Remove Mail and Calendar Remotely

Joseph Setaro 121 Reputation points
2021-03-10T22:13:29.847+00:00

Hello,

I am trying to uninstall the built-in Mail and Calendar apps on several hundred computers. I have tried many different variations of the Remove-appxpackage command, but none of them work unless someone is logged in. I get the error "An error occurred because a user was logged off" with error code 0x80073D19. How can I remove these apps without having to be logged into the computer?

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  1. Karlie Weng 14,031 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-03-11T08:30:24.853+00:00

    Hello @Joseph Setaro

    WMI is only what I can find to remove apps remotely, but not sure is it applied to built-in apps.

    Here is the WMI method : How To Uninstall Software Remotely Using WMI on Windows

    Best Regards
    Karlie

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  2. Joseph Setaro 121 Reputation points
    2021-03-11T15:34:56.397+00:00

    Hello,

    I tried WMI, and it did not work. I forgot to mention that I am pushing this down through SCOM, and I have done this many times without issues.

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  3. Karlie Weng 14,031 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-03-12T09:03:09.297+00:00

    if it is SCOM related , I would suggest to re-post it with highlighted tag. Users and Experts who encounter similar issue can easy to find it.

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  4. Joseph Setaro 121 Reputation points
    2021-03-24T12:40:51.43+00:00

    Hello,

    None of the suggestions were helpful. Although this is being pushed down through SCOM, it is not a SCOM related issue, therefore I did not post this in SCOM. It seems that mail and calendar can only be removed by physically logging into the computer. I am researching a way to disable Mail through GP, so we can close this issue. Thank you for your help.