Windows 10 have too many apps etc in the ENT/EDU editions so I made this script to clean them out. Some "modern apps" in Windows 10 is very sticky and refused to be properly removed. That is why some of them are still there after this script has run.
Instead of making a custom image I use a scheduled task that will run this script on startup if the registry key (added last in the script) does not exist. You might want to change the key name to suit your company better.
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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Removes unwanted Windows 10 modern apps
.DESCRIPTION
Use "Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online" to get installed apps and then att the base name to the AppList
Make sure you strip away the version information and just use the base name for the apps.
The script will search for the currently installed full name.
.NOTES
davpe67 2017-02-14 First version
2017-11-07 Added build support and added 1709
.PARAMETER AppList
Enter one or more apps to the list
For example: "Microsoft.Office.Onenote","Microsoft.BingFinance","Microsoft.BingNews","Microsoft.XboxApp","Microsoft.WindowsStore"
.PARAMETER ProcessList
Enter one or more process to kill before uninstall begins.
For example: "Skypehost","Skypeapp"
.PARAMETER FoldersToRename
Some apps hide in C:\Windows\SystemApps even after you remove them. Specify the base name of the folder you want to remove.
For example: "ContactSupport"
.PARAMETER FolderParent
Use for testing before you ruin your own Windows installation ;)
For example: "C:\gurka\systemapps"
.PARAMETER DISMFeature
Windows Feature to disable with DISMFeature
For example: "FaxServicesClientPackage"
.PARAMETER Printers
Define name of printers to remove
For example: "Fax"
#>
#Requires -Version 4.0
#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
# Manuell cleanup command lines
#
# (Get-AppxPackage "<insert name here>").PackageFullName | Remove-AppxPackage
[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$True)]
Param(
[string[]]$AppList,
[string[]]$ProcessList,
[string[]]$FoldersToRename,
[string[]]$FolderParent,
[string[]]$DISMFeature,
[string[]]$Printers
)
Begin{
# Get Windows Build version
# 14393 = 1607
# 15063 = 1703
# 16299 = 1709
$WinBuild = ([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version).Build
IF (!$AppList) {
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(14393)) {
$AppsList = "Microsoft.BingFinance","Microsoft.BingNews","Microsoft.BingSports","Microsoft.BingWeather","Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection","Microsoft.Office.Onenote","Microsoft.People","Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub","Microsoft.WindowsMaps","microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps","Microsoft.Getstarted","Microsoft.3DBuilder","Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller","Microsoft.WindowsCamera","Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub","Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider","Microsoft.WindowsAlarms","Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder","Microsoft.Messaging","Microsoft.OneConnect","Microsoft.SkypeApp","Microsoft.Windows.Photos","Microsoft.XboxApp","Microsoft.ZuneMusic","Microsoft.ZuneVideo"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(15063)) {
$AppsList = "Microsoft.3DBuilder","Microsoft.BingWeather","Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller","Microsoft.Getstarted","Microsoft.MSPaint","Microsoft.Messaging","Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer","Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub","Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection","Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes","Microsoft.Office.OneNote","Microsoft.OneConnect","Microsoft.People","Microsoft.SkypeApp","Microsoft.Wallet","Microsoft.Windows.Photos","Microsoft.WindowsAlarms","Microsoft.WindowsCamera","Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub","Microsoft.WindowsMaps","Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder","Microsoft.XboxApp","Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay","Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider","Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay","Microsoft.ZuneMusic","Microsoft.ZuneVideo","microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps" #,"Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(16299)) {
$AppsList = "Microsoft.BingWeather","Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller","Microsoft.GetHelp","Microsoft.Getstarted","Microsoft.Windows.HolographicFirstRun","Microsoft.Messaging","Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer","Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub","Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection","Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes","Microsoft.MSPaint","Microsoft.Office.OneNote","Microsoft.OneConnect","Microsoft.People","Microsoft.SkypeApp","Microsoft.Wallet","Microsoft.Windows.Photos","Microsoft.WindowsAlarms","Microsoft.WindowsCamera","Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub","Microsoft.WindowsMaps","Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder","Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI","Microsoft.XboxApp","Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay","Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider","Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay","Microsoft.ZuneMusic","Microsoft.ZuneVideo","microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps" #,"Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp"
} # End of IF
} # End of IF
IF (!$ProcessList) {
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(14393)) {
$ProcessList = "Skypehost","Skypeapp"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(15063)) {
$ProcessList = "Skypehost","Skypeapp"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(16299)) {
$ProcessList = "Skypehost","Skypeapp"
} # End of IF
} # End of IF
IF (!$DISMFeature) {
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(14393)) {
$DISMFeature = "FaxServicesClientPackage"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(15063)) {
$DISMFeature = "FaxServicesClientPackage"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(16299)) {
$DISMFeature = "FaxServicesClientPackage"
} # End of IF
} # End of IF
IF (!$DISMCapability) {
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(14393)) {
$DISMCapability = ""
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(15063)) {
$DISMCapability = "" #"App.Support.ContactSupport~~~~0.0.1.0","App.Support.QuickAssist~~~~0.0.1.0"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(16299)) {
$DISMCapability = ""
} # End of IF
} # End of IF
IF (!$WindowsOptionalFeatures) {
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(14393)) {
$WindowsOptionalFeatures = ""
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(15063)) {
$WindowsOptionalFeatures = "SMB1Protocol"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(16299)) {
$WindowsOptionalFeatures = "SMB1Protocol"
} # End of IF
} # End of IF
IF (!$FoldersToRename) {
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(14393)) {
$FoldersToRename = "ContactSupport","Microsoft.PPIProjection"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(15063)) {
#$FoldersToRename = "Microsoft.PPIProjection","Microsoft.Windows.HolographicFirstRun_cw5n1h2txyewy"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(16299)) {
$FoldersToRename = ""
} # End of IF
} # End of IF
IF (!$FolderParent) {
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(14393)) {
$FolderParent="$ENV:SYSTEMROOT\SystemApps"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(15063)) {
$FolderParent="$ENV:SYSTEMROOT\SystemApps"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(16299)) {
$FolderParent="$ENV:SYSTEMROOT\SystemApps"
} # End of IF
} # End of IF
IF (!$Printers) {
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(14393)) {
$Printers="Fax"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(15063)) {
$Printers="Fax"
} # End of IF
IF ($WinBuild.Equals(16299)) {
$Printers="Fax"
} # End of IF
} # End of IF
} # End of BEGIN
Process{
ForEach ($Process in $ProcessList) {
Stop-Process -Name $Process -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
ForEach ($App in $AppsList) {
$PackageFullName = (Get-AppxPackage $App).PackageFullName
$ProPackageFullName = (Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -online | where {$_.Displayname -eq $App}).PackageName
Write-Verbose "$PackageFullName"
Write-Verbose "$ProPackageFullName"
if ($PackageFullName)
{
Write-Verbose "Removing Package: $App"
remove-AppxPackage -package $PackageFullName
} else {
Write-Verbose "Unable to find package: $App"
}
if ($ProPackageFullName) {
Write-Verbose "Removing Provisioned Package: $ProPackageFullName"
Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename $ProPackageFullName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
} else {
Write-Verbose "Unable to find provisioned package: $App"
}
}
foreach ($FolderAlias in $FoldersToRename) {
$FolderPath=Get-ChildItem "$FolderParent\$FolderAlias*" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
IF ($FolderPath) {
IF (Test-Path $FolderPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
$FolderLeaf=Split-Path $FolderPath -Leaf
Write-Verbose "Moving $FolderParent\$FolderLeaf ==> $FolderParent\_DISABLED_$FolderLeaf"
Move-Item "$FolderParent\$FolderLeaf" "$FolderParent\_DISABLED_$FolderLeaf"
} # End of IF
} # End of IF
} # End of foreach
# Disable Windows features
IF ($DISMFeature) {
foreach ($Feature in $DISMFeature) {
Write-Verbose "dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:$Feature /quiet /norestart"
dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:$Feature /quiet /norestart
} # End of ForEach
} # End of IF
# Disable Windows Capabilities
IF ($DISMCapability) {
foreach ($Capability in $DISMCapability) {
Write-Verbose "DISM /Online /Remove-Capability /CapabilityName:$Capability /quiet /norestart"
DISM /Online /Remove-Capability /CapabilityName:$Capability /quiet /norestart
} # End of ForEach
} # End of IF
# Disable Windows Capabilities
IF ($WindowsOptionalFeatures ) {
foreach ($OptionalFeature in $WindowsOptionalFeatures ) {
Write-Verbose "Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName $OptionalFeature -norestart"
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName $OptionalFeature -norestart
} # End of ForEach
} # End of IF
# Remove unwanted printers
IF ($Printers) {
foreach ($Printer in $Printers) {
Write-Verbose "Remove-Printer $Printer"
Remove-Printer $Printer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
} # End of ForEach
} # End of IF
} #End of Process
End{
#Add something to check to see if it has run
#$year=(Get-Date).Year
#$month=(Get-Date).Month
#$day=(Get-Date).Day
#$date="$year.$month.$day"
#$hour=(get-date).Hour
#$minute=(get-date).Minute
#$time=get-date -Format T
#$displayversion="$date.$hour$minute"
#$regversion="$date.$hour$minute"
$regversion="2017.11.14.1427" #Update this when things have changed in the script, also update the GPO item level targeting
if( -not (Test-Path -Path "hklm:\SOFTWARE\LiU" -PathType Container) )
{
New-Item -Path "hklm:\SOFTWARE" -Name "LiU" | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path "hklm:\SOFTWARE\LiU" -Name "RemovedUnwantedApps" -Type String -Value $regversion -Force | Out-Null
}# End of End
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