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Removing UWP apps from the 1709 Build
Does anyone have a definitive list of what is required in the image? These are the four i'm aware of:
1. Windows Store
2. Store Purchase App
3. OneConnect
4. Xbox Identity Provider
Prior to 1709 (1607, never messed much with 1703), I was able to remove all but Store and the Store Purchase app. But turns out, with 1709, the store and at least Photos won't launch if 3 and 4 are not retained. I'm looking to add to the mandatory requirements before thousands of machines are deployed. Anyone have that? Should I ask Microsoft?
Regards,
LvilleSystemsJockey
Hello
I had the same with 1709 until reading this, thanks a lot!
Keeping 3 and 4 indeed brings back store and photos. But removing 3 and 4 on 1703 or even on 1803 seems to be no problem. Is there any documentation on MS about this?
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Heinz
- Glad it helped. I haven't found any supporting documentation on this. I inform my clients that it isn't recommended to remove these apps, however most folks aren't going to be okay with XBOX apps on their corporate PCs. I have some guidelines (mentioned earlier) and Johan pointed us to a link that also has some guidelines (although didn't work for 1709, hence the post). We know things we have been removing we will soon not be able to remove. OneNote and the OfficeHub are a couple of them. OneNote will soon be out of the O365 suite and OfficeHub will soon play an important role for O365, so we need to keep an eye out for these future integrations that will play a vital role to windows and the functioning of "office" products.
