remove-default-windows-apps.ps1

<#
.Description
  Remove all non-whitelisted apps that come installed in Windows 10 by default.
  Warning: Test first, and only run on a fresh install otherwise some changes may be irreversible.
  Meant for developers that want a lean system to work with or test on.
.Example
  1) Download this gist
  2) Open Powershell as Administrator
  3) `Set-ExecutionPolicy AllSigned -Force` to enable executing scripts
  4) Set `$Path = <path-to-downloaded-script>` in powershell
  5) `iex ((Get-Content $Path) -join [environment]::newline)`
#>

$packages = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Select Packagename
$whitelist = @(
    "*MicrosoftEdge*", "*WindowsCalculator*", "*MSPaint*",
    "*WindowsStore*", # Cannot re-install
    "*Microsoft.VCLibs.*"
)

foreach ($app in $packages) {
    $matched = $false
    foreach ($w in $whitelist) {
        if ($app.packagename -like $w) {
            $matched = $true
            break
        }
    }

    if ($matched -eq $false) {
        write-host "Uninstalling" $app.packagename
        $tries = 0

        do {
            Get-AppxPackage -Name $app.packagename -AllUsers |
                Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
            Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online |
                where {$_.packagename -EQ $app.packagename} |
                Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -AllUsers -Online -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
            $tries++
        } while ((Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Select Packagename) -match $app.packagename -or $tries -ge 2)

        if ((Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Select Packagename) -match $app.packagename) {
            write-host $app.packagename "failed to uninstall after $tries tries"
        } else {
            write-host $app.packagename "successfully uninstalled after $tries tries"
        }
    }
}