Getting rid of "Get Started"

barman58 said:

Where are Windows Store Apps installed & how to access the folder

The Windows Store apps are installed in the hidden WindowsApps folder. Change its permissions & access WindowsApps folder installation directory.

www.thewindowsclub.com

@Wisewiz

It's likely to be in the same place as shown above.

backup the whole system before removing anything

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I tried this yesterday and found all of the Apps in C:\Program Files and deleted all references to Get Started. By doing this is , it messed up my System, an in place upgrade repair did not fix the problem. For some reason known only to Microsoft, removing that changed my file associations. When I tried to open an image file, my system wanted to print it. Other stuff was messed up as well. This App takes up very little space, so I would recommend to just leave it be.

I'm going to take that under advisement, Josey. Nooo, I think I'm just going to take your advice and leave the annoying bu--er alone. The only place I see it, after all, is in the All Apps list of Start, and now that I've got my Start page (18-icon display) and taskbar icon selection and File Explorer Quick Access menu set up, I don't think I'll see the All Apps list any more than once in a long while.

((BTW, is there a commonly accepted term for the [18-icon + Recommended] display, as distinct from the All Apps list? "Start menu" doesn't work, because that could refer to either display.))

TairikuOkami said:

@Ghot has just shown me the way to get rid of some pesky apps.

Spoiler

Code:

rem winget list
winget uninstall "cortana"
winget uninstall "get help"
winget uninstall "microsoft people"
winget uninstall "microsoft photos"
winget uninstall "microsoft tips"
winget uninstall "windows alarms & clock"
winget uninstall "windows camera"
winget uninstall "windows maps"
winget uninstall "windows web experience pack"
winget uninstall "xbox game bar"
winget uninstall "xbox game bar plugin"
winget uninstall "xbox game speech window"
winget uninstall "xbox identity provider"
winget uninstall "your phone"

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does it really work? did you uninstall the get started?

kemal said:

does it really work? did you uninstall the get started?

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No, unfortunately there seems to be 2 versions. So I just got rid of Start, so it does not bother met anymore.

I don't have 11, but does it show in Dism++> Optional Features?

A Guy

So... eh...,
... has anybody found this to be the most indispensable app on earth, or what???
Is there a legit way of getting rid of it yet???
It's pretty much useless!

@Edwin I think we are still stuck with it as it ties in with the feature experience pack. It is so useless I don't want to get started, I am started

The-Hive said:

... I am started

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Sorry bout that!

Here, have a stiff Martini, that should calm ya down!

No I am fine really, just a pun around get started

This should brighten your morning...

Edwin said:

This should brighten your morning...

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Wish I could have such a display.....

Alexey2912 said:

Wish I could have such a display.....

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No you don't! WindowBlinds doesn't work too well on Windows 11, but they're workin on it!

Edwin said:

No you don't! WindowBlinds doesn't work too well on Windows 11, but they're workin on it!

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Thanks for the info. But if ever it did I'd pay to get such a display....

Dru2 said:

May I ask why you are stripping Windows features from the OS? I can understand not using them, but going through the lengths of uninstalling... I'm just curious as to why?

Why install a new OS and strip it away? Just curious?

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Would it be called choice?

Alexey2912 said:

... if ever it did I'd pay to get such a display....

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Yup! I did! Works well on Windows 10.
Some don't care what the OS looks like as long as it functions!
I get riled about my gaudy OS around here all the time!
To me, my PC is furniture..., who wants to sit in their living room and look at sh*tty furniture?
Well..., if I'm gonna sit at my computer all day, it damn well better look gorgeous!

Edwin said:

Yup! I did! Works well on Windows 10.
Some don't care what the OS looks like as long as it functions!
I get riled about my gaudy OS around here all the time!
To me, my PC is furniture..., who wants to sit in their living room and look at sh*tty furniture?
Well..., if I'm gonna sit at my computer all day, it damn well better look gorgeous!

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So correct. Is it on your W11??

Thanks.

Edwin said:

I just deleted the entire folder Task Manager pointed to..., gone!

I have no idea what the repercussions are!!!

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As said from the original tinkerer!

Alexey2912 said:

... Is it on your W11??

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Yeah..., it's got some nasty appearance glitches though!

Edwin said:

Yeah..., it's got some nasty appearance glitches though!

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If or when you get rid of em, send a PM I wanna buy it, if that's fine with you.

Thanks.

Wynona said:

... the original tinkerer!

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Sometimes referred to as the Destroyer!