Uninstall all Apps in Start menu

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Theet
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Uninstall all Apps in Start menu

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It is possible to uninstall all Apps in de Start menu. You can remove the apps with PowerShell.exe in Windows.

Below you will find the description to:

See which apps currently are installed, you will get a text file on your desktop:

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Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName >"$env:userprofile\Desktop\Apps_List.txt"
Inside PowerShell:

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Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName
1) uninstall them for all (current) accounts:

To remove 3D Builder app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *3dbuilder* | Remove-AppxPackage


To remove Alarms & Clock app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *windowsalarms* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove App Connector app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *Appconnector* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Asphalt 8:Airborne app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *Asphalt8Airborne* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Calculator app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *windowscalculator* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Calendar and Mail app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Camera app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *windowscamera* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Drawboard PDF app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *DrawboardPDF* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Facebook app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *Facebook* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Feedback Hub app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *WindowsFeedbackHub* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Get Office app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *officehub* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Get Skype app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *skypeapp* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Get Started app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *getstarted* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Mail and Calendar app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Maps app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *windowsmaps* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Messaging + Skype apps

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *Messaging* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Microsoft Solitaire Collection app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *solitairecollection* | Remove-AppxPackage
To only remove Microsoft Wi-Fi app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *ConnectivityStore* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove OneNote app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *onenote* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove People app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *people* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Photos app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *photos* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Sticky Notes app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *MicrosoftStickyNotes* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Store app from

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *windowsstore* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Weather app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *bingweather* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Xbox app

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Get-appxpackage -allusers *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage
2) To Remove All Apps except Store from Your (current) Account

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Get-AppXPackage | where-object {$_.name –notlike “*store*”} | Remove-AppxPackage
3) To Remove All Apps except Store from Specific User Account

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Get-AppXPackage -User UserName | where-object {$_.name –notlike “*store*”} | Remove-AppxPackage
4) To Remove All Apps except Store from New Accounts Created Afterwards

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Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –notlike “*store*”} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
5) To Remove All Apps except Store from All Current Accounts on PC

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Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | where-object {$_.name –notlike “*store*”} | Remove-AppxPackage
For the complete source please look at: tenforums