How to remove all the bloatware apps from Windows 11?

If you’ve ever tried to uninstall preinstalled apps from Windows 11 only to find that the uninstall button is grayed out or missing entirely, PowerShell offers a way to permanently remove these apps.

This built-in command-line tool gives you direct access to the Windows package management system, allowing you to manage specific apps that don’t appear in Settings or Control Panel.

While the Settings app only allows you to remove apps for the current user, PowerShell can work with system-level packages, making it one of the most effective methods for users who want to remove all the bloatware apps from Windows 11 and thoroughly clean up their system.

To get started, right-click the Start button and select Terminal, or search for PowerShell and run it as an administrator. Once the Terminal is open, run：

Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName

to display a complete list of all installed apps and their full package names. Browse the list to find the app you want to uninstall—for example, Microsoft.XboxApp—and copy its full PackageFullName. Then, run the uninstallation command:

Remove-AppxPackage PackageFullName, replacing PackageFullName

• with the name you actually copied.
• For example, to uninstall the Xbox app, run：

Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxApp_1.0.0.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe.

• The app will be uninstalled immediately—there will be no confirmation prompt, and it won’t be moved to the Recycle Bin; it will simply disappear.
• To remove all the bloatware apps from Windows 11
• in one go, advanced users typically combine these commands with filters. For example,

Get-AppxPackage Xbox | Remove-AppxPackage

• removes all Xbox-related packages.

However, proceed with caution: permanently removing critical system components may cause system instability, and there is no built-in method to restore these components other than through a system reset or reinstallation.