Junk software called bloatware starts to get into our computers and Windows is not far behind. This is an easy way on how to remove and uninstall the Xbox app on Windows 10 .
The crazy sale of mobile devices encourages the use of bad practices for users, which work and replicate towards others in the same market.
You want to remove and uninstall the Xbox application from Windows 10 but it is " protected " by the system itself. Here is the deception. It is not a possible scam like Skype p*rn spam , but it limits the resources of your team and after all, it is garbage ...
I have found 2 options. The first is the cleanest, although instead of using basic tools such as the application uninstaller, it forces us to run it through the PowerShell console.
The second case is for those who in some way or unfamiliarity, the first does not work for them but still, they can "deactivate" the Xbox application in Windows 10.
How to remove and uninstall the Xbox app in Windows 10
With this method we will remove the entire pack of Xbox applications installed by default in our Windows 10 (bloatware).
- We look for the PowerShell application, we right click and open as administrator
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To remove the main Xbox application from Windows we write:
Get-AppxPackage * xboxapp * | Remove-AppxPackage
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To remove the Xbox Gaming app:
Get-AppxPackage * xboxgaming * | Remove-AppxPackage
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To remove the Xbox Speech app:
Get-AppxPackage * xboxspeech * | Remove-AppxPackage
In all cases, uppercase and lowercase letters and the correct symbol «|» must be respected.
Once the processes are started, when it finishes quickly, you can continue entering the other commands in the PowerShell console.
Deactivate the Xbox app in Windows 10
In some Windows 10 support forums they say that these applications are locked in the system and cannot be removed or uninstalled.
I think they are wrong since the process described above shows that it can be done. But since I do not put my hand in the fire for anyone ... it may be that some arbitrary system cannot remotely remove or uninstall the Xbox application in Windows 10 .
For that unique reason, there is a method of leaving Xbox apps (Xbox, Xbox Gaming, and Xbox Speech) without access to your data, devices, or running in the background . Go for it.
- We look for and open «Add or remove programs».
- We look at the bottom of the list for Xbox applications and click on the first one.
- We click on "Advanced Options" in blue.
- In «Application permissions» we deactivate all the options such as microphone, camera, documents and the most important one, «Background applications».
- And an extra, further down in the "Finish" section, we click Finish.
And that's all my friends. I hope you have solved the bloatware issue and how to remove and uninstall the Xbox app in Windows 10.
Until next time!