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Uninstall Preinstalled Store Apps (Bloatware) with PowerShell

Remove preinstalled Windows apps that lack an Uninstall button using Get-AppxPackage piped into Remove-AppxPackage.

WindowscleanupappspowershellMedium risk
Run Get-AppxPackage *zunemusic* | Remove-AppxPackage for a specific app, and Get-AppxPackage | Select Name first to see everything installed.

01Command

Command
$ Get-AppxPackage *zunemusic* | Remove-AppxPackage

02What it does

Many bundled Store apps — Groove Music (zunemusic), News, Weather, Clipchamp — can't be uninstalled from the Start menu. PowerShell removes them by package: Get-AppxPackage with a wildcard finds the package, and piping it to Remove-AppxPackage uninstalls it for the current user. Add -AllUsers from an admin session to remove it for all accounts, and use Remove-AppxProvisionedApp -Online if you want new accounts not to get it either. Anything removed can be reinstalled from the Microsoft Store.

03Risk

RiskMedium risk
RequirementsReinstall removed apps from the Microsoft Store. Add -AllUsers (admin) to remove for every account.
!Warning: Never mass-remove packages without checking names — some appx components (VCLibs, UI.Xaml, Store itself) are dependencies for other apps. Removing framework packages breaks the apps that need them.

04Undo

✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.

05Sources

  • Get-AppxPackage
    Microsoft Learn · vendor-doc · 2026-09-17
    Evidence: Get-AppxPackage lists installed appx packages with Name and PackageFullName, supporting wildcard filtering used to target preinstalled apps.
  • Remove-AppxPackage
    Microsoft Learn · vendor-doc · 2026-09-17
    Evidence: Remove-AppxPackage removes a provisioned app package for the current user; packages are located by name or full name.

Last verified: 2026-09-18 · Category: System & Settings

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