function Invoke-WPFAppxRemoval { if ($sync.ProcessRunning) { Show-WinUtilMessage -Message "An AppX process is currently running." -Title "WinUtil" -Button "OK" -Icon "Warning" return } if ($null -eq $sync.selectedAppx -or $sync.selectedAppx.Count -eq 0) { Show-WinUtilMessage -Message "No AppX Package selected" -Title "Error" -Button "OK" -Icon "Error" return } $selected = @($sync.selectedAppx) $apps = $sync.configs.appxHashtable $sync.ProcessRunning = $true Invoke-WPFRunspace -ParameterList @(("selected", $selected), ("apps", $apps)) -ScriptBlock { param($selected, $apps) $totalPackages = @($selected).Count $hasUI = $null -ne $sync.Form -and $null -ne $sync.Form.Dispatcher $packageList = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new() try { Write-WinUtilLog -Component "AppX" -Message "Starting AppX removal for $totalPackages selected package(s)." if ($hasUI) { Set-WinUtilTweaksProgressIndicator -Visible $true -Label "Preparing AppX removal (0/$totalPackages)" -Percent 0 Invoke-WPFUIThread -ScriptBlock { Set-WinUtilTaskbaritem -state "Normal" -value 0.01 -overlay "logo" } } for ($index = 0; $index -lt $totalPackages; $index++) { $key = $selected[$index] $app = $apps[$key] $position = $index + 1 $startPercent = [int](($index / $totalPackages) * 90) if ($hasUI) { Set-WinUtilTweaksProgressIndicator -Visible $true -Label "Removing $($app.Content) ($position/$totalPackages)" -Percent $startPercent } if ($key -eq "WPFAppxMicrosoft_XboxGamingOverlay") { # Making sure Game Bar isn't running Write-WinUtilLog -Component "AppX" -Message "Stopping GameBarFTServer before removing Xbox Gaming Overlay." Stop-Process -Name GameBarFTServer -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue # This stops annoying ms-gamebar popup when launching games. Write-WinUtilLog -Component "AppX" -Message "Disabling Game DVR capture before removing Xbox Gaming Overlay." Set-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR -Name AppCaptureEnabled -Value 0 } if ($key -eq "WPFAppxMicrosoft_WindowsNotepad") { Write-WinUtilLog -Component "AppX" -Message "Stopping dllhost before removing Notepad." Stop-Process -Name dllhost -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } Write-Host "Removing $($app.Content)" Write-WinUtilLog -Component "AppX" -Message "Removing $($app.Content) ($($app.PackageId))." Remove-WinUtilAPPX -Name $app.PackageId $packageList.Add($app.PackageId) if ($key -eq "WPFAppxMSTeams") { # Uninstalls Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office Write-WinUtilLog -Component "AppX" -Message "Uninstalling Microsoft Teams meeting add-in package." Get-Package -Name "Microsoft Teams*" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Uninstall-Package -Force } $completedPercent = [int](($position / $totalPackages) * 90) if ($hasUI) { Set-WinUtilTweaksProgressIndicator -Visible $true -Label "Removed $($app.Content) ($position/$totalPackages)" -Percent $completedPercent Invoke-WPFUIThread -ScriptBlock { Set-WinUtilTaskbaritem -value ($completedPercent / 100) } } } if ($packageList.Count -gt 0) { if ($hasUI) { Set-WinUtilTweaksProgressIndicator -Visible $true -Label "Removing provisioned AppX packages" -Percent 90 } Remove-WinUtilProvisionedAPPX -PackageList $packageList.ToArray() } Write-Host "=================================" Write-Host "-- AppX Removal Finished ---" Write-Host "=================================" Write-WinUtilLog -Component "AppX" -Message "AppX removal finished." if ($hasUI) { Set-WinUtilTweaksProgressIndicator -Visible $true -Label "AppX removal finished" -Percent 100 Invoke-WPFUIThread -ScriptBlock { Set-WinUtilTaskbaritem -state "None" -overlay "checkmark" } } } catch { Write-WinUtilLog -Level "ERROR" -Component "AppX" -Message "AppX removal failed: $($_.Exception.Message)" if ($hasUI) { Set-WinUtilTweaksProgressIndicator -Visible $true -Label "AppX removal failed" -Percent 100 Invoke-WPFUIThread -ScriptBlock { Set-WinUtilTaskbaritem -state "Error" -overlay "warning" } } } finally { $sync.ProcessRunning = $false } } }