Removing built-in Apps from Windows 10 using Powershell

Thank you!
I have been searching high and low for instructions on how to remove the provisioning packages from Windows 10 that will work within Audit Mode and survive Sysprep.
Again, Thank you!

Hi, If I run this script in Audit mode will the changes I make remain there? Will the apps stay deleted after following these instructions? http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3020-windows-10-image-customize-audit-mode-sysprep.html. ?

Wow, thanks you, I will give this a try right away!

Any idea how to pin apps to taskbar? Prio to the November update it was possible to use the old PinnedAccplications.psm1 for Win8, but it just throws me “unknown verb” now.

/Simon

This script assumes that (Get-AppxPackage $App).PackageFullName will return only one version string. Here’s an example of it returning multiples:
PS C:\> echo (get-appxPackage “microsoft.getstarted”).packagefullname
Microsoft.Getstarted_2.6.16.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.Getstarted_3.5.11.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe

I’ve seen this happen with GetStarted, XboxApp, and ZuneMusic.

When there’s more than one, it fails like so:
Removing Package: Microsoft.ZuneMusic
Remove-AppxPackage : Cannot convert ‘System.String[]’ to the type ‘System.String’ required by parameter
‘Package’. Specified method is not supported.

I’ve updated the script to handle this:
ForEach ($App in $AppsList) {
$PackageFullName = (Get-AppxPackage $App).PackageFullName
$ProPackageFullName = (Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -online | where {$_.Displayname -eq $App}).PackageName
write-host $PackageFullName
Write-Host $ProPackageFullName
if ($PackageFullName) {
Write-Host “Removing Package: $App”
ForEach($Ver in $PackageFullName) {
Write-Host ” …version: $Ver”
remove-AppxPackage -package $Ver
}
} else {
Write-Host “Unable to find package: $App”
}
if ($ProPackageFullName) {
Write-Host “Removing Provisioned Package: $ProPackageFullName”
ForEach($Ver in $ProPackageFullName) {
Write-Host ” …version: $Ver”
Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename $Ver
}
} else {
Write-Host “Unable to find provisioned package: $App”
}
}

Here’s how the output looks with that fixed:
Removing Package: Microsoft.ZuneMusic
…version: Microsoft.ZuneMusic_3.6.13821.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
…version: Microsoft.ZuneMusic_3.6.15131.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe

This worked pretty well!! I took out the weather since I have no issue with my users having access to that. I don’t want to take all the fun new stuff from everyone…not yet at least.

Thanks for this little script!

Is there a way to add an app back in>

Testing this with W10 1607. I want to leave Photos and calculator so have amended the script accordingly. After build getting message This app has been blocked by System administrator. I am logged on as an administrator. When logging on a low rights user app doesn’t even start. Event viewer showing a GPO error for the admin but applocker hasn’t been enabled. Any thoughts?