:

Q2) I'm afraid I don't know on that one.

I'll check it out and get back to you with my results (hopefully a batch file or script that will do the trick)

Edit: This looks like a good start http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/po...oop,2-845.html

Yes - similar results . It looks like an app can only be uninstalled ( perhaps also for other accounts ) if it is installed in the account one is working from.

If you deleted apps for all users and then made a new user without removing the apps from provisioning apps will repopulate.
Since they don't exist any more under your, admin account, you can't remove them.
What I ended up doing is temporary promoting the new user to admin, running the command to remove apps from all users under that new user's account, then demoting it back to normal user. Then remove the apps from provisioning.

Wasted to much time to do this right.
Hope this helps someone.