| description | external help file | Module Name | ms.date | online version | schema | title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Removes an app package from one or more user accounts. |
Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.dll-Help.xml |
Appx |
05/15/2023 |
2.0.0 |
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: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: AllUsersSet
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalsePrompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies an AppxPackage object or the full name of a package.
Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: FalseShows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet isn't run.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies 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: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: RemoveByPackageSet
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalsePreserves the roamable portion of the app's data when the package is removed. This parameter is incompatible with PreserveApplicationData.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: RemoveByPackageForRoamingSet
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseIf 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: System.String
Parameter Sets: UserSet
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseThis cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
An AppxPackage object that contain information, including the full name of the app package.