Remove an app package from a user account.
Syntax
Add-AppxPackage [-Path] String
[-DependencyPath String[]] [-Register]
[-DisableDevelopmentMode] [-ForceApplicationShutdown]
[-InstallAllResources]
[-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [CommonParameters]
Add-AppxPackage [-Path] String
-MainPackage String [-DependencyPackages String[]] [-Register]
[-InstallAllResources]
[-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [CommonParameters]
Add-AppxPackage [-Path] String [-Update]
[-DependencyPath String[]]
[-ForceApplicationShutdown]
[-InstallAllResources]
[-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [CommonParameters]
Key
-Package String
An AppxPackage object or the full name of the package to be removed.
-PreserveApplicationData
Preserve the application data during package removal.
The application data is available for later use.
-Confirm
Prompt for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-DependencyPackages
Specifies the dependency package full name or dependency package bundle full name to be registered.
-DependencyPath
Specifies the file path of a dependency package that’s required for the installation of the
app package (.appx or .appxbundle). You can specify the paths to more than one dependency package.
-DisableDevelopmentMode
Register an existing app package (.appx or .appxbundle) installation that has been disabled, didn’t
register, or has become corrupted.
Use DisableDevelopmentMode to specify that the manifest is from an existing installation and not
from a collection of files in development mode. You can also use this parameter to register an
application that the Package Manager APIhttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=245447 has staged.
Use the -Register parameter to specify the location of the app package manifest .xml file from
the installation location.
-ForceApplicationShutdown
Force all active processes that are associated with the package or its dependencies to shut down.
-InstallAllResources
Force the deployment of all resource packages specified from a bundle argument.
This overrides the resource applicability check of the deployment engine and forces staging of all
resource packages, registration of all resource packages, or staging and registration of all resource
packages. This flag can only be used when specifying a resource bundle or resource bundle manifest.
-MainPackage
Specifies the main package full name or bundle full name to be registered.
-Path
Specifies the file path of the app package (.appx or .appxbundle).
-Register
Registers an application in development mode. You can use development mode to install applications
from a folder of unpackaged files. You can use the Register parameter to test your Windows Store
apps before you deploy them as app packages (.appx).
To register an existing app package (.appx) installation, you must specify the -DisableDevelopmentMode
parameter along with -Register.
In order to specify dependency packages, specify the -DependencyPath parameter and the
-DisableDevelopmentMode parameter.
-Update
Specifies that the package being added is a dependency package update.
A dependency package is removed from the user account when the parent app is removed.
If you do not use -Update, the package being added will be flagged as a primary package and will not
be removed from the user account if the parent app is removed.
To update an already installed package, the new package must have the same package family name.
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Add-AppxPackage adds a signed app package (.appx) to a user account. Use the -DependencyPath parameter to add all other packages that are required for the installation of the app package. You can use the -Register parameter to install from a folder of unpackaged files during development of Windows Store apps. To update an already installed package, the new package must have the same package family name.
This cmdlet was introduced in Windows PowerShell 5.0.
Add the app package named MyApp.appx:
PS C:\> Add-AppxPackage -Path C:\Users\user1\Desktop\MyApp.appx -DependencyPath C:\Users\user64\Desktop\winjs.appx
Get the full path of the package manifest file of an installed Windows Store app, and then register that package. You can use -DisableDevelopmentMode to register an application that is staged by the StagePackageAsync API, has been disabled, or has become corrupted during testing
PS C:\> $manifestpath = (get-appxpackage -Name "*WindowsCalculator*").InstallLocation + "\Appxmanifest.xml"
PS C:\> Add-AppxPackage -register $manifestpath -DisableDevelopmentMode
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Get-AppXPackage - List the app packages installed in a user profile.
Remove-AppxPackage - Remove an app package from a user account.