How to Remove Windows 10 Bloatware / Built in Apps and Restore Them Again

1. Open PowerShell

   
   Press “Windows + X” and click “Windows PowerShell (Run as Admin)”.
   
   

2. Remove the app

   
   You can remove Windows 10 bloatware with the following command (example):
   
   Get-AppxPackage *soundrecorder* | Remove-AppxPackage
   
   For the most part, the app names are self-explanatory, but there are some that differ from their display names in Windows 10. Here's the full list:
   
   3D Builder: Get-AppxPackage *3dbuilder* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Alarms and Clock: Get-AppxPackage *windowsalarms* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Calculator: Get-AppxPackage *windowscalculator* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Calendar and Mail: Get-AppxPackage *windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Camera: Get-AppxPackage *windowscamera* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Get Office: Get-AppxPackage *officehub* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Get Skype: Get-AppxPackage *skypeapp* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Get Started: Get-AppxPackage *getstarted* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Groove Music: Get-AppxPackage *zunemusic* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Maps: Get-AppxPackage *windowsmaps* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Microsoft Solitaire Collection: Get-AppxPackage *solitairecollection* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Money: Get-AppxPackage *bingfinance* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Movies & TV: Get-AppxPackage *zunevideo* | Remove-AppxPackage
   News: Get-AppxPackage *bingnews* | Remove-AppxPackage
   OneNote: Get-AppxPackage *onenote* | Remove-AppxPackage
   People: Get-AppxPackage *people* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Phone Companion: Get-AppxPackage *windowsphone* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Photos: Get-AppxPackage *photos* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Store: Get-AppxPackage *windowsstore* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Sports: Get-AppxPackage *bingsports* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Voice Recorder: Get-AppxPackage *soundrecorder* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Weather: Get-AppxPackage *bingweather* | Remove-AppxPackage
   Xbox: Get-AppxPackage *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage
   
   

There are some situations where you just want your OS as barebones as possible. We've crafted a PowerShell script that will delete all of them in one fell swoop. . Here's how to use it:

1. Download the script

   
   Visit this link to download our ZIP-ed removal script. When prompted, press “Save”.
   
   

2. Extract the files

   
   In your downloads folder, right-click “uninstall-pre-installed-apps” and choose “Extract All”.
   
   

3. Modify your execution policy

   
   Open PowerShell by pressing “Ctrl + X” and selecting its admin variant from the fly-out menu. Then type:
   Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned.
   
   This will let you run outside PowerShell scripts. When prompted for an answer, type “Y” and press “Enter”.
   
   

4. Run the script

   
   In PowerShell, type & C:\uninstall-pre-installed-apps.ps1 and press “Enter”. For this example we have copied the script to the root folder on our “C:”-drive. Change the command according to your needs.
   
   

Alternatively, you can remove all store apps from Windows 10 with a single command. Classic desktop-applications will remain on your system. If you have a just installed Windows 10 from scratch or bought a new PC this might be an easy alternative to the other shown methods.

1. Run this command

   
   Get-AppxPackage * | Remove-AppxPackage

   

You can also restore all default apps if you lose OS features that you rely on.

1. Run this command in PowerShell:

    

   Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

   
   

2. Wait for it to execute

   
   It will take a little while for PowerShell to grab and deploy all your apps. Wait for it to complete and close PowerShell.
   
   

Windows10Debloater is a script-based solution with an optional GUI that allows to remove or re-install all built-in Windows 10 Apps with just a mouse click. It basically relies on the same PowerShell-based procedures shown above that are stored into scripts which you can also modify to exclude certain apps you might want to keep.

1. Download Windows10Debloater from GitHub

   
   On the Windows10Debloater project page on Github, click the green “Code”-button and then select “Download ZIP” to save Windows10Debloater on your drive.
   
   

2. Extract Windows10Debloater

   
   Right click “Windows10Debloater.zip” and then “Extract All”.
   
   

3. Run Windows10Debloater

   
   Right-click “Windows10DebloaterGUI.ps1” and then “Run with PowerShell” to run the GUI-version of Windows10Debloater.
   
   

4. Cornfirm PowerShell script-warning

   
   Click “Open” when the PowerShell-warning about scripts is asking for confirmation.
   
   

5. Remove Windows 10 Bloatware with Windows10Debloater

   
   Click “Remove All Bloatware” to get rid of all pre-installed Windows 10 Apps. In the PowerShell-window you can see how the respective script commands are being executed.
   
   

6. Re-Install Windows 10 pre-installed apps

   
   Windows10Debloater also offers to recover all the pre-installed apps via the button “Revert Registry Changes”.
   
   

7. Additional Features of Windows10Debloater

   
   You can use the tool also to some other actions like “Disable Cortana”, “Uninstall OneDrive”, “Disable Telemetry” etc.