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JimmyWork
Sep 29, 2022Iron Contributor
Remediation script says it worked but did not actually remove applications
The following works when you run it local on the computer.
It also works if it is package as a win32 app and ran at deployment during Autopilot.
It however does not work as a remediation script. The script will say the device has issues and fix the issue, but it will actually say fixed and still have not removed the applications.
DETECT SCRIPT
#Detect built-in applications not needed for organisation devices
try
{
# List of Applications to Remove
$AppPackages = @()
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.XboxApp'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.GamingApp'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.SkypeApp'
$AppPackages += 'MicrosoftTeams'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.ZuneMusic'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.ZuneVideo'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.549981C3F5F10'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.BingNews'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.BingWeather'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.WindowsMaps'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.GetStarted'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.People'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.Messaging'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.YourPhone'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.OneConnect'
$Error.Clear()
$found = $false
foreach ($App In $AppPackages)
{
$Package = Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $App}
$ProvisionedPackage = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -eq $App}
If ($null -ne $Package) {
Write-Host "App Found Start remediation script"
$found = $true
} Else {
Write-Host "Package $App not found"
}
If ($null -ne $ProvisionedPackage) {
Write-Host "App Found Start remediation script"
$found = $true
} Else {
Write-Host "Provisioned Package $App not found"
}
}
If ($found)
{
exit 1
}
Else {
exit 0
}
}
catch
{
$errMsg = $_.Exception.Message
Write-Error $errMsg
exit 1
}
REMEDIATION SCRIPT
#Uninstalls built-in applications not needed for organisation devices
# List of Applications to Remove
$AppPackages = @()
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.XboxApp'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.GamingApp'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.SkypeApp'
$AppPackages += 'MicrosoftTeams'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.ZuneMusic'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.ZuneVideo'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.549981C3F5F10'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.BingNews'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.BingWeather'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.WindowsMaps'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.GetStarted'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.People'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.Messaging'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.YourPhone'
$AppPackages += 'Microsoft.OneConnect'
$Error.Clear()
foreach ($App In $AppPackages) {
$Package = Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $App}
$ProvisionedPackage = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -eq $App}
If ($Package -ne $null) {
Write-Host "Removing Package : $App"
Remove-AppxPackage -Package $Package.PackageFullName
}
Else {
Write-Host "Package $App not found"
}
If ($ProvisionedPackage -ne $null) {
Write-Host "Removing ProvisionedPackage : $App"
Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -Packagename $ProvisionedPackage.Packagename
}
Else {
Write-Host "Provisioned Package $App not found"
}
}
* Fix was to add -AllUsers
- Adding -AllUsers to both Get and Remove-AppxPackage fixed the issue
- JimmyWorkIron ContributorAdding -AllUsers to both Get and Remove-AppxPackage fixed the issue
- PhilSheppardCopper Contributor
JimmyWork Can you please post full version of the scripts, including "-AllUsers"?
- JimmyWorkIron Contributor
This is the current version, not finished with detect script. This is my co-workers code not mine so I don't take any credit here.
#Uninstalls built-in applications not needed for organisation devices # List of Applications to Remove $AppPackages = @() $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.XboxApp' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.GamingApp' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.SkypeApp' $AppPackages += 'MicrosoftTeams' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.ZuneMusic' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.ZuneVideo' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.549981C3F5F10' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.BingNews' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.BingWeather' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.WindowsMaps' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.GetStarted' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.People' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.Messaging' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.YourPhone' $AppPackages += 'Microsoft.OneConnect' $Error.Clear() foreach ($App In $AppPackages) { try { Write-Host "+ Removing AppX Package: $App" Get-AppxPackage AllUsers -PackageTypeFilter Main,Bundle,Resource,Framework | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $App } | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers Write-Host "+ Removing Provisioned Package: $App" Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -eq $App} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -AllUsers Write-Host "" } catch { Write-Host "** ERROR ** Failed to remove: $App **" Write-Host "ERROR: at $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber)" Write-Error "Message: " $_.Exception.Message Write-Host "StackTrace: " Write-Host $_.Exception.StackTrace Write-Host "" exit 1 } } exit 0