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Script to remove default application in Windows 10/11

Windows remove preinstalled Applications

Script to remove default application in Windows 10/11

How to Use

From Explorer

1. Download the file remove_preinstalled_apps.ps1
2. Execute remove_preinstalled_apps.ps1 by doing right-click > Run with PowerShell

From Command Line

1. Download the file remove_preinstalled_apps.ps1
2. open a terminal with shift + Right Click* > Open PowerShell window here (Open in Windows Terminal for Windows 11)
3. .\remove_preinstalled_apps.ps1

*You need to right click in an empty space on the explorer window, at the location of the downloaded file.

Prerequisite

Usually no prerequisite are necessary.
However, in certain cases you can be prevent from running it by the Execution Policy. In which case you need to run the following command in an Administrator Powershell:

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

You can then restore the previous value with

Set-ExecutionPolicy Signed