I was in the process of uninstalling all the Universal Apps from a new Windows 10 installation when I hit a roadblock. It's not the first time I do this and it always goes well. However, this time, whenever I write in PowerShell Get-AppxPackage -allusers | Remove-AppxPackage or something more [...] read more
I was given the task of removing bloatware from a brand-new Acer laptop. My (and the laptop owner's) definition of bloatware includes all pre-installed Apps and the Winstore itself. You may disagree with that, but that's beside the point. I tried the remove-appxpackage Powershell command with Winstore's ID and got [...] read more
I searched Google and did setup --uninstall --force-uninstall --system-level, but that only uninstalled the Chromium-based Edge, restoring the old HTML Edge; when trying to uninstall that, I receive error: Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_44.19041.423.0... Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CFA) error [...] read more
I bought the pre-order version of Forza Motorsport 7 in September. During installation of the pre-order, an error occurred which left the installation mostly installed. Forza Motorsport is delivered via the Windows Store, and is distributed via the Appx App Packager. Now that Forza Motorsport 7 has "gone gold", I'd [...] read more
I'm unable to uninstall HoloCamera from Windows 10 and my sysprep is failing as a result. Build is 1703. Edition is Pro What I've tried: Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.name -notlike "*store*"} | RemoveAppxPackage ----also used the -allusers parameter with this PS command Remove-AppxPackage HoloCamera_1.0.0.5_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy Error; see update below. dism /online [...] read more
Recently I encountered some HD issues and I was forced to replace the affected drive. Unfortunately, several Microsoft store apps were stored on this very drive. I wanted to reinstall the affected apps, only to find out that they were still listed as installed. Running the Get-AppxPackage in elevated PS, [...] read more
I am trying to remove a package in windows 10 but receive the following error. I have spent some time searching on the internet but none of them have the same error as me. Please advise. PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> remove-appxpackage Microsoft.Dayton.f074ae31c9_1.3160.34.2_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe remove-appxpackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please [...] read more
When I try to deploy and debug my UWP application from Visual Studio 2017 I get the error: > DEP0900: Failed to unregister application > "Microsoft.ProjectTorino_1.1.1.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe". [0x80073CFA] Deployment > Remove operation with target volume C: on Package > Microsoft.ProjectTorino_1.1.1.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe from: failed with error > 0x80070490. I think this is because [...] read more
So this is a very modern/MS/Metro app - Forza 7. It has been installed on a second ssd, that had a lot of things on it, and I thought it would be easier to format it(was I wrong), and afterward just like the old times tell programs and features, that [...] read more
I used the script from Windows 10: Remove all default apps except specified ones. Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | where-object {$_.name –notlike "*store*","*windowscalculator*","*people*"} | Remove-AppxPackage Got Error Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA. Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CFA) error 0x80070032: [...] read more
Alright so I have an app called Currency Converter that I made in Visual Studio using UWP. When I try and run it from within Visual Studio I get a dialog box saying "The app "c347c8-blah blah" is already installed on this machine etc" link [https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xc6Ov.png] When I select no [...] read more
I just started using powershell and i want to write basic shell script to delete Windows 10 defaults apps,, like XBOX,Instagram and others, this is how my script looks like. $appXPackage = "Get-AppXPackage -Name" $appXPackage + ' Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI' | Remove-AppxPackage Getting this Error: Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, [...] read more
The answer from https://www.pcworld.com/article/2949759/windows/killing-cortana-how-to-disable-windows-10s-info-hungry-digital-assistant.html doesn't work, because I've already set the AllowCortanas Value Data to '0': enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/PGLRz.png] The answer from Can I completely disable Cortana on Windows 10? doesn't work either: PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_1.9.6.16299_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please contact [...] read more