Uninstalling a built-in app that Windows 8/8.1/10 cannot routinely uninstall

In the App Store a calculator +, so want to uninstall the built-in calculator, but found that the uninstall button is gray, can not be uninstalled at all.

Figure 1 OneNote cannot be uninstalled (the calculator has been uninstalled so ...). ）

So in Lenovo's technical knowledge Base found the Uninstall method.

STEP 1 win+x Open Windows PowerShell as an administrator

Figure 2 Win+x Menu

Figure 3 Windows PowerShell

Actions within STEP 2 Windows PowerShell

To uninstall an app, we first need to know the name of the app. Obviously, the name of the modern application is not as simple as it appears, so we have to list all the apps by command, enter the downstream command, and the window will list all the apps that were installed natively.

Get-appxpackage

Figure 4 List of applications

Next look for the app you want to uninstall, which can be found using the Find tool, or you can check the list yourself. Note In the search to enter the English name, the space with "." Instead, for example, I enter "Calculator" When I look up the calculator.

Figure 5 Finding

After you find the corresponding app, click the full name (Packagefullname) and right-copy. (Right-click has been copied, there will be no menu popup)

Figure 6 Packagefullname (take Picture viewer as an example)

After you get the full name of the application, you can perform the uninstall operation, the Uninstall command is as follows, the paste name is right click. The "Deploy Operation process:" appears after the carriage return and the application has been successfully uninstalled.

Remove-appxpackage Application Full Name

Figure 7 Entering the unload command

Figure 8 The uninstallation process (as an example of the People app)

Uninstalling a built-in app that Windows 8/8.1/10 cannot routinely uninstall