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In this issue, the editor will bring you about how to uninstall Windows 10 built-in applications through PowerShell. The article is rich in content and analyzes and narrates it from a professional point of view. I hope you can get something after reading this article.

Win10 includes many built-in applications, from basic applications such as calculators and weather to more task-centric applications such as mail and photos. Although these built-in applications are suitable for most situations, many users prefer to use third-party alternatives. The problem is that Microsoft cannot easily uninstall some Win10 built-in applications.

For example, you can easily uninstall a third-party application, such as Google Chrome, by finding its entry on the start menu, right-clicking, and choosing Uninstall.

If you try the same thing with a built-in application like Photos, you will see that there is no uninstall option.

Fortunately, it can still uninstall Win10 built-in applications. You only need to rely on PowerShell. Therefore, if you have third-party applications that you like, and you are sure that you do not need specific Win10 built-in applications, you can uninstall them using the following methods.

Uninstall Win10 built-in applications

Uninstalling the built-in Win10 application requires a specific PowerShell command. To get started, make sure that the application you are trying to delete is not running. Then search for PowerShell from the start menu. Right-click the entry in the results list and select run as Administrator.

In the PowerShell interface, enter the specified command for the application you want to uninstall. We will use the photo application as an example, but you can find a list of other applications below. So, for photos, enter:

Get-AppxPackage * photos* | Remove-AppxPackage

After the command is executed, you will see that the Photo application is no longer listed on the start menu. It also fails to start when opening an image file or connecting a digital camera to a PC. To uninstall other applications, use the same command as above, but replace * photos * with the corresponding application identifier in the list at the end of this article.

Reinstall windows 10 built-in applications

For some applications, such as photos or news, you can reinstall it by searching and installing it from Microsoft Store. To reinstall all built-in applications, use the following PowerShell command (don't forget to run PowerShell with administrator privileges):

Get-AppxPackage-AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage-DisableDevelopmentMode-Register "$($_ .InstallLocation)\ AppXManifest.xml"}

This command will take several minutes to run, and if you already have a newer version of some applications, an error message may be displayed. Just let the process finish, and then restart the computer. When you restart, you will reinstall all windows 10 built-in applications on PC.

Windows 10 built-in application identifier

To uninstall applications other than photos, replace * photos * in the remove command with the specified identifier of the desired application.

3D viewer: * 3dviewer *

Alarm and clock: * windowsalarms *

Calculator: * windowscalculator *

Calendar and email: * windowscommunicationsapps *

Camera: * windowscamera *

Groove Music: * zunemusic *

Map: * windowsmaps *

Person: * person *

Photo: * Photo *

Microsoft Store:* windowsstore *

Tape recorder: * tape recorder *

Weather: * bingweather *

Xbox:* xboxapp *

* it is important to note that deleting built-in windows 10 applications may not be *, as future Win10 updates may reinstall some applications or change user configuration. Future versions of Windows may also change the way some applications are deleted, which will cause the methods described here to be no longer valid. Always verify the Win10 version and ensure a strong backup of all data before changing the Windows configuration or application.

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