W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10

"remove-default-apps.ps1" does not account for dependenices

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#188 opened on Feb 17, 2019

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Description

When running "remove-default-apps.ps1" on a fresh Windows 10 Pro, it fails upon doing a:

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Advertising.Xaml | Remove-AppxPackage

This is because several packages depend on this, such as Microsoft.People, microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps, as so forth. So it should be moved to the bottom of the list, or the logic should be expanded to check for dependencies first and uninstall those before uninstall.

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Research direction
Examine the script remove default apps.ps1 to understand the current ordering of package removals. Investigate how to query package dependencies via Get AppxPackage or similar commands to ensure dependencies are removed first. Check the issue comments for any additional insights from maintainers.