Apps removed using powershell come back

Question

I noticed if I remove apps for all users from Windows 11 and then sign in as a new user, they still get the apps anyway.

For example, I used the PowerShell command to remove a specific app for all users

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers zunevideo | Remove-AppxPackage

Is this command incorrect to use?

Answer 1

All that command does is remove an app from the machine. If you create a new user on the machine then Windows will simply reinstall the default programs again. Your command doesn't prevent that. To get the list of apps that will be installed when a new user is created run the Get-AppxProvisionedPackage command instead.

I've never tried it but I believe the Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage command will allow you to remove provisioned apps which will prevent them from being auto-installed.

Answer 2

I have tried that command and I get errors in Powershell in Windows 10 Enterprise for Virtual Desktops 21H2

Oddly....it works in Windows 11 ?!