Intune Remove solitaire and casual games and Xbox Applications

[cheekycharly]

Hi Folks as per the title does anybody know what I need to do in an Intune setup with Windows 11 machine to remove the following apps for all profiles...

 

Solitaire and casual games

Xbox

Xbox Game Bar

 

Thanks,

 

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[CyBeRkId2002]

Hi. Can't vouch for how up to date these are, nor whether they are the ones we settled on (found in my admin area as I can't download the file from intune) but I think they should give a good starting point - remove any you want to keep and whatever you do test, test, TEST before rolling out to production:

 

Computer Context Powershell:

 

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*Microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.displayname -like "*MSTeams*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*Microsoft.GetHelp*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*Microsoft.GetStarted*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*xbox*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*feedback*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*phone*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*gamingapp*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*solitaire*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*BingNews*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*MicrosoftTeams*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*Zune*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*Terminal*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*Alarms*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*Todos*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*HPAudioCenter*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*appup.intel*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

Get-appxprovisionedpackage -online | where-object {$_.packagename -like "*Microsoft.549981C3F5F10*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

 

User Context Powershell:

 

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*Teams*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*GetHelp*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*GetStarted*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*xbox.tcui*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*xboxGameOverlay*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*xboxGamingOverlay*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*XboxIdentityProvider*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*feedback*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*phone*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*solitaire*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*windowsalarms*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*Zune*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*Todos*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*HPAudioCenter*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*appup.intel*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*terminal*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Get-AppxPackage | where-object {$_.packagefullname -like "*549981C3F5F10*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

[snagrat]

Can’t you just add them as an Store App, then tell it to Uninstall rather than Install

[Roberto]

Can’t you just add them as an Store App, then tell it to Uninstall rather than Install

 

Yes. I’ve been really pleased with this approach. Much easier to manage whenever anything changes than the script method.

Edited September 14, 2023 by Roberto

[cheekycharly]

Can’t you just add them as an Store App, then tell it to Uninstall rather than Install

 

I have had a look at this method and I can apply it that way for Xbox Game Bar it appears but I cannot find the other two apps,

 

* Xbox

*Solitare & Casual Games

[cheekycharly]

Ok managed to find Xbox using its ID number but cannot find a way to get rid of the damn *Solitare & Casual Games

 

Solitaire & Casual Games Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App

Edited September 15, 2023 by cheekycharly

[edubri]

Hi all,  I'm looking for a way to remove the Solitaire & Casual Games Microsoft as well as Xbox as well as Copilot on student profiles and not getting much joy, has anyone had any joy in removing these in Intune?

 

Many thanks 

 

Brian 

[cheekycharly]

In the end I removed the "Games" from the Windows image so that when I install the OS on the laptop it doesn't have it at all. As for Co-Pilot I let an Intune configuration remove that...

 

TurnOffWindowsCopilot

Disable Copilot on Windows Devices

./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/WindowsAI/TurnOffWindowsCopilot

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[edubri]

18 hours ago, cheekycharly said:

In the end I removed the "Games" from the Windows image so that when I install the OS on the laptop it doesn't have it at all. As for Co-Pilot I let an Intune configuration remove that...

 

TurnOffWindowsCopilot

Disable Copilot on Windows Devices

./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/WindowsAI/TurnOffWindowsCopilot

Integer

Thanks I have used this - I want to also remove the "Microsoft 365 Copilot" shortcut also that appears - have you had any joy with that ? 

[cheekycharly]

Yes this is a Microsoft store app so you simply go to Apps>Create>Microsoft Store App (new) then find the Microsoft 365 CoPilot then at the end on the assignments bit do the bottom option "Remove" and apply it to which ever users or computers you want it gone from.

[edubri]

Brilliant thanks