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> maybe the difference is that we install Windows 10 Pro whereas the author is a Windows 10 Home user No, every installation of Windows 10 Pro I've seen had a

> maybe the difference is that we install Windows 10 Pro whereas the author is a Windows 10 Home user No, every installation of Windows 10 Pro I've seen had a start menu that was mostly ads (links to Candy Crush, Spotify, Office etc.) - I've also had the OS nag me about giving Edge a second chance. This is in Germany, in case the region matters, and I always deny all spyware as far as possible using the GUI.

throwaway8941 7y ago
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage This is the first thing I run on any Windows box I am forced to interact with. Removes all the junk in the Start menu in one command.
- deleted 7y ago
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- derekbaker783 7y ago
  Doesn't that also remove Calculator?
  - r1ch 7y ago
    Yeah don't do this - I did this once and I ended up having to reinstall since it broke enough stuff that the control panel wouldn't even work afterwards.
    - gerdesj 7y ago
      I've just done it to a VM and Control Panel is still there. I suggest you run: get-appxpackage -allusers | fl name and curate the list first and pipe that through remove-appxpackage. Quite a few appx thingies refused to uninstall due to being important! On the other hand so far this VM is working fine and by following a few of the other suggestions from howtogeek eg remove Bing from your start menu, it seems almost usable.
- aphextim 7y ago
  I just take all the ones I want form this list and you can copy/past them in PowerShell and they execute one after the other. I would not do what he suggests as that will remove every app. To uninstall 3D Builder: get-appxpackage *3dbuilder* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Alarms & Clock: get-appxpackage *alarms* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall App Connector: get-appxpackage *appconnector* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall App Installer: get-appxpackage *appinstaller* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Calendar and Mail apps together: get-appxpackage *communicationsapps* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Calculator: get-appxpackage *calculator* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Camera: get-appxpackage *camera* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Feedback Hub: get-appxpackage *feedback* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Get Office: get-appxpackage *officehub* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Get Started or Tips: get-appxpackage *getstarted* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Get Skype: get-appxpackage *skypeapp* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Groove Music: get-appxpackage *zunemusic* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Groove Music and Movies & TV apps together: get-appxpackage *zune* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Maps: get-appxpackage *maps* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Messaging and Skype Video apps together: get-appxpackage *messaging* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Microsoft Solitaire Collection: get-appxpackage *solitaire* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Microsoft Wallet: get-appxpackage *wallet* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Microsoft Wi-Fi: get-appxpackage *connectivitystore* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Money: get-appxpackage *bingfinance* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Money, News, Sports and Weather apps together: get-appxpackage *bing* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Movies & TV: get-appxpackage *zunevideo* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall News: get-appxpackage *bingnews* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall OneNote: get-appxpackage *onenote* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Paid Wi-Fi & Cellular: get-appxpackage *oneconnect* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Paint 3D: get-appxpackage *mspaint* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall People: get-appxpackage *people* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Phone: get-appxpackage *commsphone* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Phone Companion: get-appxpackage *windowsphone* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Phone and Phone Companion apps together: get-appxpackage *phone* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Photos: get-appxpackage *photos* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Sports: get-appxpackage *bingsports* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Sticky Notes: get-appxpackage *sticky* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Sway: get-appxpackage *sway* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall View 3D: get-appxpackage *3d* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Voice Recorder: get-appxpackage *soundrecorder* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Weather: get-appxpackage *bingweather* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Windows Holographic: get-appxpackage *holographic* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Windows Store: (Be very careful!) get-appxpackage *windowsstore* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Xbox: get-appxpackage *xbox* | remove-appxpackage
close04 7y ago
For some reasons I had varied results with this (within the same region). I've had installs where the Start menu was really polluted with all kinds of games, and installs where none of them were present. All of them are usually done from the latest ISO I could download from the MS page. All of the installs were made on OEM machines (HP, Lenovo) that already came with a Pro license or upgrade option. This was done in a home environment so no AD/enterprise options, and never logging on with MS account. So I wonder if there's the possibility that specific OEMs, models, license keys get the treatment while others do not. I'm not sure if the behavior was tied to particular machines or not since I didn't follow the scientific method while doing installations (will do in the future).

throwaway8941 7y ago

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage This is the first thing I run on any Windows box I am forced to interact with. Removes all the junk in the Start menu in one command.

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derekbaker783 7y ago
Doesn't that also remove Calculator?
- r1ch 7y ago
  Yeah don't do this - I did this once and I ended up having to reinstall since it broke enough stuff that the control panel wouldn't even work afterwards.
  - gerdesj 7y ago
    I've just done it to a VM and Control Panel is still there. I suggest you run: get-appxpackage -allusers | fl name and curate the list first and pipe that through remove-appxpackage. Quite a few appx thingies refused to uninstall due to being important! On the other hand so far this VM is working fine and by following a few of the other suggestions from howtogeek eg remove Bing from your start menu, it seems almost usable.
aphextim 7y ago
I just take all the ones I want form this list and you can copy/past them in PowerShell and they execute one after the other. I would not do what he suggests as that will remove every app. To uninstall 3D Builder: get-appxpackage *3dbuilder* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Alarms & Clock: get-appxpackage *alarms* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall App Connector: get-appxpackage *appconnector* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall App Installer: get-appxpackage *appinstaller* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Calendar and Mail apps together: get-appxpackage *communicationsapps* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Calculator: get-appxpackage *calculator* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Camera: get-appxpackage *camera* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Feedback Hub: get-appxpackage *feedback* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Get Office: get-appxpackage *officehub* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Get Started or Tips: get-appxpackage *getstarted* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Get Skype: get-appxpackage *skypeapp* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Groove Music: get-appxpackage *zunemusic* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Groove Music and Movies & TV apps together: get-appxpackage *zune* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Maps: get-appxpackage *maps* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Messaging and Skype Video apps together: get-appxpackage *messaging* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Microsoft Solitaire Collection: get-appxpackage *solitaire* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Microsoft Wallet: get-appxpackage *wallet* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Microsoft Wi-Fi: get-appxpackage *connectivitystore* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Money: get-appxpackage *bingfinance* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Money, News, Sports and Weather apps together: get-appxpackage *bing* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Movies & TV: get-appxpackage *zunevideo* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall News: get-appxpackage *bingnews* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall OneNote: get-appxpackage *onenote* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Paid Wi-Fi & Cellular: get-appxpackage *oneconnect* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Paint 3D: get-appxpackage *mspaint* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall People: get-appxpackage *people* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Phone: get-appxpackage *commsphone* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Phone Companion: get-appxpackage *windowsphone* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Phone and Phone Companion apps together: get-appxpackage *phone* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Photos: get-appxpackage *photos* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Sports: get-appxpackage *bingsports* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Sticky Notes: get-appxpackage *sticky* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Sway: get-appxpackage *sway* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall View 3D: get-appxpackage *3d* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Voice Recorder: get-appxpackage *soundrecorder* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Weather: get-appxpackage *bingweather* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Windows Holographic: get-appxpackage *holographic* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Windows Store: (Be very careful!) get-appxpackage *windowsstore* | remove-appxpackage To uninstall Xbox: get-appxpackage *xbox* | remove-appxpackage

close04 7y ago

For some reasons I had varied results with this (within the same region). I've had installs where the Start menu was really polluted with all kinds of games, and installs where none of them were present. All of them are usually done from the latest ISO I could download from the MS page. All of the installs were made on OEM machines (HP, Lenovo) that already came with a Pro license or upgrade option. This was done in a home environment so no AD/enterprise options, and never logging on with MS account. So I wonder if there's the possibility that specific OEMs, models, license keys get the treatment while others do not. I'm not sure if the behavior was tied to particular machines or not since I didn't follow the scientific method while doing installations (will do in the future).