Updated Windows Store apps don't remove old versions
I've been poking around the WindowsApps folder where all the Windows Store apps are installed and I noticed old versions of all the apps co-existing with the up-to-date versions of the same apps. The apps in question are the Microsoft apps like Mail, Music,
etc. The RTM versions exist in their entirety even though they aren't used. I thought this was strange and an inefficient use of space, so I deleted all of the old versions, including a file called jscache_64 or something that appeared to be a system file.
Is this a good idea, or a fatal mistake? Also, why wouldn't the Store replace the original versions of a particular app once an update was installed?
October 30th, 2012 4:42am
I've also seen this. In the CP and RP I was able to use DISM to remove the old versions, but this no longer works in the RTM :(
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October 30th, 2012 2:07pm
Hi,
The Windows 8 Store apps are installed as per user. Every user has his own apps and to update an app does not affect the other users.
October 31st, 2012 12:23pm
Hi,
Adding more info.
If you really want to remove them. You can achieve this by running Powershell Command line.
1, Run get-appxpackage -allusers to get installed app list.
2, Run remove-appxpackage -(the app's name you wanna remove)
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October 31st, 2012 12:26pm
Thanks for the info, but when I run this command, it only shows the most recent installed instance of an app. I want to remove the old versions that don't get removed when I update the apps. I'm the only user on this computer, so other users are not an issue for me.
Interestingly enough, when I just updated the News app, I did not see a new folder in the WindowsApps directory.
October 31st, 2012 8:14pm
As I said, MS changed this in the RTM. removing the Apps with DISM, Powershell, GUI removes them per users. This is done becasue the apps are no longer listed in the store. If you've uninstall them ,you can add install them back from your HDD:
How to Restore Uninstalled Modern UI Apps that Ship with Windows 8
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October 31st, 2012 9:59pm
I have the same problem: after using Windows 8.1 for several months, several apps were autoupdated, but their older versions remain in the %Program Files%\WindowsApps folder. And these older versions are not removed even after removing those apps.
I deleted all the modern apps through elevated PowerShell:
Get-AppxPackage | Remove-AppxPackage
(I have two users on my system, so I executed that command once under each account).
Then,
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
So, now I have the following result:
PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers
Name : CheckPoint.VPN
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 1.0.0.1
PackageFullName : CheckPoint.VPN_1.0.0.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\vpnplugins\checkpoint
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : CheckPoint.VPN_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : f5.vpn.client
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 1.0.0.11
PackageFullName : f5.vpn.client_1.0.0.11_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\vpnplugins\f5
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : f5.vpn.client_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : FileManager
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 6.3.9600.16384
PackageFullName : FileManager_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\FileManager
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : FileManager_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : JuniperNetworks.JunosPulseVpn
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 1.0.0.206
PackageFullName : JuniperNetworks.JunosPulseVpn_1.0.0.206_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\vpnplugins\juniper
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : JuniperNetworks.JunosPulseVpn_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : Microsoft.MoCamera
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 6.3.9600.16384
PackageFullName : Microsoft.MoCamera_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\Camera
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : Microsoft.MoCamera_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : SonicWALL.MobileConnect
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 1.0.0.8
PackageFullName : SonicWALL.MobileConnect_1.0.0.8_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\vpnplugins\sonicwall
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : SonicWALL.MobileConnect_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : windows.immersivecontrolpanel
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 6.2.0.0
PackageFullName : windows.immersivecontrolpanel_6.2.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : winstore
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 1.0.0.0
PackageFullName : winstore_1.0.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\WinStore
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online PS C:\Windows\system32>
And nevertheless I have these app packages left:
PS C:\Windows\system32> dir 'C:\Program Files\WindowsApps'
Directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d---- 01.02.2014 20:32 Deleted
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 Microsoft.BingFinance_2013.1010.2024.1351_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 1:13 Microsoft.BingFinance_3.0.1.203_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 3:26 Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink_2013.1009.24.3213_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 3:37 Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink_3.0.1.201_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 8:17 Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness_2013.1010.2026.1268_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 8:17 Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness_3.0.1.203_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:42 Microsoft.BingNews_2013.1012.2010.39_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 3:52 Microsoft.BingNews_3.0.1.205_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 7:05 Microsoft.SkypeApp_2.2.0.1009_x86__kzf8qxf38zg5c
d---- 28.01.2014 10:41 Microsoft.SkypeApp_2013.1004.1523.304_neutral_~_kzf8qxf38zg5c
d---- 28.01.2014 10:41 Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_2013.1007.2009.2886_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:41 Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_6.3.9600.20278_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 8:17 microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.5.9600.20279_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:40 microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_2013.1008.2215.4272_neutral_~_8wekyb3d
8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:40 Microsoft.WindowsReadingList_2013.1007.2003.1310_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:40 Microsoft.WindowsReadingList_6.3.9600.20278_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:40 Microsoft.ZuneMusic_2.2.214.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:39 Microsoft.ZuneMusic_2013.1104.235.5240_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:39 Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2.2.214.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:39 Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2013.1104.236.2979_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:39 Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2013.809.1701.1727_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
along with their corresponding manifests:
PS C:\Windows\system32> dir C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository
Directory: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 3682 CheckPoint.VPN_1.0.0.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 01.02.2014 21:10 8192 edb.chk
-a--- 01.02.2014 21:10 1048576 edb.log
-a--- 01.02.2014 20:32 1048576 edb00062.log
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:25 1048576 edbres00001.jrs
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:25 1048576 edbres00002.jrs
-a--- 01.02.2014 20:05 1048576 edbtmp.log
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 3830 f5.vpn.client_1.0.0.11_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 2335 FileManager_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 3999 JuniperNetworks.JunosPulseVpn_1.0.0.206_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 747 Microsoft.BingFinance_3.0.1.174_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 757 Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink_3.0.1.177_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe
.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 772 Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness_3.0.1.176_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8
bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 747 Microsoft.BingMaps_2.0.2009.2356_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 733 Microsoft.BingNews_3.0.1.174_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 745 Microsoft.BingSports_3.0.1.174_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 739 Microsoft.BingTravel_3.0.1.174_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 740 Microsoft.BingWeather_3.0.1.174_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 759 Microsoft.HelpAndTips_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_HelpAndTips.scale-140_8wekyb3
d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 759 Microsoft.HelpAndTips_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_HelpAndTips.scale-180_8wekyb3
d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 1484 Microsoft.MoCamera_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 758 Microsoft.Reader_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_glcnd.scale-140_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 758 Microsoft.Reader_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_glcnd.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 715 Microsoft.SkypeApp_2.0.0.5011_neutral_split.scale-180_kzf8qxf38zg5c.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 756 Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_Time.scale-140_8wekyb3d8bbw
e.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 756 Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_Time.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbw
e.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 761 Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_Numbers.scale-140_8weky
b3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 761 Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_Numbers.scale-180_8weky
b3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 801 microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.4.9600.16384_neutral_comm.scale-140
_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 801 microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.4.9600.16384_neutral_comm.scale-180
_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 762 Microsoft.WindowsReadingList_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_Stash.scale-140_8wekyb
3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 762 Microsoft.WindowsReadingList_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_Stash.scale-180_8wekyb
3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 758 Microsoft.WindowsScan_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_ScanApp.scale-140_8wekyb3d8bb
we.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 758 Microsoft.WindowsScan_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_ScanApp.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bb
we.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 773 Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_SoundRecorder.scale-
140_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 773 Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_SoundRecorder.scale-
180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 778 Microsoft.ZuneMusic_2.2.41.0_neutral_resources.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 778 Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2.2.41.0_neutral_resources.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 01.02.2014 21:10 25231360 PackageRepository.edb
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 4754 SonicWALL.MobileConnect_1.0.0.8_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 1311 windows.immersivecontrolpanel_6.2.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 1733 winstore_1.0.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
Those in WindowsApps aren't just empy folders, they are complete packages, for example:
PS C:\Windows\system32> dir 'C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingFinance_3.0.1.203_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe'
Directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingFinance_3.0.1.203_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 AppxMetadata
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 common
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 Configuration
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 css
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 ETW
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 html
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 js
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 Microsoft.Bing.AppEx.Telemetry
d---- 29.10.2013 11:11 Microsoft.PlayerFramework.Js
d---- 28.01.2014 10:43 Microsoft.PlayerFramework.Js.Advertising
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 MicrosoftAdvertising.SDK.Plugins.MMPPF.JS
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 MSAdvertisingJS
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 OpenSource
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 pages
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 personalization
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 shared
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 StateMachines
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 telemetry
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 utils
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 workers
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 wsjshared
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:12 35856 AppEx.Common.EntityCollection.dll
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:12 97800 AppEx.Common.NewsBdiTransformer.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:12 32272 AppEx.Common.RichBrowse.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:12 144912 AppEx.Common.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:12 5394 AppFeatures.xml
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:11 88467 AppxBlockMap.xml
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:11 31557 AppxManifest.xml
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:11 10599 AppxSignature.p7x
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:12 67088 CollectionProvider.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 457355 ConfigurationData.JSON
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 43024 DataModel.dll
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 3594 default.html
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 56320 FinanceApp.winmd
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:15 1664 HeroFRE.JSON
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 278528 Microsoft.Bing.AppEx.Telemetry.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 1386248 Microsoft.Media.AdaptiveStreaming.dll
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 29448 Microsoft.Media.AdaptiveStreaming.winmd
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:14 44136 Microsoft.PerfTrack.dll
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:14 12728 Microsoft.PerfTrack.winmd
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:17 69560 Microsoft.PlayerFramework.Js.Advertising.winmd
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:17 323512 Microsoft.VideoAdvertising.winmd
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:14 246168 Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Messaging.Managed.dll
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:14 16 MicrosoftAdvertising.ini
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 225464 MicrosoftAdvertising.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 1004808 MicrosoftAdvertising_MMPPF.dll
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 11528 MicrosoftAdvertising_MMPPF.winmd
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:14 780 msapp-error.html
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 33296 News.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 4234 nondefault.html
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 949264 Platform.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 1234352 resources.pri
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:15 660920 sqlite3.dll
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:15 485816 SqliteWrapper.dll
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:15 16312 SqliteWrapper.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 135443 WWAHost_AppExFinance.profile.xml
Recent versions of the apps were removed, along with the system packages, which they were dependent on: WinJS, VCLibs, and so on. Moreover, the system packages were removed along with their older preview versions, so these were removed completely. But older versions of non-system packages weren't removed.
So, I have several questions:
1. How can those app packages be correctly removed? I mean, aside from manually taking ownership of folders and removing them via the command line.
2. How to prevent this situation from occurring in the future?
3. Why weren't those app packages removed automatically during updating/removing procedures?
4. It seems, that this situation is a bug in app servicing system. If it indeed is, how to report it to Microsoft?
- Edited by alex_d2w 11 hours 46 minutes ago
February 1st, 2014 2:53pm
I have the same problem: after using Windows 8.1 for several months, several apps were autoupdated, but their older versions remain in the %Program Files%\WindowsApps folder. And these older versions are not removed even after removing those apps.
I deleted all the modern apps through elevated PowerShell:
Get-AppxPackage | Remove-AppxPackage
(I have two users on my system, so I executed that command once under each account).
Then,
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online
So, now I have the following result:
PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers
Name : CheckPoint.VPN
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 1.0.0.1
PackageFullName : CheckPoint.VPN_1.0.0.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\vpnplugins\checkpoint
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : CheckPoint.VPN_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : f5.vpn.client
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 1.0.0.11
PackageFullName : f5.vpn.client_1.0.0.11_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\vpnplugins\f5
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : f5.vpn.client_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : FileManager
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 6.3.9600.16384
PackageFullName : FileManager_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\FileManager
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : FileManager_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : JuniperNetworks.JunosPulseVpn
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 1.0.0.206
PackageFullName : JuniperNetworks.JunosPulseVpn_1.0.0.206_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\vpnplugins\juniper
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : JuniperNetworks.JunosPulseVpn_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : Microsoft.MoCamera
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 6.3.9600.16384
PackageFullName : Microsoft.MoCamera_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\Camera
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : Microsoft.MoCamera_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : SonicWALL.MobileConnect
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 1.0.0.8
PackageFullName : SonicWALL.MobileConnect_1.0.0.8_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\vpnplugins\sonicwall
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : SonicWALL.MobileConnect_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : windows.immersivecontrolpanel
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 6.2.0.0
PackageFullName : windows.immersivecontrolpanel_6.2.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
Name : winstore
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId : neutral
Version : 1.0.0.0
PackageFullName : winstore_1.0.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation : C:\Windows\WinStore
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId : cw5n1h2txyewy
PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-1001 [alex_d2w]: Installed,
S-1-5-21-1998120685-3349466181-2309627033-500 [ALEXCOMP\admin]: Installed}
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online PS C:\Windows\system32>
And nevertheless I have these app packages left:
PS C:\Windows\system32> dir 'C:\Program Files\WindowsApps'
Directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d---- 01.02.2014 20:32 Deleted
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 Microsoft.BingFinance_2013.1010.2024.1351_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 1:13 Microsoft.BingFinance_3.0.1.203_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 3:26 Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink_2013.1009.24.3213_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 3:37 Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink_3.0.1.201_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 8:17 Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness_2013.1010.2026.1268_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 8:17 Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness_3.0.1.203_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:42 Microsoft.BingNews_2013.1012.2010.39_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 3:52 Microsoft.BingNews_3.0.1.205_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 7:05 Microsoft.SkypeApp_2.2.0.1009_x86__kzf8qxf38zg5c
d---- 28.01.2014 10:41 Microsoft.SkypeApp_2013.1004.1523.304_neutral_~_kzf8qxf38zg5c
d---- 28.01.2014 10:41 Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_2013.1007.2009.2886_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:41 Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_6.3.9600.20278_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 18.10.2013 8:17 microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.5.9600.20279_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:40 microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_2013.1008.2215.4272_neutral_~_8wekyb3d
8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:40 Microsoft.WindowsReadingList_2013.1007.2003.1310_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:40 Microsoft.WindowsReadingList_6.3.9600.20278_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:40 Microsoft.ZuneMusic_2.2.214.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:39 Microsoft.ZuneMusic_2013.1104.235.5240_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:39 Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2.2.214.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:39 Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2013.1104.236.2979_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
d---- 28.01.2014 10:39 Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2013.809.1701.1727_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
along with their corresponding manifests:
PS C:\Windows\system32> dir C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository
Directory: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 3682 CheckPoint.VPN_1.0.0.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 01.02.2014 21:10 8192 edb.chk
-a--- 01.02.2014 21:10 1048576 edb.log
-a--- 01.02.2014 20:32 1048576 edb00062.log
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:25 1048576 edbres00001.jrs
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:25 1048576 edbres00002.jrs
-a--- 01.02.2014 20:05 1048576 edbtmp.log
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 3830 f5.vpn.client_1.0.0.11_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 2335 FileManager_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 3999 JuniperNetworks.JunosPulseVpn_1.0.0.206_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 747 Microsoft.BingFinance_3.0.1.174_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 757 Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink_3.0.1.177_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe
.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 772 Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness_3.0.1.176_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8
bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 747 Microsoft.BingMaps_2.0.2009.2356_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 733 Microsoft.BingNews_3.0.1.174_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 745 Microsoft.BingSports_3.0.1.174_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 739 Microsoft.BingTravel_3.0.1.174_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 740 Microsoft.BingWeather_3.0.1.174_neutral_split.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 759 Microsoft.HelpAndTips_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_HelpAndTips.scale-140_8wekyb3
d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 759 Microsoft.HelpAndTips_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_HelpAndTips.scale-180_8wekyb3
d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 1484 Microsoft.MoCamera_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 758 Microsoft.Reader_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_glcnd.scale-140_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 758 Microsoft.Reader_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_glcnd.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 715 Microsoft.SkypeApp_2.0.0.5011_neutral_split.scale-180_kzf8qxf38zg5c.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 756 Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_Time.scale-140_8wekyb3d8bbw
e.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 756 Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_Time.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbw
e.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 761 Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_Numbers.scale-140_8weky
b3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 761 Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_Numbers.scale-180_8weky
b3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 801 microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.4.9600.16384_neutral_comm.scale-140
_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 801 microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.4.9600.16384_neutral_comm.scale-180
_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 762 Microsoft.WindowsReadingList_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_Stash.scale-140_8wekyb
3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 762 Microsoft.WindowsReadingList_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_Stash.scale-180_8wekyb
3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 758 Microsoft.WindowsScan_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_ScanApp.scale-140_8wekyb3d8bb
we.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 758 Microsoft.WindowsScan_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_ScanApp.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bb
we.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 773 Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_SoundRecorder.scale-
140_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 773 Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder_6.3.9600.16384_neutral_SoundRecorder.scale-
180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 778 Microsoft.ZuneMusic_2.2.41.0_neutral_resources.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 6:30 778 Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2.2.41.0_neutral_resources.scale-180_8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
-a--- 01.02.2014 21:10 25231360 PackageRepository.edb
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 4754 SonicWALL.MobileConnect_1.0.0.8_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 1311 windows.immersivecontrolpanel_6.2.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
-a--- 12.09.2013 9:54 1733 winstore_1.0.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml
Those in WindowsApps aren't just empy folders, they are complete packages, for example:
PS C:\Windows\system32> dir 'C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingFinance_3.0.1.203_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe'
Directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingFinance_3.0.1.203_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 AppxMetadata
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 common
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 Configuration
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 css
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 ETW
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 html
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 js
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 Microsoft.Bing.AppEx.Telemetry
d---- 29.10.2013 11:11 Microsoft.PlayerFramework.Js
d---- 28.01.2014 10:43 Microsoft.PlayerFramework.Js.Advertising
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 MicrosoftAdvertising.SDK.Plugins.MMPPF.JS
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 MSAdvertisingJS
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 OpenSource
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 pages
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 personalization
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 shared
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 StateMachines
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 telemetry
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 utils
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 workers
d---- 18.10.2013 1:11 wsjshared
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:12 35856 AppEx.Common.EntityCollection.dll
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:12 97800 AppEx.Common.NewsBdiTransformer.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:12 32272 AppEx.Common.RichBrowse.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:12 144912 AppEx.Common.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:12 5394 AppFeatures.xml
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:11 88467 AppxBlockMap.xml
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:11 31557 AppxManifest.xml
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:11 10599 AppxSignature.p7x
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:12 67088 CollectionProvider.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 457355 ConfigurationData.JSON
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 43024 DataModel.dll
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 3594 default.html
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 56320 FinanceApp.winmd
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:15 1664 HeroFRE.JSON
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 278528 Microsoft.Bing.AppEx.Telemetry.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 1386248 Microsoft.Media.AdaptiveStreaming.dll
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 29448 Microsoft.Media.AdaptiveStreaming.winmd
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:14 44136 Microsoft.PerfTrack.dll
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:14 12728 Microsoft.PerfTrack.winmd
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:17 69560 Microsoft.PlayerFramework.Js.Advertising.winmd
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:17 323512 Microsoft.VideoAdvertising.winmd
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:14 246168 Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Messaging.Managed.dll
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:14 16 MicrosoftAdvertising.ini
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 225464 MicrosoftAdvertising.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 1004808 MicrosoftAdvertising_MMPPF.dll
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 11528 MicrosoftAdvertising_MMPPF.winmd
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:14 780 msapp-error.html
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 33296 News.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 4234 nondefault.html
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 949264 Platform.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 1234352 resources.pri
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:15 660920 sqlite3.dll
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:15 485816 SqliteWrapper.dll
-a--- 22.08.2013 22:15 16312 SqliteWrapper.winmd
-a--- 18.10.2013 1:13 135443 WWAHost_AppExFinance.profile.xml
Recent versions of the apps were removed, along with the system packages, which they were dependent on: WinJS, VCLibs, and so on. Moreover, the system packages were removed along with their older preview versions, so these were removed completely. But older versions of non-system packages weren't removed.
So, I have several questions:
1. How can those app packages be correctly removed? I mean, aside from manually taking ownership of folders and removing them via the command line.
2. How to prevent this situation from occurring in the future?
3. Why weren't those app packages removed automatically during updating/removing procedures?
4. It seems, that this situation is a bug in app servicing system. If it indeed is, how to report it to Microsoft?
- Edited by alex_d2w Saturday, February 01, 2014 11:59 PM
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February 1st, 2014 7:49pm
Did you ever find an answer to these questions? Wondering how to remove these old packages as well.Recent versions of the apps were removed, along with the system packages, which they were dependent on: WinJS, VCLibs, and so on. Moreover, the system packages were removed along with their older preview versions, so these were removed completely. But older versions of non-system packages weren't removed.
So, I have several questions:
1. How can those app packages be correctly removed? I mean, aside from manually taking ownership of folders and removing them via the command line.
2. How to prevent this situation from occurring in the future?
3. Why weren't those app packages removed automatically during updating/removing procedures?
4. It seems, that this situation is a bug in app servicing system. If it indeed is, how to report it to Microsoft?
December 3rd, 2014 4:31pm
I have the same question.Did you ever find an answer to these questions? Wondering how to remove these old packages as well.
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July 6th, 2015 4:56pm
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