From a21ac97d5d57009d83fa80222f46b4dfa94f2f0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heidi Lohr Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 16:24:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Updated Applies to info --- .../remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md index 05d1ae20c6..c130875772 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md +++ b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md @@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ ms.date: 05/09/2018 --- # 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. From e00468679e9dd932cd17e0059dc9fffbff7af74c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heidi Lohr Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 09:25:15 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Updated metadata date --- .../remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md index c130875772..74ceea9b66 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md +++ b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ 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 From 42852f117fd5082035c274f3cacd9ac0df503f2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heidi Lohr Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 14:42:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Updated doc as per Liza's comments. --- .../remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md index 74ceea9b66..79015b8e85 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md +++ b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md @@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ ms.date: 05/10/2018 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: From d75ae53bced421608734226b3eb2d9a84603a1d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heidi Lohr Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 14:42:38 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Reformatted list bullets --- .../remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md index 79015b8e85..3932ec3997 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md +++ b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md @@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ ms.date: 05/10/2018 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 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. +>* 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: From ece40157b61fc8a2d3609c45d9794fe00fbae80a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heidi Lohr Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 15:16:54 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Adjusted formatting for registry key --- .../remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md index 3932ec3997..c80408e517 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md +++ b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md @@ -37,9 +37,12 @@ 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]` - 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. + 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] + ``` + 1. Save the file with a .txt extension, then right-click the file and change the extension to .reg. +4. Double-click the .reg file to create the registry keys. You can see the new keys in HKLM\\path-to-reg-keys. You're now ready to update your computer. After the update, check the list of apps in the computer to confirm the removed apps are still gone. From ebf2d987c6ad8cfa8cf80a9732860fa100b8f912 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heidi Lohr Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 16:13:25 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Adjusted numbering --- .../remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md index c80408e517..8e255b17f4 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md +++ b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md @@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ Use the following steps to create a registry key: ``` HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\A ppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe] ``` - 1. Save the file with a .txt extension, then right-click the file and change the extension to .reg. -4. Double-click the .reg file to create the registry keys. You can see the new keys in HKLM\\path-to-reg-keys. + 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. You're now ready to update your computer. After the update, check the list of apps in the computer to confirm the removed apps are still gone.