Windows 10 Prevent Installation of Preinstalled Apps

Many of the users of Windows 10 operating system do not particularly like the mini-apps that come pre-installed on their system. So several of them, either by hand, one by one, or with various tweaks that are circulating managed to clean the Microsoft system, from any unnecessary bloatware addition.Windows 10

However, after each major update, these applications, even if they have been removed with PowerShell, appear again without the user's permission being requested. Yes, the operating system re-installs all the apps that you took away.
But what applications are we talking about? Depending on the Windows traffic, the applications may be different.

Windows 10 includes a number of applications that are pre-installed with the operating system. These applications are installed on each user account. When you create a new user account, Windows 10 will automatically install this new user, all applications from the beginning. So although it is possible to remove them, with every big update, they come back again.

How to Uninstall these Applications in Windows 10

Open Powershell (as ) by pressing together the three keys Ctrl + Shift + Enter.
First we will see the list of installed Universal apps in your account with the following command:

Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName

To save the list to a txt file, type the following command:

Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageName> "$ env: userprofile \ Desktop \ apps.txt"

Then you can use the list saved in your task to remove the apps you don't want with the command below:

Remove-AppxPackage package name

Let's now see how you can prevent Windows 10 from re-installing unwanted applications.
Identify the applications you want to remove, and write the name of the package for each application.
Create a .reg file that will have a registry key for each application as described below:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.GetHelp_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.Getstarted_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.MSPaint_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.Office.OneNote_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.OneConnect_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.People_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.Print3D_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.SkypeApp_kzf8qxf38zg5c]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.Wallet_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.WindowsCamera_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.WindowsMaps_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.XboxApp_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.ZuneMusic_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.ZuneVideo_8wekyb3d8bbwe]

Paste the above list into Notepad or some text editor text and save the file with a .txt extension. Then right click on the file and change the extension to .reg.
Double-click the .reg file to create the keys.

From the list above you can delete the names of the applications you want to keep.

To save time, you can download the reg files from the following link:

Contains two .reg files: Remove.reg and undo.reg. With a double click on remove, reg will prevent automatic installation for all unwanted applications, and by double clicking on undo.reg you will restore your system.

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  1. Good Evening. I made the txt with the applications and I went with the command you give above to uninstall, for example, the xbox application. The answer comes out in red letters that the removal failed, to contact my supplier and in parentheses it says EXCEPTION FROM HRESULT: 0x80073CFA….
    Thanks.

  2. Good Evening. I made the txt with the applications and I went with the command you give above to uninstall, for example, the xbox application. The answer comes out in red letters that the removal failed, to contact my supplier and in parentheses it says EXCEPTION FROM HRESULT: 0x80073CFA….
    Thanks.

  3. Good morning! I'm trying to figure out what to do with the instructions you give me. So I want to ask the following:
    I read and found how to open powershell as administrator. The powershell opens and writes PS C: \ WINDOWS \ system32> and flashes a yellow hyphen. You in your article tell us to type the first command to see the installed universall apps. This command will be typed exactly where the cursor is flashing; Sorry to ask so detailed but for now they look Chinese.
    Thanks.

  4. Good morning! I'm trying to figure out what to do with the instructions you give me. So I want to ask the following:
    I read and found how to open powershell as administrator. The powershell opens and writes PS C: \ WINDOWS \ system32> and flashes a yellow hyphen. You in your article tell us to type the first command to see the installed universall apps. This command will be typed exactly where the cursor is flashing; Sorry to ask so detailed but for now they look Chinese.
    Thanks.

  5. Interesting article as always!
    Gone is> and has been converted to HTML encoding>
    The command must be
    Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName> “$ env: userprofile \ Desktop \ apps.txt”

  6. Interesting article as always!
    Gone is> and has been converted to HTML encoding>
    The command must be
    Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName> “$ env: userprofile \ Desktop \ apps.txt”

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