From ece40157b61fc8a2d3609c45d9794fe00fbae80a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heidi Lohr Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 15:16:54 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] 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.