How to uninstall Windows10 Default Apps
Microsoft Windows 10 comes with many features and lot of default apps. Some of them are useful and some are unneeded apps for normal user. For example: Xbox, Groove Music, 3D builder, etc. Normally, a user doesn’t need same altitude apps such as windows media player and Groove Music. I’m only use playing music with Windows Media Player and never use Groove app. You can’t uninstall these default apps in Program and features panel. You need to manually uninstall from start menu. Go to Start Menu and right-click to unwanted app. Then, click uninstall.
Most of apps can be uninstalled with this way. But some of apps can’t be uninstalled using this way such as Cortana, Movies & Tv,etc. In order to uninstall these apps, you need to use PowerShell. Ok, let’s start.
- Open Start Menu and go to All apps. Find Windows PowerShell and select windows power shell. Then, right click and run as administrator.
- When you run PowerShell as administrator, a windows pop up will asking you to allow this app to make changes to your computer. Click “Yes” and continue. Now, PowerShell prompt will appear.
- In the PowerShell, type the following command to remove apps.
Get-AppxPackage *appname* | Remove-AppxPackage
You must replace unwanted app name in *appname*. In this example, I will uninstall Groove Music app. Check the picture.
- After typing command, type “Enter” to proceed. Ok, now Groove Music player is successfully uninstalled from computer.
- You need to know app name of unwanted app. Here is the app name list and replace in *appname*. Now, you can uninstall unwanted default apps in Windows10 using PowerShell.
- 3D Builder: 3dbuilder
- Alarms and Clock: windowsalarms
- Calendar and Mail: windowscommunicationsapps
- Camera: windowscamera
- Groove Music: zunemusic
- Maps: windowsmaps
- Movies & TV: zunevideo
- OneNote: onenote
- People: people
- Photos: photos
- Store: windowsstore
- Voice Recorder: soundrecorder
- Xbox: xboxapp
