Removes Provisioned Appx Packages from a WIM file to allow Windows to be deployed without the provisioned apps pre-installed.

Remove-AppxProvisionedPackagesFromWim.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Removing Built-in apps from Windows 10 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 8

.DESCRIPTION
    Removing Built-in apps from Windows 10 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 8

.PARAMETER Path
    The path to the WIM image file (typically install.wim)

.PARAMETER AppxPackages
    An array of packages to remove (optional)

.PARAMETER Verify
    Prompt for each Appx package before removal

.PARAMETER PassThru

.EXAMPLE

    .\Remove-AppxProvisionedPackagesFromWim.ps1 -Path C:\Install.wim -AppxPackages

.EXAMPLE

    .\Remove-AppxProvisionedPackagesFromWim.ps1 -Path C:\Install.wim -Verify

#>
[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true)]
param (
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=1, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
	[string[]]
	$Path,
    
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, Position=2)]
	[string[]]
	$AppxPackages=@(),

    [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
	[int]
    $Index=1,

    [switch]
    $Verify,

    [switch]
    $PassThru

)

begin {

    # packages that should never be removed
    $MandatoryAppxPackages = @(
        'Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller'
        'Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes'
        #'Microsoft.MSPaint'
        #'Microsoft.Office.OneNote'
        'Microsoft.People'
        'Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp'
        'Microsoft.Wallet'
        'Microsoft.Windows.Photos'
        #'Microsoft.WindowsAlarms'
        'Microsoft.WindowsCalculator'
        #'Microsoft.WindowsCamera'
        #'Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder'
        'Microsoft.WindowsStore'
    )
    
    $StartDate = Get-Date

    $TempDirectory = New-Item -Path "$env:TEMP\$($StartDate.ToString('yyyyMMddHHmmss'))" `
                              -ItemType Directory

    Write-Verbose "Start Time: $StartDate"
    Write-Verbose "Temporary Directory: $TempDirectory"

}

process {

    foreach ( $Item in $Path ) {

        $Item = Get-Item -Path $Item -ErrorAction Stop

        Write-Host "Removing provisioned Appx Packages in '$($Item.FullName)'..." -ForegroundColor Yellow

        
        Write-Host "Mounting Windows Image"

        Mount-WindowsImage -Path $TempDirectory `
                           -ImagePath $Item `
                           -Index $Index

        $AppxPackages = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Path $TempDirectory | Where-Object {
            
            if ( $MandatoryAppxPackages -notcontains $_.DisplayName ) { $true }
            else { $false }

        } | Where-Object {

            if ( $AppxPackages.Count -eq 0 ) { $true }
            elseif ( $AppxPackages -contains $_.DisplayName ) { $true }
            else { $false }

        } | Where-Object {

            if( $Verify.IsPresent ) {

                if ( ( Read-Host "Remove '$($_.DisplayName)'? [y/N]" ).ToLower() -eq 'y' ) { $true }
                else { $false }

            }
            else { $true }

        }


        Write-Host "Removing Built-in apps..."
        
        $AppxPackages | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Path $TempDirectory

        
        Write-Host "Dismounting Windows Image"

        Dismount-WindowsImage -Path $TempDirectory `
                              -Save `
                              -CheckIntegrity

        if ( $PassThru.IsPresent ) {

            Get-Item -Path $Item

        }

    }
}

end {

    Write-Host "Cleaning Up Environment"

    $TempDirectory | Remove-Item -Force `
                                 -Confirm:$false

    Write-Verbose "End Time: $((Get-Date).ToString())"

}