How to remove
Uninstall or Reinstall Default Windows 10 Apps
from Windows

Could someone please tell me how to uninstall Groove Music on Windows 10? Please correct me if I’m wrong, but Groove Music is one of the default Windows 10 apps, so it’s not on the Programs & Features.

All Windows OS versions comes with a package of pre-installed default applications, such as Calculator, Photo Viewer, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Paint, media player, and so on. Usually, these apps play a crucial role and can hardly be dispensed. However, default apps are not error resistant and often fail to perform properly. Take, for instance, Microsoft Edge, which was broken after the installation of the latest Windows 10 update. Edge stopped working and the main problem solution method is to reinstall Microsoft Edge. However, how should people do that if Edge is not included in the list of Programs & Features?

Windows 10 removal is not recommended

Each pre-installed application has carefully been selected by Microsoft to assist Windows users and maintain PC’s integrity. Therefore, specialists do not recommend the removal of Windows 10 default apps. Most of them do not take up much hard drive space, so to remove them with an intention to free up some space is useless. But if one of the apps started malfunctioning, you can uninstall any pre-installed default app using an elevated PowerShell.

Uninstalling pre-installed Windows 10 apps

We will provide instructions using an example of Groove Music. If you want to uninstall another default Windows 10 app, please refer to the latest paragraph of this article and copy the corresponding command, which then will have to be executed on Windows Powershell.

• Press Ctrl +  Shift + Del and locate Groove Music process.
• Right-click on it and select End Task.
• Then type Powershell in Windows 10 Search.
• Right-click on the search result and select Run as Administrator.
• Copy and Paste Get-AppxPackage *zunemusic* | Remove-AppxPackage command and press Enter to remove Groove Music.
• You will receive a removal confirmation below the command that you typed. After that, close Powershell and reboot the system.

Reinstalling pre-installed Windows 10 apps

It doesn’t matter if you uninstalled a pre-installed default Windows 10 app accidentally or purposely, it can be recovered in a very easy way.

• Press Ctrl +  Shift + Del and locate Groove Music process.
• Right-click on it and select End Task.
• The type Powershell in Windows 10 Search.
• Right-click on the search result and select Run as Administrator.
• Copy and Paste Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} command and press Enter.
• This command will automatically reinstall all default Windows 10 apps.

A list of commands to run on Powershell to uninstall pre-installed apps

1. 3D Builder  Get-AppxPackage *3dbuilder* | Remove-AppxPackage
2. Alarms & Clock  Get-AppxPackage *windowsalarms* | Remove-AppxPackage
3. Calculator  Get-AppxPackage *windowscalculator* | Remove-AppxPackage
4. Camera  Get-AppxPackage *windowscamera* | Remove-AppxPackage
5. Get Office  Get-AppxPackage *officehub* | Remove-AppxPackage
6. Groove Music  Get-AppxPackage *zunemusic* | Remove-AppxPackage
7. Mail/Calendar  Get-AppxPackage *windowscommunicationapps* | Remove-AppxPackage
8. Maps  Get-AppxPackage *windowsmaps* | Remove-AppxPackage
9. Microsoft Solitaire Collection  Get-AppxPackage *solitairecollection* | Remove-AppxPackage
10. Movies & TV  Get-AppxPackage *zunevideo* | Remove-AppxPackage
11. News  Get-AppxPackage *bingnews* | Remove-AppxPackage
12. OneNote  Get-AppxPackage *onenote* | Remove-AppxPackage
13. People  Get-AppxPackage *people* | Remove-AppxPackage
14. Microsoft Phone Companion  Get-AppxPackage *windowsphone* | Remove-AppxPackage
15. Photos  Get-AppxPackage *photos* | Remove-AppxPackage
16. Skype  Get-AppxPackage *skypeapp* | Remove-AppxPackage
17. Store  Get-AppxPackage *windowsstore* | Remove-AppxPackage
18. Tips  Get-AppxPackage *getstarted* | Remove-AppxPackage
19. Voice Recorder  Get-AppxPackage *sound recorder* | Remove-AppxPackage
20. Weather  Get-AppxPackage *bingweather* | Remove-AppxPackage
21. Xbox  Tips | Get-AppxPackage *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage