Uninstall built-in Windows 10-11 immersive apps

Uninstall AppX.md

List AppX apps

Current user

Get-AppxPackage | where NonRemovable -eq $false | sort Name | ft Name, PackageFullName

Computer

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | where { $_.NonRemovable -eq $false -and $_.InstallLocation -ne $null} | sort Name | ft Name, PackageFullName

New users

Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | ft DisplayName, PackageName

Contents of C:\Program Files\WindowsApps

gci $Env:ProgramFiles\WindowsApps | ft Name

Uninstall AppX app

Current user

Get-AppxPackage -Name *skype* | Remove-AppxPackage

Computer

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Name *skype* | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers

If this fails, you can try deleting the app folders from %PROGRAMFILES%\WindowsApps as the TrustedInstaller user, for example with WinAero Tweaker, ExecTi, or PsExec. You may want to back them up in case reinstallation is difficult.

New users

Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where PackageName -like *zune* | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online

Using DISM:

dism /Online /Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackageName:"Microsoft.ZuneMusic_11.2403.5.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe"

In Windows 11, the package Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay is needed to avoid the error message when launching games about Windows not being able to handle the link ms:gamingoverlay. If you uninstalled it, you can reinstall Xbox Game Bar from the Microsoft Store.

In Windows 10, you can uninstall all Xbox-related packages and still avoid the ms:gamingoverlay warning by disabling Xbox Game Bar in Settings › Gaming › Xbox Game Bar.

The mysteriously-named package Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 is Cortana, and it's safe to remove.

Windows 11 Widgets (widgets.exe and widgetservice.exe) can be uninstalled by removing the MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience AppX package. This is more effective than setting HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Dsh\IsPreLaunchEnabled=0 because that only kills the msedgewebview2.exe child processes, not the the aforementioned parent processes.