Windows 8.1 Keeps restoring Metro apps

[Arthur]

Weird, won't let me do it.

Do you have the latest version of 7-zip installed?

[FN-GM]

Yep, freshly downloaded this morning (9.20).

[Arthur]

Yep, freshly downloaded this morning (9.20).

Perhaps the latest alpha version would be better? (v9.32)

[FN-GM]

Some progress! I have installed that version I can open the WIM. I have deleted some folders it won't let me delete anymore. Argh!

[Arthur]

Some progress! I have installed that version I can open the WIM. I have deleted some folders it won't let me delete anymore. Argh!

IIRC, 7-Zip can only view the contents of .wim files.

 

You would still need to use PowerShell or DISM to modify the image.

[FN-GM]

Ah second crack at this and its letting me remove stuff.

 

DISM inst working as it says the apps are already remove (did that before capturing the image).

[FN-GM]

This is sending me crazy! After I deleted the folder, the SCCM TS errors out when applying the OS.

[jaminben]

@beany1

 

Thanks for these two lines.. they work great

 

Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -online | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage –online

 

Get-AppXPackage | Remove-AppxPackage

[JamesA]

I'd delete the contents if there are any rather than the folder.

 

If there was something under WindowsApps, did you log on using a domain account before capturing the image? On my 8.1 deployment test machine it only populated the folder after I logged into the domain.

[FN-GM]

did you log on using a domain account before capturing the image

 

Nope, the image was never on the domain.

[FN-GM]

Does anyone know the powershell equivalent to DISM please?

[Arthur]

Does anyone know the powershell equivalent to DISM please?

See post #14.

 

The PowerShell equivalents would be Get-WindowsImage, Mount-WindowsImage and Dismount-WindowsImage (or just use the script in the post).

[FN-GM]

What I mean is what Is the command to remove the app, Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage ?

 

I could make a powershell script and run it part of the task sequence.

[Arthur]

What I mean is what Is the command to remove the app, Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage?

Ah! You'll need Get-AppxProvisionedPackage and Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage in that case.

[FN-GM]

So it would be somewhere along the lines of?

 

get-AppxPackage
Remove-AppxPackage -package Microsoft.Bing_1.2.0.137_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe                                                                    
Remove-AppxPackage -package Microsoft.BingFinance_1.2.0.135_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe                                                             
Remove-AppxPackage -package Microsoft.BingMaps_1.2.0.136_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe                                                                
Remove-AppxPackage -package Microsoft.BingNews_1.2.0.135_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe                                                                
Remove-AppxPackage -package Microsoft.BingSports_1.2.0.135_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe

 

Thanks