Remove-MS-Store-Apps.ps1
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.VERSION 24.11.10 .GUID 888f5987-8b64-4a4a-ab8e-00a1bc99ff54 .AUTHOR Mike Galvin Contact: digressive@outlook.com .COMPANYNAME Mike Galvin .COPYRIGHT (C) Mike Galvin. All rights reserved. .TAGS Remove Clean up Microsoft Store Windows UWP in-box built-in included app Windows 11 10 Customisable removal utility .LICENSEURI https://github.com/Digressive/Remove-MS-Store-Apps?tab=MIT-1-ov-file .PROJECTURI https://gal.vin/utils/remove-ms-store-apps-utility/ .ICONURI .EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES .REQUIREDSCRIPTS .EXTERNALSCRIPTDEPENDENCIES .RELEASENOTES #> <# .SYNOPSIS Remove MS Store Apps - Customisable Windows 11/10 Microsoft Store app removal utility .DESCRIPTION Removes apps included in Windows 11/10. Run with -help or no arguments for usage. #> ## Set up command line switches. [CmdletBinding()] Param( [alias("List")] $AppListFile, [alias("Wim")] $WimFile, [alias("WimIndex")] $WIndex, [alias("WimMountPath")] $WimMntPath, [alias("L")] $LogPathUsr, [alias("LogRotate")] $LogHistory, [switch]$PCApps, [switch]$UserApps, [switch]$Uno, [switch]$PCOnly, [switch]$Help, [switch]$NoBanner) If ($NoBanner -eq $False) { Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow -BackgroundColor Black -Object " _____ __ __ _____ _____ _ | __ \ | \/ |/ ____| / ____| | | |__) |___ _ __ ___ _____ _____ | \ / | (___ | (___ | |_ ___ _ __ ___ | _ // _ \ '_ ' _ \ / _ \ \ / / _ \ | |\/| |\___ \ \___ \| __/ _ \| '__/ _ \ | | \ \ __/ | | | | | (_) \ V / __/ | | | |____) | ____) | || (_) | | | __/ |_| \_\___|_| |_| |_|\___/ \_/ \___| |_|_ |_|_____/ |_____/ \__\___/|_| \___| /\ | | | | | (_) (_) | / \ _ __ _ __ ___ | | | | |_ _| |_| |_ _ _ / /\ \ | '_ \| '_ \/ __| | | | | __| | | | __| | | | Mike Galvin / ____ \| |_) | |_) \__ \ | |__| | |_| | | | |_| |_| | https://gal.vin /_/ \_\ .__/| .__/|___/ \____/ \__|_|_|_|\__|\__, | | | | | __/ | Version 24.11.10 |_| |_| |___/ See -help for usage Donate: https://www.paypal.me/digressive " } If ($PSBoundParameters.Values.Count -eq 0 -or $Help) { Write-Host -Object "Usage: From an elevated terminal run: [path\]Remove-MS-Store-Apps.ps1 -List [path\]apps-to-remove.txt This will remove the apps in the txt file from your Windows installation for all users. You can also run: [path\]Remove-MS-Store-Apps.ps1 -Uno -List [path\]apps-to-keep.txt This will remove the all apps not in the txt file from your Windows installation for all users. To remove only PC apps and leave the current user apps untouched use: -PCOnly To list apps for all users: -PCApps. To list apps for the current user: -UserApps. To operate on a wim file: -Wim [path\]install.wim -WimIndex [number] (optional: -WimMountPath [path\]) Run the following command to find out the WimIndex for your wim file: Get-WindowsImage -ImagePath [path\]install.wim | Format-Table -Property ImageIndex, ImageName To output a log: -L [path\]. To remove logs produced by the utility older than X days: -LogRotate [number]. Run with no ASCII banner: -NoBanner" } else { ## If logging is configured, start logging. ## If the log file already exists, clear it. If ($LogPathUsr) { ## Clean User entered string $LogPath = $LogPathUsr.trimend('\') ## Make sure the log directory exists. If ((Test-Path -Path $LogPath) -eq $False) { New-Item $LogPath -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null } $LogFile = ("Remove-MS-Store-Apps_{0:yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss}.log" -f (Get-Date)) $Log = "$LogPath\$LogFile" If (Test-Path -Path $Log) { Clear-Content -Path $Log } } ## Function to get date in specific format. Function Get-DateFormat { Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" } ## Function for logging. Function Write-Log($Type, $Evt) { If ($Type -eq "Info") { If ($LogPathUsr) { Add-Content -Path $Log -Encoding ASCII -Value "$(Get-DateFormat) [INFO] $Evt" } Write-Host -Object "$(Get-DateFormat) [INFO] $Evt" } If ($Type -eq "Succ") { If ($LogPathUsr) { Add-Content -Path $Log -Encoding ASCII -Value "$(Get-DateFormat) [SUCCESS] $Evt" } Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green -Object "$(Get-DateFormat) [SUCCESS] $Evt" } If ($Type -eq "Err") { If ($LogPathUsr) { Add-Content -Path $Log -Encoding ASCII -Value "$(Get-DateFormat) [ERROR] $Evt" } Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red -BackgroundColor Black -Object "$(Get-DateFormat) [ERROR] $Evt" } If ($Type -eq "Conf") { If ($LogPathUsr) { Add-Content -Path $Log -Encoding ASCII -Value "$Evt" } Write-Host -ForegroundColor Cyan -Object "$Evt" } } ## Function for Update Check Function UpdateCheck() { $ScriptVersion = "24.11.10" $RawSource = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Digressive/Remove-MS-Store-Apps/master/Remove-MS-Store-Apps.ps1" try { $SourceCheck = Invoke-RestMethod -uri "$RawSource" $VerCheck = $SourceCheck -split '\n' | Select-String -Pattern ".VERSION $ScriptVersion" -SimpleMatch -CaseSensitive -Quiet If ($VerCheck -ne $True) { Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "*** There is an update available. ***" } } catch { } } ## Check for the apps list file, if it exists then sanitise it and if it doesn't exist then report and exit. If ($AppListFile) { If (Test-Path -Path $AppListFile) { $AppsList = Get-Content $AppListFile | Where-Object {$_.trim() -ne ""} } else { Write-Log -Type Err -Evt "The app list file $AppListFile does not exist." Exit } } If ($null -eq $AppListFile -And $PCApps -eq $false -And $UserApps -eq $false) { Write-Log -Type Err -Evt "No app list specified." Exit } ## Getting Windows Version info $PSV = $PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major If ($PSV -gt 5) { $OSVFull = Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object OsName, OsBuildNumber, WindowsUBR $OSN = $OSVFull | Select-Object -ExpandProperty OsName $OSB = $OSVFull | Select-Object -ExpandProperty OsBuildNumber $OSUBR = $OSVFull | Select-Object -ExpandProperty WindowsUBR $OSV = "$OSN" + " " + "$OSB" + "." + "$OSUBR" } else { $OSVFull = Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object OsName, OsBuildNumber, OSDisplayVersion $OSN = $OSVFull | Select-Object -ExpandProperty OsName $OSB = $OSVFull | Select-Object -ExpandProperty OsBuildNumber $OSDV = $OSVFull | Select-Object -ExpandProperty OSDisplayVersion $OSV = "$OSN" + " " + "$OSDV" + " " + "$OSB" } ## ## Display the current config and log if configured. ## Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "--- Running with the following config ---" Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "Utility Version: 24.11.10" UpdateCheck ## Run Update checker function Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "Hostname: $Env:ComputerName." Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "Windows Version: $OSV." Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "PowerShell Version: $PSV." If ($AppListFile) { Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "Using list from file: $AppListFile." } If ($WimFile) { Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "Wim File: $WimFile." } If ($WIndex) { Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "Wim Index: $WIndex." } If ($WimMntPath) { Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "Wim Mount Path: $WimMntPath." } If ($LogPathUsr) { Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "Logs directory: $LogPath." } If ($Null -ne $LogHistory) { Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "Logs to keep: $LogHistory days" } If ($PCOnly) { Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "-PCOnly option is: $PCOnly." } If ($Uno) { Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "-Uno option is: $Uno." } If ($AppListFile) { If ($Uno -eq $false) { Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "Apps to remove:" ForEach ($App in $AppsList) { Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "$App" } } else { Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "Apps to keep:" ForEach ($App in $AppsList) { Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "$App" } } } Write-Log -Type Conf -Evt "---" Write-Log -Type Info -Evt "Process started" ## ## Display current config ends here. ## ## ## Online Mode ## If ($Null -eq $WimFile) { If ($Uno -eq $false) { ## Remove the Apps listed in the file or report if app not present. ForEach ($App in $AppsList) { $PackageFullName = (Get-AppxPackage $App).PackageFullName $ProPackageFullName = (Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -eq $App}).PackageName If ($PCOnly -eq $false) { If ($PackageFullName) { Write-Log -Type Info -Evt "Removing Package: $App" Remove-AppxPackage -Package $PackageFullName | Out-Null } else { Write-Log -Type Info -Evt "Unable to find package: $App" } } If ($ProPackageFullName) { Write-Log -Type Info -Evt "Removing Provisioned Package: $ProPackageFullName" Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName $ProPackageFullName | Out-Null } else { Write-Log -Type Info -Evt "Unable to find provisioned package: $App" } } } else { $AppsToKeep = $AppsList -join "|" $AppsFullName = Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object {$_.PackageFullName -NotMatch $AppsToKeep} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty PackageFullName $ProvAppsFullName = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -NotMatch $AppsToKeep} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty PackageName If ($PCOnly -eq $false) { ForEach ($AppFullName in $AppsFullName) { Write-Log -Type Info -Evt "Removing Package: $AppFullName" Remove-AppxPackage -Package $AppFullName | Out-Null } } ForEach ($ProvAppFullName in $ProvAppsFullName) { Write-Log -Type Info -Evt "Removing Provisioned Package: $ProvAppFullName" Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName $ProvAppFullName | Out-Null } } } ## TODO Uno mode for WIM Image ## ## Offline Mode ## If ($WimFile) { ## Default Wim Mount Path if none is configured. If ($Null -eq $WimMntPath) { $WimMntPath = "$Env:temp\RemMSStoreApps-WimMount" } ## Make sure the mount directory exists, if it doesn't create it. If ((Test-Path -Path $WimMntPath) -eq $False) { New-Item $WimMntPath -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null } ## Mount the Image. Mount-WindowsImage -ImagePath $WimFile -Index $WIndex -Path $WimMntPath | Out-Null If ($Uno -eq $false) { ## Remove the Apps listed above or report if app not present. ForEach ($App in $AppsList) { $ProPackageFullName = (Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Path $WimMntPath | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -eq $App}).PackageName If ($ProPackageFullName) { Write-Log -Type Info -Evt "Removing Provisioned Package: $ProPackageFullName" Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Path $WimMntPath -PackageName $ProPackageFullName | Out-Null } else { Write-Log -Type Info -Evt "Unable to find provisioned package: $App" } } } else { $AppsToKeep = $AppsList -join "|" $ProvAppsFullName = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Path $WimMntPath | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -NotMatch $AppsToKeep} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty PackageName ForEach ($ProvAppFullName in $ProvAppsFullName) { Write-Log -Type Info -Evt "Removing Provisioned Package: $ProvAppFullName" Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Path $WimMntPath -PackageName $ProvAppFullName | Out-Null } } ## Dismount the image and save changes. Dismount-WindowsImage -Path $WimMntPath -Save | Out-Null } If ($PCApps) { Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Select-Object DisplayName | Format-Table -HideTableHeaders If ($LogPathUsr) { Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Select-Object DisplayName | Format-Table -HideTableHeaders | Out-File -Append $Log -Encoding ASCII } } If ($UserApps) { Get-AppxPackage | Select-Object Name | Format-Table -HideTableHeaders If ($LogPathUsr) { Get-AppxPackage | Select-Object Name | Format-Table -HideTableHeaders | Out-File -Append $Log -Encoding ASCII } } Write-Log -Type Info -Evt "Process finished." If ($Null -ne $LogHistory) { ## Cleanup logs. Write-Log -Type Info -Evt "Deleting logs older than: $LogHistory days" Get-ChildItem -Path "$LogPath\Remove-MS-Store-Apps_*" -File | Where-Object CreationTime -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-$LogHistory) | Remove-Item -Recurse } } ## End |