Remove MS Store Apps Utility

Customisable Windows 10/11 Microsoft Store App removal utility, previously known as Remove-Win10-Apps

Remove MS Store Apps Utility can also be downloaded from:

The Microsoft PowerShell Gallery
GitHub

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Features and Requirements

The utility will remove specified apps for the current logged on user.
The utility will remove specified provisioned apps from the system.
This utility can be used for imaging and OS deployment, as well as single user.
The utility requires a text file with a list of the apps to remove.
This utility has been tested on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

How to get create a list of apps to remove

To use the script you’ll need to make a text file with a list of the apps to remove.

To get a list of all the apps, use this command in an elevated Powershell session:

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Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Select DisplayName

To get a list of built-in apps for the current user:

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Get-AppxPackage | Select Name

How to find the index number of the image in the wim file

Run the following command to find out what images are present in the wim file:

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Get-WindowsImage -ImagePath "C:\foo\Windows 10\sources\install.wim" | Format-Table -Property ImageIndex, ImageName

Here is a table of apps names in Powershell and what they relate to in Windows. You can use this table to create your own removal list.

PowerShell Display Name	App name	Windows 10 Notes	Windows 11 Notes
Microsoft.549981C3F5F10	Cortana	New in 2004	No change
Microsoft.BingNews	Microsoft News	N/A	New in Win 11 21H2
Microsoft.BingWeather	Weather	No change	No change
Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller	None	No change	No change
Microsoft.GamingApp	Xbox	N/A	Name Changed from XboxApp
Microsoft.GetHelp	Get Help	No change	No change
Microsoft.Getstarted	Tips	No change	No change
Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension	None	No change	No change
Microsoft.Messaging	Messaging	Removed in 2004	Not present
Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer	3D Viewer	No change	Not present
Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable	Microsoft Edge	New in 21H1	No change
Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub	Office	No change	No change
Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection	Microsoft Solitaire Collection	No change	No change
Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes	Sticky Notes	No change	No change
Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal	Mixed Reality Portal	No change	Not present
Microsoft.Paint	Paint	N/A	New in Win 11 21H2
Microsoft.MSPaint	Paint 3D	No change	Not present
Microsoft.Office.OneNote	OneNote	No change	Not present
Microsoft.OneConnect	None	Removed in 2004	Not present
Microsoft.People	People	No change	No change
Microsoft.PowerAutomateDesktop	Power Automate	N/A	New in Win 11 21H2
Microsoft.Print3D	Print 3D	Removed in 2004	Not present
Microsoft.ScreenSketch	Snip & Sketch	No change	No change
Microsoft.SecHealthUI	None	N/A	New in Win 11 21H2
Microsoft.SkypeApp	Skype	No change	Not present
Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp	None	No change	No change
Microsoft.Todos	Microsoft To Do	N/A	New in Win 11 21H2
Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.4	None	N/A	New in Win 11 21H2
Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00	None	New in 2004	No change
Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions	None	No change	No change
Microsoft.Wallet	None	No change	Not present
Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions	None	No change	No change
Microsoft.WebpImageExtension	None	No change	No change
Microsoft.Windows.Photos	(2) “Photos” and “Video editor”	No change	No change
Microsoft.WindowsAlarms	Alarms & Clock	No change	No change
Microsoft.WindowsCalculator	Calculator	No change	No change
Microsoft.WindowsCamera	Camera	No change	No change
microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps	(2) “Calendar” and “Mail”	No change	No change
Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub	Feedback Hub	No change	No change
Microsoft.WindowsMaps	Maps	No change	No change
Microsoft.WindowsNotepad	Notepad	N/A	New in Win 11 21H2
Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder	Voice Recorder	No change	No change
Microsoft.WindowsStore	Microsoft Store	No change	No change
Microsoft.WindowsTerminal	Terminal	N/A	New in Win 11 21H2
Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI	None	No change	No change
Microsoft.XboxApp	Xbox Console Companion	No change	Name changed to GamingApp
Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay	None	No change	No change
Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay	Xbox Game Bar	No change	No change
Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider	None	No change	No change
Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay	None	No change	No change
Microsoft.YourPhone	Your Phone	No change	No change
Microsoft.ZuneMusic	Groove Music	No change	No change
Microsoft.ZuneVideo	Films & TV	No change	No change
MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience	None	N/A	New in Win 11 21H2

Configuration

Here’s a list of all the command line switches and example configurations.

Command Line Switch	Description	Example
-List	The full path to the txt file listing the apps to remove.	C:\scripts\w10-apps-2004.txt
-Wim	The full path to the wim file to remove the apps from.	C:\foo\Windows 10\sources\install.wim
-WimIndex	The index number of the image to operate on.	1
-WimMountPath	The full path to a folder that the wim file should be mounted to.	C:\foo\w10mnt
-NoBanner	Use this option to hide the ASCII art title in the console.	N/A
-L	The path to output the log file to. The file name will be The file name will be Remove-MS-Store-Apps_YYYY-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss.log Do not add a trailing \ backslash.	C:\scripts\logs

Example

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Remove-MS-Store-Apps.ps1 -List C:\scripts\w10-apps-2004.txt -L C:\scripts\logs

The above command will remove the apps in the specified text file from the running system for all users, and will generate a log file.

Change Log

2021-09-07: Version 07.09.21

Added ability to remove apps from offline images.

2020-03-13: Version 20.03.13 ‘Cool’

Refactored code.
Backwards compatible.
Added logging.
Added config report when ran.
Added ASCII banner art when run in the console.
Added option to disable the ASCII banner art.

2019-12-03 v2.0

First public release.