Can’t Uninstall

[dusk storm]

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[arctic fox]

Due to it being a system app.
I can't remove it either..

There is a way, but it also removes the Xbox app, Xbox game bar and causes trouble if you want to log in to any game on the Microsoft Store

[untold onyx]

@dusk storm first of all, why do you even wanna remove it?

[dusk storm]

@untold onyx @arctic fox It’s not that particular app that I wanted to delete

I’m just using it as an example

[untold onyx]

then what is that app?

[dusk storm]

There’s other ones which I don’t have the option to (which I don’t need) but they won’t delete

[untold onyx]

show us

[dusk storm]

The people app

[untold onyx]

no, its not recommended to delete this app. Tell another

[dusk storm]

What do u even do with it

[untold onyx]

you store contacts list

[arctic fox]

Also a system app.. Though it should've been removed in many different updates 🤔

[dusk storm]

What about the maps app

[untold onyx]

its for location

[arctic fox]

You should be able to remove that..

[untold onyx]

and tracking

[dusk storm]

It’s useless but I can’t remove it

[arctic fox]

nah they do that with some component deeply hidden
/j

[arctic fox]

Weird...
Are you a user with Administrative permissions? Or just a normal user?

[dusk storm]

Admin permission yeah ofc

[untold onyx]

@dusk storm any other app than Maps or People?

[arctic fox]

Very weird...
Are you logged on to any organisation account? (e.g. school / work?)

[surreal jay]

You could use ThisIsWin11

Just delete that specific app

Don't mess with anything else

And yes it works with 10

[untold onyx]

@dusk storm Maps, and People arent apps, they are bloatwares and they are installed in windows as a bloatware for a reason. You cannot remove any of these 2 apps.

instead, make use of it

[arctic fox]

Even though it explicitly says not to use it on 10

[dusk storm]

Hm alright

It’s just my laptop isn’t really good and I’m trying to preserve space

So I’m deleting stuff which I don’t think I need

[untold onyx]

delete all the files from

1. temp
2. prefetch
3. %temp%

[arctic fox]

people should've been removed by now, and maps can be deleted, normally

[untold onyx]

really, it can be removed 100%

[surreal jay]

Revo Uninstaller?

[untold onyx]

btw its been only 2 months since i installed new windows

[arctic fox]

What?

[surreal jay]

I don't know maybe revo Uninstaller

Try that

[arctic fox]

ehm...

[surreal jay]

Just don't accidentally nuke the taskbar

[untold onyx]

@dusk storm deleting bloatwares via third party apps is supported but not recommended, you might run into a problem which could result into "Windows Reinstallation" recommendation

[untold onyx]

3rd party app moment

[dusk storm]

What’s a good 3rd party app?

[arctic fox]

I really didn't use anything 3rd party, ever, to remove software from my device.

[untold onyx]

then why cant i and ghadeer remove maps

anyway

[dusk storm]

Is Microsoft update health tools good

[untold onyx]

@dusk storm tell me a list of all these apps. I will tell you if they can be deleted

[arctic fox]

ok now I'm a bit confused...

[arctic fox]

For what intent exactly?

[untold onyx]

you sus

[untold onyx]

yes, it helps Windows Updates run faster than an NVMe M.69 SSD with 69 TB RAM

if its installed automatically and you didnt install it, that means Windows 10 installed it itself because your pc might be not that fast as it should be for windows updates

[dusk storm]

That’s good

[untold onyx]

its also in my laptop

[dusk storm]

Alr then that solved my thing

[dusk storm]

@untold onyx

[arctic fox]

good 1st party app: powershell
or just the uninstaller of whatever software it is

[untold onyx]

3rd party apps are not good if they edit Microsoft apps

there are no 3rd party app which are considered good

[untold onyx]

@arctic fox i recommend you to check if you have the folder called "System32"🤣

[dusk storm]

Holy this folder is huge

Wth is inside it

[untold onyx]

there are system apps inside it

[arctic fox]

windows

[arctic fox]

I do have that yeah

[untold onyx]

if you delete any one of the file inside C:/Windows folder, your windows will become problematic

[runic wedge]

Compared to phones (where facebook can be locked from being uninstall for exampel), no non-critical software cant be uninstalled on windows 10/11

[dusk storm]

Is deleting file explorer problematic?

[untold onyx]

@arctic fox when was the last time you reinstalled windows?

[untold onyx]

yes

no, if you are a linux user

[dusk storm]

You can’t even delete that I’m pretty sure

[untold onyx]

you sure about that?

[runic wedge]

False. You can delete files in c:\Windows, as there is many that aren't critical, just essential

[arctic fox]

on this machine or generally?

[untold onyx]

but i dont want him to delete files inside that folder. I did not say critical, problematic can also mean some features disabled

[untold onyx]

the machine where you cant find Gaming Services, Maps and other windows bloatwares

[arctic fox]

just don't mess with any files that aren't yours
best way to not frick up

[arctic fox]

pff
long time ago

[untold onyx]

is it longer than an year?

[arctic fox]

probably

[untold onyx]

then i think you should erase everything and install windows fresh, incase you face any problem

but if you have wifi which is faster than 40 mbps, and no work on your pc, then you should install it right now

anyway i guess thats a problem "Solved ✅" right? @dusk storm

[arctic fox]

I don't use the apps so I don't miss em :P
oh also, gamebar is gone too lol

[runic wedge]

because its illegal

[untold onyx]

how?

[runic wedge]

breaks Microsoft's Windows EULA

[arctic fox]

Broken, breaks the UELA, hence illegal.

[untold onyx]

ok fine

@dusk storm if you dont want any bloatwares, then use Windows 7. And download BitDefender for avoiding sus things getting into your computer

[runic wedge]

you cant legally use windows 7 either 😆

unless you dont have a windows 7 dvd disc

[untold onyx]

btw, how is atlas illegal? EULA must be 83 pages long i cant read all

can you tell me if you dont mind?

[runic wedge]

Stripping Windows 8/10/11 of system applications is considered modding the Windows system

[untold onyx]

so modding is illegal?

korbo?

[untold onyx]

@runic wedge

[devout bolt]

no it's fine

I can tell you how to do it

but bear in mind it's quite a destructive thing to do, lots of stuff will stop working

it's reversible tho if you change your mind later

just write this in admin powershell:

Get-AppxPackage | Remove-AppxPackage

it will remove ALL the UWP apps, including the entire windows store

you might lose saved data from any apps that you actually use

and I should reiterate that I do NOT recommend you do this at all

but it's not really harmful advice, maybe temporarily but there is another command to undo it

the command for undoing it is as follows:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

[arctic fox]

Modding it for your own use is fine.
Modding it and distributing it with the modifications is a no no

[devout bolt]

this would barely even classify as modding, it could maybe be classified as harmful advice, but since it is reversible and only breaks the frontend of the security app it's hard to argue that it's actually harmful