I have a script that lists Windows 10 Apps to the user, and the user can select an app from the list, and it will remove the app. This is where I started from: Uninstall Windows 10 Apps.
My Code:
$appArray = @("3dbuilder", "windowsalarms", "Appconnector", "windowscalculator", "windowscommunicationsapps", "windowscamera", "CandyCrushSaga",
"officehub", "skypeapp", "getstarted","zunemusic", "windowsmaps", "Messaging", "solitairecollection", "ConnectivityStore", "bingfinance",
"zunevideo", "bingnews", "onenote", "people", "CommsPhone", "windowsphone", "photos", "WindowsScan", "bingsports", "windowsstore",
"Office.Sway", "Twitter", "soundrecord", "bingweather", "xboxapp", "XboxOneSmartGlass")
$appNames = @("3D Builder", "Alarms & Clock", "App Connector", "Calculator", "Calendar and Mail", "Camera", "Candy Crush Saga", "Get Office", "Get Skype",
"Get Started", "Groove Music", "Maps", "Messaging", "Microsoft Solitaire Collection", "Microsoft Wi-Fi", "Money", "Movie & TV", "News",
"OneNote", "People", "Phone", "Phone Companion", "Photos", "Scan", "Sports", "Store (Not Recommended)", "Sway", "Twitter", "Voice Recorder",
"Weather", "Xbox", "Xbox One SmartGlass")
Do{
$index = 1;
Write-Host "Select An Option Below to Uninstall...`n"
foreach ($app in $appNames){
Write-Host "'$index': $app"
$index++
}
Write-Host "'0': Exit"
Write-Host "`n"
$userOption = Read-Host -Prompt "Option: "
if($userOption -gt 0){
$appOption = $userOption - 1
Get-appxpackage -allusers | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*$appArray[$appOption]*"} | remove-appxpackage
Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagefullname –like "*$appArray[$appOption]*"} | remove-appxprovisionedpackage –online
$appList = Get-appxpackage -allusers | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*$appArray[$appOption]*"}
Write-Host "'$appList'"
$userOption = 0
}
}While($userOption -ne 0)
Write-Host "Exiting Script..."
The Problem:
The script runs without an error, but then none of the apps get removed. I added in these lines to see what the app it finds is, but it comes out as an empty string.
$appList = Get-appxpackage -allusers | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*$appArray[$appOption]*"}
Write-Host "'$appList'"
An example result would look like so:
Option: : 1
''
Exiting Script...
