🍬 Remove Bloatware

Intune Platform Script · Removes preinstalled junk apps for all users on the device

Runs as SYSTEM — required to remove provisioned packages from the device image. If you run this as the logged-on user, Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage will fail silently and new user accounts will still get the bloat.

Two commands per app: Remove-AppxPackage kills it for existing users, Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage removes it from the Windows image so new accounts don't get it either.

Script

Define bloatware list array

Edit this list to match what you want gone. Add or remove package names as needed.

# Bloatware package names to remove
$apps = @(
    "Microsoft.BingWeather",
    "Microsoft.GetHelp",
    "Microsoft.Getstarted",
    "Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub",
    "Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection",
    "Microsoft.People",
    "Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub",
    "Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI",
    "Microsoft.XboxApp",
    "Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay",
    "Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay",
    "Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider",
    "Microsoft.ZuneMusic",
    "Microsoft.ZuneVideo",
    "Microsoft.WindowsMaps",
    "Microsoft.Messaging",
    "Microsoft.SkypeApp",
    "king.com.CandyCrushSaga",
    "king.com.CandyCrushFriends",
    "Microsoft.3DBuilder",
    "Microsoft.Office.OneNote"
)

Remove for all users + deprovision main

Hits existing user accounts AND removes from the device image for future users.

# Remove from existing users and deprovision from device image
foreach ($app in $apps) {
    Get-AppxPackage -Name $app -AllUsers |
        Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online |
        Where-Object DisplayName -EQ $app |
        Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}

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Full script — upload this to Intune deploy

Combined, ready to paste into your .ps1 platform script file.

# Remove bloatware for all users and deprovision from device image
$apps = @(
    "Microsoft.BingWeather",
    "Microsoft.GetHelp",
    "Microsoft.Getstarted",
    "Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub",
    "Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection",
    "Microsoft.People",
    "Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub",
    "Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI",
    "Microsoft.XboxApp",
    "Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay",
    "Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay",
    "Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider",
    "Microsoft.ZuneMusic",
    "Microsoft.ZuneVideo",
    "Microsoft.WindowsMaps",
    "Microsoft.Messaging",
    "Microsoft.SkypeApp",
    "king.com.CandyCrushSaga",
    "king.com.CandyCrushFriends",
    "Microsoft.3DBuilder",
    "Microsoft.Office.OneNote"
)
foreach ($app in $apps) {
    Get-AppxPackage -Name $app -AllUsers |
        Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online |
        Where-Object DisplayName -EQ $app |
        Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}

Intune Platform Script Settings

Run this script using the logged on credentials No

Enforce script signature check No

Run script in 64-bit PowerShell host Yes