How to concatenate variable with string

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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, Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor. (
Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CFA)
Package Manager aborted the Remove operation because an invalid argument was passed: Get-AppXPackage -Name Microsoft.Xb
oxGameCallableUI.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] eb445625-b0a9-0002-d590-44eba9b0d301 in the Event Log or use th
e command line Get-AppxLog -ActivityID eb445625-b0a9-0002-d590-44eba9b0d301
At C:\Users\Viktor\Desktop\Remove Windows 10 Apps.ps1:11 char:50
+ $appXPackage + ' Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI' | Remove-AppxPackage
+                                                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : WriteError: (Get-AppXPackage...xGameCallableUI:String) [Remove-AppxPackage], IOException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.RemoveAppxPackageCommand

EDIT: And how can i story applications names inside array and loop through it

powershell
asked on Stack Overflow Feb 28, 2018 by Andrew • edited Feb 28, 2018 by Andrew

3 Answers

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Skip the intermediate step of attempting to store half a statement in a string:

$PackageName = 'Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI' 
Get-AppxPackage -Name $PackageName | Remove-AppxPackage
answered on Stack Overflow Feb 28, 2018 by Mathias R. Jessen
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This way you could define the application packages you want to remove.

$applicationPackages = "Application.Name","Application2.Name","Application3.Name"
Foreach($application in $applicationPackages){
    Remove-AppxPackage -Name $application
}

One step further if you know part of the names you could do this to create the array

$applicationPackages = Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.Name -match "someapplication*|someotherApplication*"}
answered on Stack Overflow Feb 28, 2018 by HeedfulCrayon
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You're trying to create a Windows 10 image. You're running sysprep, and you're bumping into that issue with the default programs? ...Microsoft.

This is what you're asking about.

$list_of_packages = @('Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI', '...', '...')

foreach ($package_name in $list_of_packages) {
  Remove-AppXPackage -Name $package_name
}

But, let's skip ahead. You'll probably try the following if you haven't already...

Good luck.

answered on Stack Overflow Feb 28, 2018 by Adam

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