Three Effective Ways to Remove Built-in Apps in Windows 10

Windows 10 offers various kinds of universal default apps like Calendar, Maps, OneNote, etc. However, the system doesn't allow you to remove them in a usual way. So, how to remove the default apps from Windows 10? In this post, we will show you three effective ways to remove built-in apps in Windows 10. At the end of this post, we will also walk you through how to restore all the built-in apps back to Windows 10.

Way 1: Remove built-in apps in Windows 10 by Start Menu

Actually, not all the built-in apps cannot be removed directly and you can remove some built-in apps like 3D builder, OneDrive, Skype on Start Menu in Windows 10. Detailed steps are listed as follows.

Step 1: Click on Start icon on the left end of taskbar.

Step 2: Right-click the default built-in app that you want to remove and then select Uninstall in the context menu.

Step 3: On the popup window, click on Uninstall button to continue. Finally, the built-in app is removed from Windows 10.

Way 2: Remove built-in apps in Windows 10 by PowerShell

With regard to those built-in apps that can't be uninstalled by Way 1, you can try to remove them by PowerShell. Here are detailed steps.

Step 1: Open Powershell as administrator. Type powershell in Windows search box and right-click the app and then select Run as administrator option.

Step 2: Type the uninstallation command. On PowerShell window, type the following command and press Enter.

Get-AppxPackage *X* | Remove-AppxPackage

Replace X with corresponding value of different built-in apps according to the following list.

For example, if you want to uninstall Maps from Windows 10, you can type Get-AppxPackage *windowsmaps* | Remove - AppxPackage and press Enter. Finally, it is removed from Windows 10.

TIPS: It is worth mentioning that some default apps like Contact Support, Cortana, Microsoft Edge, Windows Feedback can't be uninstalled in this way. Maybe you can remove or disable them in other special ways.

Way 3: Remove built-in apps in Windows 10 by third-party tool

Fortunately, there are many useful tools that offer powerful uninstall function enabling us to uninstall these built-in apps from Windows 10. Take one of tools called Revo Uninstaller as an example.

Step 1: Download Revo Uninstaller and install it on your computer. After installed, open it.

Step 2: Select Windows Apps option on the left panel and then all the built-in apps are shown on the right side. Select one of built-in apps that you want to uninstall and then click on Uninstall button on the top left corner. On the popup window, click on Continue button. Wait for a while and the built-in app will be uninstalled from Windows 10.

Reinstall all built-in apps back to Windows 10

If you regret to uninstall these default built-in apps or remove them by mistake and want to restore them, you can refer to following method to reinstall them to Windows 10.

Step 1: Open Powershell as administrator (refer to Way 2).

Step 2: Type the following command and press Enter. Wait for a while and all the built-in apps will be restored back to Windows 10.

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}