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Muozi's avatar
Muozi
Iron Contributor
Jul 23, 2025

Windows 11 InPlace Upgrade - Removing Provisioned Apps

We are doing inplace upgrades to take us from W10 22H2 to W11 24H2. The upgrade is working fine, except for...

...its installing Teams, ClipChamp, Maps, Bing, XBox, etc.

Anyone know of a way to remove these apps during inplace upgrade or keep them from installing in the first place?

NOTE: We remove these apps in the reference image we use for OSD deployment.

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  • WengTi's avatar
    WengTi
    Iron Contributor
    Jul 24, 2025

    Adjust your Windows Update policies to prevent optional feature or app updates that reinstall these apps. Use Group Policy or MDM policies to restrict pre-installed apps.

  • dannch's avatar
    dannch
    Iron Contributor
    Jul 23, 2025

    The pre-installed apps can be removed using PowerShell's Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage command.