Remove builtin apps on windows via powershell
For those who would like to remove unnecessary or irritating as it consumes resources of your PC anonymously (not listed on Programs and Features), please follow the guide below.
For example, there is app named "Candy Crush Saga", This app you would have neither run nor installed, but there is an update record like below, because it's a built-in app on windows.
How to remove a built-in app on windows
Press windows key
type powershell on the search
Run as administrator
Run the following commands on the Powershell
Search the app you will remove:
Get-AppxPackage -Name *Note*
*Note* indicates which the name of the app you want to remove
Note: Please make sure that the app listed may not affect Operating system once removed.
If those listed are the one you want to remove then add cmd below:
Get-AppxPackage -Name *Note* | Remove-AppxPackage
How to list app installed on your windows
type WMIC
type /output:c:\install.txt product get name,version
open install.txt
For example, there is app named "Candy Crush Saga", This app you would have neither run nor installed, but there is an update record like below, because it's a built-in app on windows.
Press windows key
type powershell on the search
Run as administrator
Run the following commands on the Powershell
Search the app you will remove:
Get-AppxPackage -Name *Note*
*Note* indicates which the name of the app you want to remove
If those listed are the one you want to remove then add cmd below:
Get-AppxPackage -Name *Note* | Remove-AppxPackage
How to list app installed on your windows
type WMIC
type /output:c:\install.txt product get name,version
open install.txt
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