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Windows 10 tips: How to remove unnecessary and preinstalled programs from Windows 10
1. Introduction
2. Determine the identifier of the application to be deleted
3. Delete unnecessary application
4. Read further
By default, the Windows 10 operating system comes with other Microsoft applications that can be considered unnecessary and that aims to affiliate you to their services. Unlike applications that you install yourself, Microsoft does not provide a default uninstall tool through the Programs and Features menu in Control Panel.
However, all of these applications can be deleted or disabled using PowerShell command lines.
This article shows you how to remove applications that you do not use to lighten your Start menu that will only keep applications that you use.
Determine the identifier of the application to be deleted:
In order to identify the application to be deleted, you must know the identifier of the application to beremoved. This requires a PowerShell command:
1- In the "Search" field of the taskbar, type PowerShell. Then, right-click the Windows PowerShell application and click "Run as Administrator". Then click "Yes".
2- In the PowerShell window that appears enter the following command and replace the username with your username then confirm with Enter.
** Get-AppxPackage -User username **
The list of the pre-installed applications will be listed below. You will find information about each application such as name, version and installation folder.
3- To remove an application, you first need to look for the PackageFullName information for the application you want to remove and then select it.
4- Right-click on the title bar of the PowerShell window then click "Edit" and then "Copy".
Delete unnecessary application:
After you have identified the application you want to remove, here's how to remove it:
1- In the PowerShell window, type the command below. Replace PackageFullName with the PackageFullName information from the application noted earlier.
2- Click enter
** Remove-AppxPackage PackageFullName **
The application is now removed from your user account. You can do this for the other installed applications that you want to remove by default.
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