Remove Windows 8.1 Build-In Apps

 

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************************************************************************************************************ Purpose: Remove built in apps specified in list Pre-Reqs: Windows 8.1 ************************************************************************************************************ #>

#————————————————————————————————————— # Main Routine #—————————————————————————————————————

Get log path. Will log to Task Sequence log folder if the script is running in a Task Sequence

# Otherwise log to \windows\temp

try { $tsenv = New-Object -COMObject Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment $logPath = $tsenv.Value(“LogPath”) } catch { Write-Host “This script is not running in a task sequence” $logPath = $env:windir + “\temp” } $logFile = “$logPath\$($myInvocation.MyCommand).log”

Start logging

Start-Transcript $logFile Write-Host “Logging to $logFile”

List of Applications that will be removed

$AppsList = “microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps”,”Microsoft.BingFinance”,”Microsoft.BingMaps”,` “Microsoft.ZuneVideo”,”Microsoft.ZuneMusic”,` “Microsoft.XboxLIVEGames”,”Microsoft.BingSports”,` “Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink”,”Microsoft.BingTravel”,”Microsoft.WindowsReadingList”,` “Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness”,”Microsoft.WindowsAlarms”,”Microsoft.Reader”,”Microsoft.WindowsCalculator”,` “Microsoft.WindowsScan”,”Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder”,”Microsoft.SkypeApp”,”Microsoft.Reader”

write-host $appslist

ForEach ($App in $AppsList)

{ $Packages = Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $App}

if ($Packages -ne $null)

{

  Write-Host "Removing Appx Package: $App"

  foreach ($Package in $Packages)

  {

  Remove-AppxPackage -package $Package.PackageFullName

  }

}

else

{

  Write-Host "Unable to find package: $App"

}

$ProvisionedPackage = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Where-Object {$_.displayName -eq $App}

if ($ProvisionedPackage -ne $null)

{

  Write-Host "Removing Appx Provisioned Package: $App"

  remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename $ProvisionedPackage.PackageName

}

else

{

  Write-Host "Unable to find provisioned package: $App"

}

}

Stop logging

Stop-Transcript