function Invoke-WPFAppxRemoval { 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 Invoke-WPFRunspace -ParameterList @(("selected", $selected), ("apps", $apps)) -ScriptBlock { param($selected, $apps) $sync.ProcessRunning = $true Write-WinUtilLog -Component "AppX" -Message "Starting AppX removal for $(@($selected).Count) selected package(s)." $packageList = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new() foreach ($key in $selected) { if ($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 $($apps[$key].Content)" Write-WinUtilLog -Component "AppX" -Message "Removing $($apps[$key].Content) ($($apps[$key].PackageId))." Remove-WinUtilAPPX -Name $apps[$key].PackageId $packageList.Add($apps[$key].PackageId) if ($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 } } if ($packageList.Count -gt 0) { Remove-WinUtilProvisionedAPPX -PackageList $packageList.ToArray() } Write-Host "=================================" Write-Host "-- AppX Removal Finished ---" Write-Host "=================================" Write-WinUtilLog -Component "AppX" -Message "AppX removal finished." $sync.ProcessRunning = $false } }