In our example, we would like to remove the Camera app, so type the following command:

Run the following PowerShell command and you can remove a universal app: For instance, the Camera app bears the name of Microsoft.WindowsCamera. You can easily identify it by looking at the Names of the apps from the list. Scroll down to find the app you want uninstalled.

Once you run the above command, PowerShell will display all modern apps installed on your computer. Click on “ Command Prompt (Admin)“.Īt the Command Prompt, type powershell and hit Enter.Ĭopy and paste the following command into the PowerShell prompt. Press the Windows logo key + X to open the WinX menu. Let’s see how to uninstall the built-in apps in Windows 10: If you try to remove Microsoft Edge browse, you’ll see an error message saying they can’t be removed. Using PowerShell cmdlet you can remove / uninstall most of the built-in apps, excluding Cortana, Contact support, Windows Feedback and Microsoft Edge. Method 2: Remove / Uninstall Windows 10 Apps from PowerShell For uninstalling these apps, you might have to use Windows PowerShell described in method two. While a few of the built-in apps can be simply uninstalled from Settings charm, most of them don’t offer the Uninstall option. If the Uninstall button is grayed out, this is a system app you cannot remove. Select the app you want to remove, and click on Uninstall. A list of all installed apps appears in the right pane. Select Apps & features from the left pane.

Press the Windows + I keys to open the Settings charm. Method 1: Remove / Uninstall Windows 10 Apps from Settings Charm

Thankfully, there are ways to completely remove / uninstall pre-installed Windows 10 modern apps. There are plenty of users who are never going to use modern apps such as Xbox, Weather, Sports, Store, OneNote, Skype, Calendar and Mail, Alarms and Clock, etc. Windows 10 comes with many modern metro style apps installed by default.

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