Windows computers come with pre-loaded with Microsoft Apps like Sports, News, People, Mobile Plans and other. If you are not using them, you may want to delete or uninstall them from your computer.
In most cases, removing Microsoft Apps is not going to have an adverse impact on the functionality of your computer in a major way.
However, you need to be aware that removing Alarms & Clock App and Bing News is likely to impact Cortana ability to set reminders and bring you stories.
Similar to other Apps, many of the Microsoft Apps can be uninstalled using Settings and Control Panel. However, certain Microsoft Apps may require the use of PowerShell or Command Prompt.
Note: Microsoft Apps will be automatically restored back on your computer, whenever there is a major Windows Update.
Uninstall Microsoft Apps in Windows 11/10
Since, certain Microsoft Apps may require the use of Command Prompt or PowerShell, we are providing below the steps to uninstall Microsoft Apps using both Settings and PowerShell Commands.
1. Delete Microsoft Apps Using Settings
As you may agree, the easiest way to uninstall Microsoft Apps is by using Settings. If a certain App is not available in Settings, you can move to the next method.
1. Click on Start button > In the Start Menu, select All Apps.
2. On the next screen, right-click on the Microsoft App and select the Uninstall option.
3. On the Confirmation pop-up, click on the Uninstall option.
2. Uninstall Microsoft Apps Using PowerShell
If you are unable to delete any Microsoft App using Settings, you can follow the steps below to delete the App using PowerShell Commands.
1. Type Windows PowerShell (Admin) in the search bar, right-click on Windows PowerShell App in the search results and click on Run as Administrator option.
2. Once you are on the PowerShell screen, type get-appxpackage | select name, packagefullname.
This command will list all the currently installed App packages on your computer.
3. Once you get all the App Package names, you can use the following command to uninstall Microsoft Apps on your computer.
get-appxpackage *App-Package-Name* | remove-appxpackage
Note: Currently, it is not possible to remove Xbox or People App by using this method.
If a particular Microsoft App cannot be removed, you will see an error message reading “Windows 10 PowerShell – Failed To Remove”.
3. Ready to Use Commands to Delete Microsoft Apps in Windows 11/10
Here are some ready to use Commands that you can use to Uninstall some of the unwanted Microsoft Apps from your Windows computer.
Uninstall/Remove Microsoft Wallet:
get-appxpackage *wallet* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall/Remove Movies & TV:
get-appxpackage *zunevideo* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall/Remove News:
get-appxpackage *bingnews* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall/Remove Sports:
get-appxpackage *bingsports* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall/Remove Sway:
get-appxpackage *sway* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall/Remove Voice Recorder:
get-appxpackage *soundrecorder* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall/Remove Groove Music:
get-appxpackage *zunemusic* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall/Remove Groove Music + Movies & TV apps:
get-appxpackage *zune* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall/Remove Maps:
get-appxpackage *maps* | remove-appxpackage
4. Delete All Microsoft Apps
You can use the following commands to uninstall all the in-built Microsoft Apps on your computer.
Get-AppxPackage | Remove-AppxPackage
The above command will Uninstall Microsoft Apps only from your current user account. To remove Microsoft Apps from all User Account, type the following command.
Get-AppxPackage -allusers | Remove-AppxPackage
As mentioned above, deleted Microsoft Apps will be reinstalled back on your computer after every major Windows update and you can remove them again using above commands.