I downloaded the package to uninstall the pre-installed Microsoft applications.
But in the console, a message indicates "unable to remove Microsoft.yourphone" (for example), and this happens for almost all the apps it tries to uninstall
Although the app is properly installed on the machine, the package does not perform the uninstallation.
Here's the package; I've modified it to keep only certain apps
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r"""
Usable WAPT package functions: install(), uninstall(), session_setup(), audit(), update_package()
"""
# Declaring global variables - Warnings: 1) WAPT context is only available in package functions; 2) Global variables are not persistent between calls
apps = [
### Windows 10 default apps
#"Microsoft.3DBuilder",
#"Microsoft.Print3D",
#"Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer",
#'Microsoft.Appconnector',
#'Microsoft.MSPaint',
#'Microsoft.Windows.Photos',
#'Microsoft.WindowsCalculator',
#"Microsoft.WindowsCamera",
#"Microsoft.WindowsMaps",
#"Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder",
#"Microsoft.WindowsStore",
"Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal",
"Microsoft.YourPhone",
"Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub",
"Microsoft.Windows.Cortana",
"Microsoft.GetHelp",
"Microsoft.BingFinance",
"Microsoft.BingNews",
"Microsoft.BingSports",
"Microsoft.BingWeather",
"Microsoft.FreshPaint",
"Microsoft.Getstarted",
"Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub",
"Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection",
"Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes",
"Microsoft.Office.OneNote",
"Microsoft.OneConnect",
"Microsoft.People",
"Microsoft.SkypeApp",
"Microsoft.WindowsAlarms",
"Microsoft.WindowsPhone",
"Microsoft.XboxApp",
"Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay",
"Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI",
"Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay",
"Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider",
"Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay",
"Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI",
"Microsoft.ZuneMusic",
"Microsoft.ZuneVideo",
"microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps",
"Microsoft.MinecraftUWP",
"Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal" "Microsoft.ScreenSketch"
### Threshold 2 apps
"Microsoft.CommsPhone",
'Microsoft.ConnectivityStore',
"Microsoft.Messaging",
'Microsoft.Office.Sway',
### Redstone apps
"Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink",
"Microsoft.BingTravel",
"Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness",
"Microsoft.WindowsReadingList",
### non-Microsoft
"9E2F88E3.Twitter",
"Flipboard.Flipboard",
"ShazamEntertainmentLtd.Shazam",
"king.com.*",
"ClearChannelRadioDigital.iHeartRadio",
"4DF9E0F8.Netflix",
"6Wunderkinder.Wunderlist",
"Drawboard.DrawboardPDF",
"2FE3CB00.PicsArt-PhotoStudio",
"D52A8D61.FarmVille2CountryEscape",
"TuneIn.TuneInRadio",
"TheNewYorkTimes.NYTCrossword",
"828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadow",
"Microsoft.Advertising.Xaml",
"SpotifyAB.SpotifyMusic",
### Apps which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage
'Microsoft.BioEnrollment',
"Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge",
"Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable",
"Microsoft.MicrosoftEdgeDevToolsClient",
"Microsoft.Windows.Cortana",
"Microsoft.WindowsFeedback",
"Windows.ContactSupport",
"Microsoft.Windows.CallingShellApp",
]
def install():
print("Removing: Unwanted Windows Store applications...")
for app in apps:
try:
print("If needed, removing: %s" % app)
remove_appx(app)
except:
print("Unable to remove: %s" % app)
def session_setup():
print("Removing: Unwanted Windows Store applications...")
for app in apps:
try:
print("If needed, removing: %s" % app)
remove_user_appx(app)
except:
print("Unable to remove: %s" % app)
def remove_appx(package, default_user=True):
r"""Uninstall and remove Windows AppX package from the computer in machine environnement
Args:
package (str): Package name, asterisk character (*) can be used as joker
default_user (bool): Remove from image that will be installed for each new users
.. versionadded:: 2.2
"""
if running_as_admin() or running_as_system():
run_powershell('Get-AppxPackage "%s" -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers' % package)
if default_user:
run_powershell(
'Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object DisplayName -Like "%s" | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -AllUsers' % package
)
else:
run_powershell('Get-AppxPackage "%s" | Remove-AppxPackage' % package)
def remove_user_appx(package):
r"""Uninstall and remove Windows AppX package from the computer in user environnement
Args:
package (str): AppX Package name, asterisk character (*) can be used as wildcard
.. versionadded:: 2.3
"""
run_powershell('Get-AppxPackage "%s" | Remove-AppxPackage' % package)
