Provisioned App Packages in Windows 10 Enterprise / Windows 10 Pro

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16 responses to “Provisioned App Packages in Windows 10 Enterprise / Windows 10 Pro”

1. 

   Kira

   2018-08-22

   What’s your best method of completely removing the provisioned packages after the 1803 update?

   Also, technically you can bring back the Windows Store by running a specific command in Powershell (as admin) if you accidentally remove it.

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      Daniel

      2018-08-28

      Hi Kira, I updated this article and added the PowerShell commands for removing provisioned app packages.

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   Ker

   2018-09-28

   I’m using the powershell “gridview” script to remove provisioned apps,

   Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Out-GridView -PassThru | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online

   With this method, you click on the aps you want to remove and it does all at the same time, and for all users…however, as of this week, there’s a new office trial and xbox app that don’t appear in the gridview list.

   Any info on that?

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      Daniel

      2018-10-13

      Can be many reasons why. But in the official Windows images, there you’ll find only the apps listed here.

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3. 

   Nathan Hartley

   2018-10-10

   This is awesome. Thank you! I found this wonderful resource, while searching for similar information on about a Provisioned App which we are finding on some new devices, that has not made your list. Happen to know anything about “Microsoft.Office.Desktop”? Here is a ServerFault question where I ask this question in an expanded way. https://serverfault.com/q/923481/6079

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   1. 

      Daniel

      2018-10-10

      The Microsoft.Office.Desktop app comes from the Office Single Image OPK, which was also pointed out in the comments. It’s not included in original Windows 10 images, but added by the system builder (Dell, Lenovo, Fujitsu and the likes. WHich is why it’s out of scope of this article. I can’t tell you much more. But after quickly googling it I found a good starting point at System builder deployment of Windows 10 for desktop editions. Just search the site for “Office Single Image” and “Microsoft.Office.Desktop” and it should reveal some more information to you. And thank for the compliments ?.

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4. 

   Fabio Gondorf (@FGondorf)

   2018-10-22

   Thank you Daniel, this article is a great resource! It really helps maintaining an understanding of what’s changed with apps in each version. I look forward to the next Build of Windows (ought to be 1903) that will allow more flexibility with built-in apps.

   Quick heads-up for OneNote, though: Since the Office OneNote Application is discontinued, it is no longer shipped with Office 365 or Office 2019. After re-installing O365 on the weekend I did NOT get a OneNote Application as part of the office package, therefore I have to use the Store App from now on. Therefore, I would not recommend uninstalling the OneNote App any longer unless you don’t need it or use Office 2016.

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      Daniel

      2018-10-31

      Thank you so much, Fabio. Yes, I also read about the added flexibility that lets you uninstall more built-in apps. And thanks for letting me know that Office 2019 doesn’t ship with OneNote any longer. I didn’t know they already implemented this. I’m on the newest stable build of Office 365 Desktop, but they didn’t uninstall OneNote, thankfully. 🙂

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   2. 

      Michael Wolf

      2019-03-21

      OneNote 2016 is an optional install component when you configure your O365 or Office2019 installer. It is disabled by default. See Products in https://config.office.com/

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5. 

   Wilbert

   2019-01-23

   Thanks for sharing this helpful article. Am building a windows image and deciding which apps to be included.
   I can’t figure out how to get back a provisioned apps when removed with mentioned powershell commands. F.e. I remove OneNote or ZuneMusic and later on it is needed.
   Can you re-install a provisioned app with a powershell command? And make it available for all users)?

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6. 

   Martin

   2019-06-14

   Hey Daniel,
   I can only warn you about removing Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection from 1903. It basically breaks the image, you can find all the details here on my reddit post:
   https://www.reddit.com/r/SCCM/comments/c0ml03/removing_microsoftmicrosoftsolitairecollection/

   Hope it saves you any trouble I had :).

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7. 

   M

   2019-12-29

   Hi Daniel Thanks a lot!

   Here is what I came up with to customize my windows setup on USB Drive

   Create folder win_image on your desktop
   Open PowerShell as Administrator
   Adjust paths before continuing
   Mount-WindowsImage -ImagePath D:\sources\install.wim -Path C:\Users\Max\Desktop\win_image\ -Name “Windows 10 Education”
   Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Path C:\Users\Max\Desktop\win_image\ | select DisplayName | sort DisplayName

   Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Path C:\Users\Max\Desktop\win_image\ | where-object {$_.DisplayName –notlike "*DesktopAppInstaller*"}
   | where-object {$.DisplayName –notlike “HEIFImageExtension“} | where-object {$_.DisplayName –notlike "*MicrosoftSolitaireCollection*"}
   | where-object {$.DisplayName –notlike “MicrosoftStickyNotes“} | where-object {$_.DisplayName –notlike "*MSPaint*"}
   | where-object {$.DisplayName –notlike “ScreenSketch“} | where-object {$_.DisplayName –notlike "*StorePurchaseApp*"}
   | where-object {$.DisplayName –notlike “VP9VideoExtensions“} | where-object {$_.DisplayName –notlike "*WebMediaExtensions*"}
   | where-object {$.DisplayName –notlike “WebpImageExtension“} | where-object {$_.DisplayName –notlike "*WindowsAlarms*"}
   | where-object {$.DisplayName –notlike “WindowsCalculator“} | where-object {$_.DisplayName –notlike "*WindowsCamera*"}
   | where-object {$.DisplayName –notlike “WindowsSoundRecorder“} | where-object {$_.DisplayName –notlike "*WindowsStore*"}
   | where-object {$.DisplayName –notlike “TCUI“} `
   | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Path C:\Users\Max\Desktop\win_image\

   Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Path C:\Users\Max\Desktop\win_image\ | select DisplayName | sort DisplayName
   Dismount-WindowsImage -Path C:\Users\Max\Desktop\win_image\ -Save

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8. 

   john madsen

   2020-06-21

   How do I get to delete xbox and all the rest of the spam when not having microsoft or windows store?

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9. 

   john

   2020-06-23

   Hi Daniel,

   I would like to remove these:

   Microsoft.BingWeatherMSN Weather
   Microsoft.DesktopAppInstallerApp Installer
   Microsoft.GetHelpGet Help
   Microsoft.GetstartedMicrosoft Tips
   Microsoft.HEIFImageExtensionHEIF Image Extensions
   Microsoft.MessagingMicrosoft Messaging
   Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewerMixed Reality Viewer
   Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHubGet Office
   Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollectionMicrosoft Solitaire Collection
   Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotesMicrosoft Sticky Notes
   Microsoft.MixedReality.PortalMixed Reality Portal
   Microsoft.MSPaintPaint 3D
   Microsoft.Office.OneNoteOneNote
   Microsoft.OneConnectPaid Wi-Fi & Cellular
   Microsoft.PeopleMicrosoft People
   Microsoft.Print3DPrint 3D
   Microsoft.SkreenSketchSnip & Sketch
   Microsoft.SkypeAppSkype
   Microsoft.StorePurchaseAppStore Purchase App
   Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensionsMicrosoft.VP9VideoExtensions
   Microsoft.WalletWallet
   Microsoft.WindowsAlarmsWindows Alarms & Clock
   Microsoft.WindowsCameraWindows Camera
   microsoft.windowscommunicationsappsMail and Calendar
   Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHubFeedback Hub
   Microsoft.WindowsMapsWindows Maps
   Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorderWindows Voice Recorder
   Microsoft.Xbox.TCUIXbox TCUI
   Microsoft.XboxAppXbox
   Microsoft.XboxGameOverlayXbox Game Bar
   Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlayXbox Gaming Overlay
   Microsoft.XboxIdentityProviderXbox Identity Provider
   Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlayXbox Speech to Text Overlay
   Microsoft.YourPhoneYour Phone
   Microsoft.ZuneMusicGroove Music
   Microsoft.ZuneVideoMovies & TV

   how do I do that?

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10. 

    alex mei

    2020-09-23

    hi daniel,
    thx for the tutorial.
    i’m using win 10 ltsc 2019 and want to add the microsoft camera for windows 10.
    could install the latest appxpackage successfully -using my usb stick :

    Add-AppxPackage -Path D:\windows10cameraapp\Microsoft.WindowsCamera_2020.902.10.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.AppxBundle

    but the app crashes always after start. are there any dependencies, i don’t know ?
    any suggestions / ideas / comments are welcome.
    best regards, alex

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11. 

    Rihanna

    2021-03-25

    Thanks for sharing this helpful article. Am building a windows image and deciding which apps to be included.
    I can’t figure out how to get back a provisioned apps when removed with mentioned powershell commands

    Reply