Removed important apps

[Hopee2019]

Hello, ive used windows10debloater on other computers before and it worked just fine.

but i used it this time on my new gaming laptop and it didn't just remove microsoft's bloatware it removed all my new laptop's controlling and gaming support apps

[tolgyesizsolt]

Hello,

Similar problem here. Mixed Reality Portal app was removed with bloatwares but it's not listed: "3DBuilder, Appconnector, Bing Finance, Bing News, Bing Sports, Bing Weather, Fresh Paint, Get started, Microsoft Office Hub, Microsoft Solitaire Collection, Microsoft Sticky Notes, OneNote, OneConnect, People, Skype for Desktop, Alarms, Camera, Maps, Phone, SoundRecorder, XboxApp, Zune Music, Zune Video, Windows communications apps, Minecraft, PowerBI, Network Speed Test, Phone, Messaging, Office Sway, Windows Feedback Hub, Bing Food And Drink, Bing Travel, Bing Health And Fitness, Windows Reading List, Twitter, Pandora, Flipboard, Shazam, CandyCrush, CandyCrushSoda, King apps, iHeartRadio, Netflix, DrawboardPDF, PicsArt-PhotoStudio, FarmVille 2 Country Escape, TuneInRadio, Asphalt8, NYT Crossword, CyberLink MediaSuite Essentials, Facebook, Royal Revolt 2, Caesars Slots Free Casino, March of Empires, Phototastic Collage, Autodesk SketchBook, Duolingo, EclipseManager, ActiproSoftware, BioEnrollment, Windows Feedback, Xbox Game CallableUI, Xbox Identity Provider, and ContactSupport."

So far I was unable to reinstall it.

[kyerie030]

As a temporary alternative solution, I recommend running the GUI version of the script and selecting "Revert Changes", this should return all those apps that were removed by the script initially. From what I can see, it is possible that the Whitelist doesn't work properly... speculating it is caused by the "FixWhitelistedApps" function failing.

[Hopee2019]

As a temporary alternative solution, I recommend running the GUI version of the script and selecting "Revert Changes", this should return all those apps that were removed by the script initially. From what I can see, it is possible that the Whitelist doesn't work properly... speculating it is caused by the "FixWhitelistedApps" function failing.

Actually the GUI version is what i used I also tried the ''Revert Changes'' option but it didn't return the Apps.

[leftl]

Did you use the option to debloat everything, by chance? I believe there is an issue with the strings WhitelistedApps and NotRemovable specifically at the line breaks.

If you pull the names of appxs that should not be contained within these lists using Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object {$_.Name -NotMatch $WhitelistedApps -and $_.Name -NotMatch $NonRemovable} | Format-Table Name the following will output:

Name                                     
----                                     
Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost
microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps      
Microsoft.Advertising.Xaml               
Microsoft.Windows.XGpuEjectDialog        
Microsoft.Windows.ParentalControls       
Microsoft.Windows.CallingShellApp        
Microsoft.Windows.AssignedAccessLockApp  
Microsoft.AsyncTextService               
Microsoft.BioEnrollment                  
Microsoft.WindowsAlarms                  
Microsoft.SkypeApp                       
Microsoft.ZuneVideo                      
Microsoft.ZuneMusic                      
Microsoft.YourPhone                      
Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay        
Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay                
Microsoft.XboxApp                        
Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder           
Microsoft.WindowsMaps                    
Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub             
Microsoft.Wallet                         
Microsoft.Print3D                        
Microsoft.People                         
Microsoft.OneConnect                     
Microsoft.Office.OneNote                 
Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal            
Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection   
Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub             
Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer              
Microsoft.Messaging                      
Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension             
Microsoft.Getstarted                     
Microsoft.GetHelp                        
Microsoft.BingWeather

The first six packages listed are in NonRemovable and WhitelistedApps. They should not be listed for removal. I can submit a PR if the owner is accepting them.

Also, Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal is not listed in WhitelistedApps, so it will be removed and can't be recovered through the script, either. You can download it from the Microsoft Store, but it fits in the bloatware category imo.

[syedrali]

I had the same problem of it removing and breaking a lot of apps that aren't in that list on my gaming laptop too.

[patrickdrd]

same on me with the camera app on a laptop and a tablet, and I cannot find a way to make the camera work again :( this is ridiculous, do I need to format and install windows again?

[androidacy-user]

Out of curiosity why is BioEnrollment removed? Isn't that needed for those of us with an fp scanner?