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00:00:00 – 00:10:01
The video focuses on using PowerShell commands to list and remove installed Windows Store apps on a Windows 11 computer. The emphasis is on distinguishing between apps visible in the Start menu and those actually installed. The presenter demonstrates removing apps using PowerShell commands and highlights the need to create a new start menu for users. Different user accounts are used to showcase the effects of app removal. It is noted that while existing users' start menu entries are removed, new users still have them. The importance of creating a new start menu for complete app removal is stressed. The video provides PowerShell scripts and resources for managing Windows Store apps effectively.
00:00:00
In this segment of the video, the presenter discusses using PowerShell commands to list and remove installed Windows Store apps on a Windows 11 computer. They emphasize the difference between apps visible in the Start menu and those actually installed on the computer. It is noted that PowerShell commands will only remove installed programs, not those only visible in the Start menu. The importance of creating a new start menu for users if needed is highlighted. The presenter plans to demonstrate the effects of app removal on different user accounts and will create a new user for this purpose. The segment concludes with the presenter preparing to execute PowerShell commands for removing apps.
00:03:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker demonstrates using PowerShell commands to list installed Windows store apps. By filtering out non-removable packages and selecting only relevant properties like name and package full name, the output becomes more readable. To remove a Windows store app, the command “remove appex package” is used with the package full name. The speaker shows removing an app (Outlook) for all users. To streamline the process of removing multiple apps, a PowerShell script provided on GitHub is used to create a list of applications to remove in bulk.
00:06:00
In this part of the video, the presenter demonstrates the removal of various Windows applications using a Powershell snippet. After executing the snippet, they show the disappearance of unnecessary applications from the start menu. They explain that the list of applications to remove can be modified on a GitHub page. Additionally, they mention providing a Powershell snippet on their GitHub page to view installed applications. The presenter then creates a new user account to showcase how removing Windows store apps impacts existing and new users. The existing user’s start menu reflects the removed applications, while the newly created user account still shows the applications. They confirm that the Powershell commands worked as expected on the existing user account but did not affect the new user account as intended.
00:09:00
In this part of the video, the speaker explains that while using PowerShell commands to remove software, existing users’ start menu entries are removed, but new users still have these entries. Applications like Microsoft 365 and Outlook become installed applications that function like Spotify. The speaker emphasizes the importance of creating a new start menu for users to effectively remove all Windows store apps. Additional details and related content are available on the speaker’s channel.