Windows 10 remove all apps powershell

Windows 11 and Windows 10 with pre-installed apps. Some of these apps are essential for consumers, while some apps are installed from an advertisement perspective. There are multiple reasons why Microsoft adds apps even when you upgrade from one version to another – but it can be removed. So if you have this question, What Windows apps can I uninstall – then, in this guide, we will show you how to remove built-in Microsoft Store apps using a readymade PowerShell Script from TechNet Gallery. While there are several ways you can uninstall apps in Windows 11/10, today, we will take a look at this PowerShell script.

Microsoft sells Windows to Enterprise as well, and there is no place for any pre-installed apps. The company’s policies restrict them, and only the approved apps are allowed to be installed and available.

Both of these instructions work perfectly, but there are some drawbacks. Some of the apps like Cortana, Edge, etc. cannot be removed as they are essential for the complete experience. Also, the first method might leave some broken links on the start menu.

• Remove the apps from the ISO file
• Uninstalling Apps post-Windows installation
• IObit Uninstaller

While the last one is not a script, but you can use it to uninstall the built-in apps.

1] Remove the apps from the ISO file

This solution works on Windows 11/10 machines, where you are going to install it fresh. We will have to remove the apps from the ISO file and install them, so none of them get installed firsthand.

This PowerShell script takes a simple list of Apps and then removes the Apps from the default install.wim. Afterward, the WIM image can be used for distribution with Configuration Manager or similar solutions. When the script starts, WIM-Image is automatically mounted to a temporary directory. Afterward, all preinstalled apps are read out and subsequently uninstalled.

Note: This method is only for power users who understand the level of technicality.

Here is a video followed by instructions:

https://youtu.be/pxectRu8Xgo

Example Commands:

.removeapps.ps1 -pathtowim c:10install.wim

.removeapps.ps1 -pathtowim c:10install.wim -selectapps $true

.removeapps.ps1 -pathtowim c:10install.wim -select $true -index 2

There is one significant drawback, though. Post OS installation, or whenever you add a new user, the start menu will be full of invalid shortcuts with just the name of the removed app in the square. It will look like “P~Microsoft.SkypeApp_kzf8qxf38zg5c!App”. This bug is yet to be answered, but it’s there and is annoying.

You can download the PowerShell script from TechNet Gallery.

2] Uninstalling Apps post-Windows 11/10 installation

If you just thought that uninstall option is good enough, it doesn’t let you easily remove a few of the most important built-in apps.

To get this sorted, we will have to use PowerShell or Windows Terminal with an administrator account. Follow the steps below:

• Use Windows+X and choose the “Windows PowerShell (Admin)” option from the Power User menu.
• After an interactive confirm dialogue, PowerShell will complete permission will load up.
• Next, copy-paste one of the following commands, and hit return.
• Post this, the app will be uninstalled, and it will uninstall for all the users.
• You may have to install the app again from the store.

Uninstall Calculator:

Get-AppxPackage *windowscalculator* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall 3D Builder:

Get-AppxPackage *3dbuilder* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Calendar and Mail:

Get-AppxPackage *windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Alarms and Clock:

Get-AppxPackage *windowsalarms* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Camera:

Get-AppxPackage *windowscamera* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Get Office:

Get-AppxPackage *officehub* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Get Started:

Get-AppxPackage *getstarted* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Get Skype:

Get-AppxPackage *skypeapp* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Groove Music:

Get-AppxPackage *zunemusic* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Maps:

Get-AppxPackage *windowsmaps* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Microsoft Solitaire Collection:

Get-AppxPackage *solitairecollection* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Money:

Get-AppxPackage *bingfinance* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Movies & TV:

Get-AppxPackage *zunevideo* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall News:

Get-AppxPackage *bingnews* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall OneNote:

Get-AppxPackage *onenote* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall People:

Get-AppxPackage *people* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Phone Companion:

Get-AppxPackage *windowsphone* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Photos:

Get-AppxPackage *photos* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Sports:

Get-AppxPackage *bingsports* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Store:

Get-AppxPackage *windowsstore* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Voice Recorder:

Get-AppxPackage *soundrecorder* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Weather:

Get-AppxPackage *bingweather* | Remove-AppxPackage

Uninstall Xbox:

Get-AppxPackage *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage

The good thing is that even if you remove Built-in apps from Windows using PowerShell, they can always be installed back from the store. Unlike Windows 7, Windows 11/10 offers Microsoft Store, which is a central place to install and update all the apps on your PC.

Read: How to open Microsoft Store apps from Command Prompt.

3] IObit Uninstaller

If you need to uninstall programs or apps in bulk, you can use the IObit Uninstaller to remove the regular apps or the apps which you downloaded from the store or came preinstalled. It will also remove any leftovers. Check out our detailed guide on how to use it.

What apps should I remove from my PC?

If you have any app which came preinstalled on the PC when you bought it, you don’t use it can be uninstalled. It includes apps such as PC cleaners, toolbars, extensions, and any program you feel is bloatware and has been installed as part of the OEM deal. You can always reinstall the apps if you think you need them back.

How do I manually uninstall Microsoft Store apps?

Go to Settings > Apps > Apps and features. Here you can see a list of all the apps that are installed on your PC. Locate the one you want to uninstall, click on the three-dot menu, and choose to uninstall it. You can also search for the app using the app search box.

I’m sure there’s a user out there that uses each of Windows 10’s built-in apps, but it’s probably just that –a single person. The OS ships with numerous apps, from Mail to Photos, the outdated Skype, defunct Groove Music, Xbox, and finance management. None of these take up much space on your system, but they do clog up the App list, so we’re going to show you how to uninstall them and remove the Windows 10 bloatware.

How to uninstall Windows 10 apps that have been pre-installed

It’s worth noting, however, that some of these apps are essential for the running of the OS, and there are some Microsoft deems so important that you can’t even delete them via this method. Remove Bing News, for example, and you could break Cortana’s story functionality. Uninstall Photos and you’ll be left without a viewer until you download a third-party one.

You can’t uninstall built-in Windows 10 as like Cortana, Edge, and Windows Feedback. On top of that, the apps you do get rid of are likely to re-appear when you have a Windows 10 feature update.

Thankfully, you can remove bloatware with a PowerShell script we’ve crafted, which can perform (but isn’t limited to) the following tasks:

• Uninstall Skype from Windows 10
• Remove the Windows Store
• Uninstall the Xbox app
• Remove the Mail app
• Remove other UWP bloatware in Windows 10

In the event that you accidentally delete something you need, we’ll also be showing how to restore built-in apps in Windows 10 after an uninstall. And if you want to get rid of all store-apps altogether, we will show you how to wipe them from your disk as well.

Let’s get started.

How to Delete a Specific Built-in Windows 10 App with PowerShell

How to Remove All Built-in Windows 10 Apps at Once with PowerShell

How to Remove All Installed Store Apps with a PowerShell Command

How to Reinstall All Pre-installed Windows 10 Apps

Using Windows10Debloater to Easily Remove All Built-in Windows 10 Apps

Windows 10 includes a series of preinstalled apps that you can’t uninstall by selecting Uninstall options on their Start menu context menus or via Control Panel.

This is a nuisance for users who do not wish to use those apps and want them home from their computers as soon as possible.

Can I uninstall the built-in Windows 10 apps?

Yes, you can actually get rid of preinstalled apps that come with your Windows 10, even though the traditional method does not work.

There is a workaround for this and it involves using Powershell. Read on to find out more.

How can I delete Windows 10 apps for all users?

If you’re looking to remove the default apps from a Windows 10 image, you can quickly do that with PowerShell. It is a built-in command line tool that can modify your PC via commands.

With PowerShell, you can remove built-in UWP apps from all your laptop’s or desktop’s user accounts. You can quickly uninstall one or all the preinstalled apps for all the user accounts on your device through the usage of the remove-appxpackage all users script command.

1. Press the Windows button on your keyboard to open the Windows search box.

2. Type PowerShell in the search box.

3. Right-click on the result and select Run as Administrator from the list of options.

4. PowerShell will now be opened on your device and you can begin typing commands into it.

5. Input the following command and then press Enter to run it: Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName

This command will display a list of all the apps that are installed on your Windows 10 PC. Each of them will have a specific package name in the column on the right, called PackageFullName.

This is an example of a package full name: Microsoft.XboxApp_41.41.18005.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe.

You can copy the package names for all the apps and note them down in a text document of your choosing, such as Notepad.

Note that you can shorten the package full names by including wildcards (**) around them. For example, you can enter *xboxapp* instead of Microsoft.XboxApp_41.41.18005.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe for the Xbox app .

6. Now you can begin uninstalling apps. You can choose to uninstall an app for one or all users on your device.

In order to only remove an app from a single user account, you would type the following command, and then press Enter :Get-AppxPackage PackageFullName | Remove-AppxPackage

7. However, to uninstall the app from all user accounts you need to include -AllUsers in the command. Thus, the command becomes: Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers PackageFullName | Remove-AppxPackage

For example, to uninstall the Xbox app you would enter the following: get-appxpackage -AllUsers *xboxapp* | remove-appxpackage

8. Now, if you want to uninstall all the preinstalled apps for all user accounts, you need to type the following command: Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage

Can I reinstall the preinstalled apps on Windows 10?

You can also reinstall those built-in apps if required. To do so, you need to use PowerShell with admin rights once more.

Once you open PowerShell, type Get-AppxPackage -allusers | foreach {Add-AppxPackage -register "$($_.InstallLocation)appxmanifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode} and press Enter.

To reinstall a single app, enter Add-AppxPackage -register "C:Program FilesWindowsAppsPackageFullNameappxmanifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode in PowerShell instead.

If you need additional info on what to do if the Windows 10 default apps are missing, check out our dedicated article.

So that’s how you can uninstall preinstalled Windows 10 apps you really don’t need for all users. Just make sure the other users don’t need the apps before you uninstall them using the remove-appxpackage all users command.

If you have any other questions or suggestions, feel free to leave them in the comments section below.

Windows 10 includes a number of built-in apps ranging from basic apps like Calculator and Weather to more task-focused apps like Mail and Photos. While these built-in apps are fine for most situations, in a business environment, they may be inappropriate, redundant or unsupported. Very often, these apps are my pose a security risk. That’s why, in this post, you’re going to learn how to remove Windows 10 apps with PowerShell.

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The problem is that Microsoft doesn’t make it easy to uninstall some of these apps. There is no uninstall button when uninstalling using normal methods. The built-in apps must be uninstalled through PowerShell.

Disclaimer: Do not uninstall all the Windows 10 apps. Many of them are needed for the Windows 10 “Experience” and others, like the .NET framework, are needed for other programs. Be picky about which applications to uninstall. You can reinstall all the applications, however, and you will see the PowerShell command to just that at the end of this article

Finding Windows 10 Apps with PowerShell

There are actually two different kinds of applications that we will be working with.

• AppX packages – Applications installed with the operating system
• AppX provisioned packages – Applications installed as part of the user profile first time setup.

The first step is to get an inventory of the apps that are installed. To do that, start PowerShell with elevated privileges and run the command Get-AppxPackage. This will return all of the AppX packages installed on Windows 10.

PS C:> Get-AppxPackage

Name              : Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.1.6
Publisher         : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture      : X64
ResourceId        :
Version           : 1.6.24903.0
PackageFullName   : Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.1.6_1.6.24903.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
InstallLocation   : C:Program FilesWindowsAppsMicrosoft.NET.Native.Framework.1.6_1.6.24903.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsFramework       : True
PackageFamilyName : Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.1.6_8wekyb3d8bbwe
PublisherId       : 8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle          : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind     : Store
Status            : Ok
--snip--

The provisioned packages have a slightly different command and also need the Online parameter. The Online parameter pulls packages from the current online operating system as opposed to an image file located in a local directory. This will present a list of all the details regarding each package.

PS C:> Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online


DisplayName  : Microsoft.3DBuilder
Version      : 16.1.1431.0
Architecture : neutral
ResourceId   : ~
PackageName  : Microsoft.3DBuilder_16.1.1431.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Regions      :

DisplayName  : Microsoft.BingWeather
Version      : 4.31.11905.0
Architecture : neutral
ResourceId   : ~
PackageName  : Microsoft.BingWeather_4.31.11905.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Regions      :
--snip--

Narrowing down the app listings

Both of these commands produce rather verbose listing and all you’re interested in is the Nameof the package for the Appx packages and the DisplayName for the provisioned packages as shown below.

To make things a little easier, pipe the results through Select-Object and select the Name and the DisplayName properties. This will give you a list like the one below. This list is easier to work with.

Get-AppxPackage | Select-Object Name

Now you can see which Windows 10 apps you’d like to remove. At this point, you need to list all of the names of the packages you’d like to remove. One way to do that is to copy and paste the Windows 10 apps you’re interested in in removing and build a list that way. One trick that I use is to save the results to a text file and then open that file in Visual Studio Code. For example:

Get-AppxPackage | Select-object name | Out-File apps.txt | code apps.txt

In your external editor, begin building up an array of apps to remove.

$ProvisionedAppPackageNames = @()

Now that you have the list, you can start building the PowerShell script.

Removing Windows 10 Apps with PowerShell

You should now have an array defined in your editor that contains the names of all the AppX packages you’d like removed. I’ve come up with an example below.

$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"
)

With the array populated with the specific applications to be removed, you can now set up the foreach loop to step through each package to uninstall using the Remove-AppXProvisionedPackage cmdlet and the Remove-AppXPackage cmdlet.

foreach ($ProvisionedAppName in $ProvisionedAppPackageNames) {
    Get-AppxPackage -Name $ProvisionedAppName -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage
    Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object DisplayName -EQ $ProvisionedAppName | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
}

If for any reason you want to reinstall all applications, you can always use the add-AppXPackage cmdlet to register the Windows 10 app again by specifying it’s application manifest XML file as shown below.

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {
    Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml"
}

Summary

Even though Microsoft doesn’t make it easy to uninstall Windows 10 apps, you can see you’ll always have PowerShell to fall back onto!

UPDATE: Tutorial updated to include instructions for removing some new apps such as App Connector, App Installer, Microsoft Wi-Fi, Paint 3D, Sticky Notes, etc.

In previous tutorial, we told you about different ways to uninstall modern apps in Windows 10 operating system:

[Tip] How to Uninstall Modern Apps in Windows 10

The methods given in above mentioned tutorial can’t uninstall all built-in apps. There are many built-in apps such as Photos, Music, OneNote, Xbox, People, Camera, etc which come preinstalled with Windows 10 and you can’t uninstall them.

But there is an advanced method which can be used to get rid of all or specific built-in apps in Windows 10. You can remove any desired bundled app in Windows 10 with the help of this method.

The method we are talking about, includes use of PowerShell program present in Windows 10. You can use some commands in PowerShell to remove all or some modern apps which came bundled with Windows 10.

We have divided this tutorial in following parts for your convenience:

• PART 1: Remove a specific built-in app in Windows 10
• PART 2: Remove all built-in apps in Windows 10
• PART 3: Reinstall/restore all or a specific built-in app in Windows 10

Now lets start the tutorial:

STEP 1:

First of all we need to open PowerShell as Administrator to execute the required commands.

Open Start Menu and type powershell. It’ll automatically start searching for the program and will show PowerShell in search results. Now press Ctrl+Shift+Enter keys together to launch PowerShell as Administrator. Alternatively, you can right-click on PowerShell and select “Run as Administrator” option.

PS: If you have replaced Command Prompt with PowerShell in WIN+X menu, you can directly launch it from there. [See this]

STEP 2:

Now you’ll need to execute commands in PowerShell as mentioned in following steps:

PART 1: Remove a Specific Built-in App in Windows 10

You can take help of Get-AppxPackage and Remove-AppxPackage commands to uninstall/remove built-in apps in Windows 10.

Get-AppxPackage command can be used to get a list of all installed modern apps in your computer. Remove-AppxPackage command is used to remove an app from Windows 10 computer.

If you want to remove an app, these commands will require an essential information about that app i.e. PackageFullName (the full package name of the modern app).

So first we’ll need to get the PackageFullName of our desired modern app which we want to remove from our computer.

1. Just run following command in PowerShell to get a list of all installed apps:

Get-AppxPackage

This command will output a long list of all installed apps containing lots of information about each app. But we only need the PackageFullName information of our desired app, so run following filtered command:

Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName

This command will show only the name of the app and its PackageFullName information. Now the output will be easy to read and understand.

2. Now select the PackageFullName information of your desired app and press Enter key to copy it to clipboard.

3. Now to remove the app from your computer, you’ll need to run following command:

Get-AppxPackage PackageFullName | Remove-AppxPackage

In above mentioned command, replace PackageFullName with the copied information from step 2. You can also take help of wildcards (such as *) to make the PackageFullName parameter easy to type.

For example, if you want to remove 3DBuilder app, the command to remove it will be as following:

It’ll take a few moments in uninstalling the app. If you see any error after completion of the command, ignore it. You may need to restart the computer.

NOTE:

The above mentioned command “Get-AppxPackage PackageFullName | Remove-AppxPackage” uninstalls the app from your current user account only. If you want to uninstall the app from all user accounts, you can use following command format:

Get-AppxPackage -allusers PackageFullName | Remove-AppxPackage

And if you want to remove the app from any particular user account, use following command:

Get-AppxPackage -user username PackageFullName | Remove-AppxPackage

Replace username term in above mentioned command with the correct user account name.

PS:

For your convenience, we are providing ready-made commands to remove built-in apps in Windows 10. Just copy the desired command and paste it in PowerShell window using Ctrl+V hotkey and press Enter:

As you may have noticed, in Windows 10 you can uninstall Windows Store as well, so be very careful while uninstalling Windows Store app. We advise you to not remove Windows Store app to stay on safe side.

PS: If you want to remove Mixed Reality Portal, Windows Defender Security Center, Cortana Search, Microsoft Edge, Contact Support and Windows Feedback apps, following tutorials will help you:

[Tip] Disable or Remove “Mixed Reality Portal” App in Windows 10

[Tip] Disable or Remove “Windows Defender Security Center” App in Windows 10

[Windows 10 Tip] Remove Cortana, Microsoft Edge, Contact Support and Feedback Apps

If you want, you can uninstall all built-in modern apps in a single step using following command:

Get-AppxPackage | Remove-AppxPackage

The above mentioned command will uninstall the apps from your current user account only.

Command to uninstall all built-in apps for all user accounts:

Get-AppxPackage -allusers | Remove-AppxPackage

Command to uninstall all built-in apps for a particular user account:

Get-AppxPackage -user username | Remove-AppxPackage

NOTE: If you want to remove all apps but want to keep a few apps such as Windows Store, etc, you can use following command:

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.name –notlike “*store*”} | Remove-AppxPackage

If you want to keep more than one apps, you can use following syntax:

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.name –notlike “*store*”} | where-object {$_.name –notlike “*communicationsapps*”} | where-object {$_.name –notlike “*people*”} | Remove-AppxPackage

So you just need to use where-object {$_.name –notlike “*package_name*”} parameter in the command to keep a particular app.

Also Check:

[Fix] Start Menu and Taskbar Icons Not Working in Windows 10 After Removing All Apps

PART 3: Reinstall/Restore All or a Specific Built-in App in Windows 10

If you decide to reinstall some or all built-in apps in future, you can do this by following the methods given in following tutorial:

[Guide] How to Reinstall All Default Built-in Apps in Windows 10

BONUS TIP:

You can access all built-in modern apps as well as all installed Desktop programs in one single place in Windows 10 using a very simple command shell:appsfolder as mentioned in Point 6 of following exclusive article:

Hidden Secret Features and Useful Hotkeys in Windows 8 and Later

Also Check:

Easy Way to Uninstall Built-in Apps in Windows 10

On Windows 10, you can use the Settings app to quickly uninstall those modern apps you acquired from the Microsoft Store as well as classic desktop applications. The only caveat is that the operating system also include inbox apps (such as Xbox, Camera, Maps, etc.) that you can’t remove because they’re part of the experience. 

However, if you rarely use the inbox apps, you’re trying to free up some additional space, or you want to remove an app to reinstall it again to fix a particular problem, it’s possible to uninstall inbox modern apps using PowerShell commands.

In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to uninstall inbox apps on Windows 10, and any other app that you acquired from the Microsoft Store using PowerShell commands.

• Uninstall Windows 10 apps using PowerShell
• Uninstall Windows 10 built-in apps using PowerShell

To uninstall apps using PowerShell commands on Windows 10, use these steps:

1. Open Start.

2. Search for PowerShell, right-click the result, and click the Run as administrator option.

3. Type the following command to view all the apps installed in your device and press Enter:

   Get-AppxPackage

   If you want to see all the Windows apps installed in the computer type the following command and press Enter:

   Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers

   In the output, you’ll see a long list of apps, which can be overwhelming, but you need to do this to know the name of the apps you want to uninstall. For example, if you want to uninstall the Camera app, in the listing you’ll notice that the system name is “Microsoft.WindowsCamera”.

4. Type the following command to uninstall an app and press Enter:

   Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsCamera | Remove-AppxPackage

   

   In the command make sure to change the app system name for the name of the app that you want to remove. Although, the Camera app was easy to spot, you always want to know how to get the exact app name, because not every app has a very descriptive name. For example, Groove Music system name is “Microsoft.ZuneMusic” and Movie & TV’s system name is “Microsoft.ZuneVideo”.

Once you complete the steps, the app will no longer be available on your device, but you can always reinstall it using the Microsoft Store.

Uninstall Windows 10 built-in apps using PowerShell

The commands mentioned above will remove the Camera app from Windows 10, but you can use the same steps to uninstall any Microsoft Store app.

You can refer to the examples below to remove inbox apps from your device, just replace SampleAppName with the name of the app that you want to uninstall.

Get-AppxPackage SampleAppName | Remove-AppxPackage

Example: This command removes the Cortana app on Windows 10.

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 | Remove-AppxPackage

Here are some of the built-in Windows app you can uninstall using PowerShell: 

• Cortana: Microsoft.549981C3F5F10
• Microsoft Edge: Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge
• Alarms & Clock: Microsoft.WindowsAlarms
• Calculator: Microsoft.WindowsCalculator
• Groove Music: Microsoft.ZuneMusic
• Get Started: Microsoft.Getstarted
• Mail and Calendar: Microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps
• Maps: Microsoft.WindowsMaps
• Movies & TV: Microsoft.ZuneVideo
• OneNote: Microsoft.Office.OneNote
• People: Microsoft.People
• Photos: Microsoft.Windows.Photos
• Paint 3D: Microsoft.MSPaint
• Store: Microsoft.WindowsStore
• Voice Recorder: Microsoft.SoundRecorder
• Weather: Microsoft.BingWeather
• Xbox: Microsoft.XboxApp

Some built-in apps are really integrated into the operating system, as such you won’t be able to remove them. In fact, you will get a message that reads “This app is part of Windows and cannot be uninstalled on a per-user basis”. Of course, you could find ways to remove them, but they will probably cause more harm than good.

If you don’t feel comfortable using PowerShell and removing these apps, you can always create a full backup of your system before modifying the operating system. In case you need to reinstall some of the specific apps, you can always install them back from the Microsoft Store.

The process we are seeing in this guide will help you to remove most of the new universal apps, Microsoft is bundling Windows 10, in the case you don’t want them on your device. However, you can also use these instructions for those times where you have apps, such as the Store, Mail and Calendar, and other apps have syncing issues, they don’t open, or simply misbehaving, and uninstalling and reinstalling may just fix the problem.

Update July 6, 2020: This guide was originally published in October 2015, and it’s been updated to make sure is current with the latest version of Windows 10.