Remove-AppxPackage
Removes an app package from one or more user accounts.
Remove-AppxPackage
[-Package] <String>
[-PreserveApplicationData]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Remove-AppxPackage
[-Package] <String>
[-PreserveRoamableApplicationData]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Remove-AppxPackage
[-Package] <String>
[-AllUsers]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Remove-AppxPackage
[-Package] <String>
-User <String>
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
The Remove-AppxPackage
cmdlet removes an app package from a user account. An app package has an
.msix
or .appx
file extension.
Remove-AppxPackage -Package 'package1_1.0.0.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe'
This command removes an app package named package1_1.0.0.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe
from the
account of the current user.
This parameter removes the app package for all user accounts on the computer. The parameter works
off the parent package type. If it's a bundle, use PackageTypeFilter with the Get-AppxPackage
command and specify the bundle. To use this parameter, you must run the command with administrator
permissions.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Aliases: | cf |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | False |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Specifies an AppxPackage object or the full name of a package.
Type: | String |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Specifies that the cmdlet preserves the application data during the package removal. The application data is available for later use. Note that this is only applicable for apps that are under development so this option can only be specified for apps that are registered from file layout (Loose file registered).
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Preserves the roamable portion of the app's data when the package is removed. This parameter is incompatible with PreserveApplicationData.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
If you specify this parameter, the cmdlet removes the app package for only the user that this cmdlet specifies. To remove a package for a user profile other than the profile of the current user, you must run this command with administrator permissions.
Note
This parameter only accepts user SIDs. Use the whoami /user command to display the current SID of a user. See whoami syntax for details.
Type: | String |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet isn't run.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Aliases: | wi |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | False |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
String[]
Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AppxPackage
An AppxPackage object that contain information, including the full name of the app package.
None