Removing Windows 10 native apps using Powershell

Windows 10 comes with pre-installed apps and sometimes you might want to remove them. Apps like 3DBuilder arent used that often at work, so it is wise to uninstall them when doing a clean install of window or when youre creating an image for your business.

The easiest way to remove these apps is by using powershell. Note, you need to run powershell as administrator to run these commands.

Here is the Synax:

Get-AppxPackage *apppkgname* | Remove-AppxPackage

For example to remove skype, we use:

Get-AppxPackage *skypeapp* | Remove-AppxPackage

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Here are more apps most people uninstall from their work computers, i have included the full commands so its easy to just copy and paste as needed:
Get-AppxPackage *3dbuilder* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *windowsalarms* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *windowscalculator* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPacka
Get-AppxPackage *windowscamera* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *officehub* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *skypeapp* | Remove-AppxPackage

You can always reinstall any apps that you need, but its wise to uninstall what you do not need for optimal performance.