diff --git a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md index 05d1ae20c6..8e255b17f4 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md +++ b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md @@ -6,16 +6,17 @@ ms.mktglfcycl: deploy ms.sitesec: library ms.author: helohr author: HeidiLohr -ms.date: 05/09/2018 +ms.date: 05/10/2018 --- # How to keep apps removed from Windows 10 from returning during an update ->Applies to: Windows 10, version 1703; Windows 10 version 1709; Windows 10, version 1803 +>Applies to: Windows 10 (Semi-Annual Channel) -When you update a computer running Windows 10, version 1703 or 1709, you might see provisioned apps that you previously removed return post-update. This can happen if the computer was offline when you removed the apps. +When you update a computer running Windows 10, version 1703 or 1709, you might see provisioned apps that you previously removed return post-update. This can happen if the computer was offline when you removed the apps. This issue was fixed in Windows 10, version 1803. >[!NOTE] ->This only applies to first-party apps that shipped with Windows 10. This doesn't apply to third-party apps, Microsoft Store apps, or LOB apps. +>* This issue only occurs after a feature update (from one version to the next), not monthly updates or security-related updates. +>* This only applies to first-party apps that shipped with Windows 10. This doesn't apply to third-party apps, Microsoft Store apps, or LOB apps. To remove a provisioned app, you need to remove the provisioning package. The apps might reappear if you removed the packages in one of the following ways: @@ -36,7 +37,10 @@ Use the following steps to create a registry key: 1. Identify any provisioned apps you want removed. Record the package name for each app. 2. Create a .reg file to generate a registry key for each app. Use [this list of Windows 10, version 1709 registry keys](#registry-keys-for-provisioned-apps) as your starting point. 1. Paste the list of registry keys into Notepad (or a text editor). - 2. Remove the registry keys belonging to the apps you want to keep. For example, if you want to keep the Bing Weather app, delete this registry key: `[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8 bbwe]` + 2. Remove the registry keys belonging to the apps you want to keep. For example, if you want to keep the Bing Weather app, delete this registry key: + ``` + HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\A ppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe] + ``` 3. Save the file with a .txt extension, then right-click the file and change the extension to .reg. 3. Double-click the .reg file to create the registry keys. You can see the new keys in HKLM\\path-to-reg-keys.