Table of Contents

  • Introduction:
    • How To View Default Apps:
  • Problem:
  • Resolution:
    • How To:
    • Reference:

Introduction:

Windows apps play a very important part in Windows 10. As we have progressed through various builds the number of apps has also increased:

  • Build 1507: 24 Apps
  • Build 1607: 26 Apps
  • Build 1703: 31 Apps [Creator Update]

In Windows 10 Creator Update nosotros have the following default apps:

  1. Microsoft.3DBuilder
  2. Microsoft.BingWeather
  3. Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller
  4. Microsoft.Getstarted
  5. Microsoft.Messaging
  6. Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer
  7. Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub
  8. Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection
  9. Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes
  10. Microsoft.MSPaint
  11. Microsoft.Role.OneNote
  12. Microsoft.OneConnect
  13. Microsoft.People
  14. Microsoft.SkypeApp
  15. Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp
  16. Microsoft.Wallet
  17. Microsoft.Windows.Photos
  18. Microsoft.WindowsAlarms
  19. Microsoft.WindowsCalculator
  20. Microsoft.WindowsCamera
  21. microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps
  22. Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub
  23. Microsoft.WindowsMaps
  24. Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder
  25. Microsoft.WindowsStore
  26. Microsoft.XboxApp
  27. Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay
  28. Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider
  29. Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay
  30. Microsoft.ZuneMusic
  31. Microsoft.ZuneVideo

How To View Default Apps:

To view default apps you can use PowerShell. Open PowerShell as Ambassador and run the post-obit PowerShell control:

Get-ProvisionedAppXPackage -Online|Select DisplayName

Problem:

Sometimes during calculating, yous may experience default apps are non working properly or, you take deleted some by accident.


Resolution:

If yous opt to reset Windows x then yous will reinstall all the default apps. But this process volition remove all your documents, pictures, videos etc.

So, using PowerShell to reset or re-install default apps is the easiest solution.

How To:

  • Open PowerShell every bit Ambassador and c opy-paste the following command:

Get-AppxPackage -allusers | foreach {Add-AppxPackage -annals "$($_.InstallLocation)\appxmanifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode}

  • This will reinstall and re-register all the built-in apps.
  • Restart your organisation.

Reference:

Windows App