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Windows/powershell/Remove-BuiltInApps.ps1

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Remove selected built-in Windows apps for current user, all existing users, and prevent them for new users.
.DESCRIPTION
Removes the following apps:
- Windows Web Experience Pack
- Xbox
- Outlook for Windows
- Feedback Hub
- Xbox TCUI
- Xbox Identity Provider
- Power Automate
- Sticky Notes
- Weather
- Microsoft Teams
- OneDrive
The script removes:
- Provisioned packages (prevents reinstallation for new users)
- Packages for all existing users
- Packages for the current user
.NOTES
Must be run as Administrator
#>
# Check for Admin
If (-NOT ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator"))
{
Write-Error "This script must be run as Administrator."
exit 1
}
# List of apps to remove
$AppsToRemove = @(
@{Name="Windows Web Experience Pack"; Package="Microsoft.Windows.WebExperience"},
@{Name="Xbox"; Package="Microsoft.XboxApp"},
@{Name="Outlook for Windows"; Package="Microsoft.OutlookApp"},
@{Name="Feedback Hub"; Package="Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub"},
@{Name="Xbox TCUI"; Package="Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI"},
@{Name="Xbox Identity Provider"; Package="Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider"},
@{Name="Power Automate"; Package="Microsoft.PowerAutomateDesktop"},
@{Name="Sticky Notes"; Package="Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes"},
@{Name="Weather"; Package="Microsoft.BingWeather"},
@{Name="Microsoft Teams"; Package="Microsoft.Teams"},
@{Name="OneDrive"; Package="Microsoft.OneDrive"}
)
# Remove provisioned packages (prevents reinstallation for new users)
Write-Host "Removing provisioned packages for new users..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
foreach ($App in $AppsToRemove) {
try {
$ProvPkg = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object DisplayName -eq $App.Package
if ($ProvPkg) {
$ProvPkg | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -ErrorAction Stop
Write-Host ("Provisioned package removed: {0}" -f $App.Name) -ForegroundColor Green
} else {
Write-Host ("No provisioned package found for {0}" -f $App.Name) -ForegroundColor Yellow
}
} catch {
Write-Warning ("Failed to remove provisioned package for {0}: {1}" -f $App.Name, ${_})
}
}
# Get all user profiles except system profiles
$UserProfiles = Get-ChildItem C:\Users | Where-Object { $_.Name -notin @("Public","Default","Default User","All Users") }
# Remove apps for all existing users
Write-Host "`nRemoving apps for all existing users..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
foreach ($UserProfile in $UserProfiles) {
$Username = $UserProfile.Name
Write-Host "`nProcessing user: $Username" -ForegroundColor Cyan
foreach ($App in $AppsToRemove) {
try {
$Pkg = Get-AppxPackage -User $Username -Name $App.Package
if ($Pkg) {
$Pkg | Remove-AppxPackage -User $Username -ErrorAction Stop
Write-Host ("Removed {0} from {1}" -f $App.Name, $Username) -ForegroundColor Green
} else {
Write-Host ("{0} not installed for {1}" -f $App.Name, $Username) -ForegroundColor Yellow
}
} catch {
Write-Warning ("Failed to remove {0} for {1}: {2}" -f $App.Name, $Username, ${_})
}
}
}
# Remove apps for current user
Write-Host "`nRemoving apps for current user..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
foreach ($App in $AppsToRemove) {
try {
$UserPkg = Get-AppxPackage -Name $App.Package
if ($UserPkg) {
$UserPkg | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction Stop
Write-Host ("Removed {0} from current user" -f $App.Name) -ForegroundColor Green
} else {
Write-Host ("{0} is not installed for current user" -f $App.Name) -ForegroundColor Yellow
}
} catch {
Write-Warning ("Failed to remove {0} for current user: {1}" -f $App.Name, ${_})
}
}
Write-Host "`nAll tasks completed for all users and provisioned packages." -ForegroundColor Cyan