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Copper Contributor

May 17, 2019

How to get installed package's full name (C++)?

Hi I am trying to uninstall a MSIX package through C++ program, and know of the RemovePackageAsync method. However, for that method to work, you require the package's full name (i.e. MSIXSample_x...

ShakersMSFT

Microsoft

May 21, 2019

Hi dicksonchan,

You can use PowerShell cmdlets to get the package's full name: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/appx/get-appxpackage?view=win10-ps

You can also use a PowerShell cmdlet to remove the MSIX package as well: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/appx/remove-appxpackage?view=win10-ps

Best,

Sharla

dicksonchan

Copper Contributor

May 28, 2019

Hi ShakersMSFT

I know of the PowerShell commands. But is there a way to retrieve the package full name as a string so that I can automate these commands (Get-AppxPackage to get the name and Remove-AppxPackage immediately)?