PowerShell/docs/uninstall-all-apps.md

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Script: *uninstall-all-apps.ps1*
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This PowerShell script uninstalls all applications from the local computer. Useful for de-bloating Windows to clean up a PC quickly for an industrial use case without any security risks.
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Parameters
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```powershell
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PS> ./uninstall-all-apps.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
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[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
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Example
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```powershell
PS> ./uninstall-all-apps
```
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Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Uninstalls all apps
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script uninstalls all applications from the local computer. Useful for de-bloating Windows to clean up a PC quickly for an industrial use case without any security risks.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./uninstall-all-apps
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
try {
"Uninstalling all apps, please wait... (ignore any error messages about packages that can't be removed, it's fine)"
Get-AppxPackage | Remove-AppxPackage
"Uninstalled all applications, your PC is clean now."
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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