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Thursday, March 2, 2017 3:39 PM
I am trying to figure out a way to uninstall provisioned apps but still be able to deploy these apps at a later time if they become necessary.
As suggested by MS and numerous people on various forums, I have used the following commands to successfully uninstall Movies & TV from the computer for the current user and any future user:
Get-AppxPackage *zunevideo* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –like “*zunevideo*”} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online
The problem is reinstalling Moview & TV.
Again, as suggested by MS and others, I have tried this command:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *zunevideo* | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
Nothing happens.
Digging deeper, I noticed that after removing the app, the directories for ZuneVideo in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps were deleted. Perhaps this is why the app wasn't reinstalled.
So I created copies of all the ZuneVideo directories first, uninstalled the app, copied the directories back to ..\WindowsApps and tried the install again.
Still nothing.
Using the Windows App Troubleshooter resulted in nothing. Short of using Microsoft Store (which isn't an option), how can I reinstall this app?
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Friday, March 3, 2017 7:21 PM ✅Answered
I appreciate the feedback, but I'm giving up on this. As I had mentioned, downloading the app from the store is not an option, and the command to reinstall is not working.
There are two removal options - remove for the current/all users (Remove-AppxPackage) and remove for future users (Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage).
From what I can see, when running Remove-AppxPackage, only the instances already in place are removed - e.g., User1 and User2 will no longer see the app. However, when NewUser3 logs in for the first time, they will see the app.
However, when I run Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage, only new users will not see the app - e.g., User1 and User2 have already logged in; Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage is run; User1 and User2 still see (and can use) the app. When NewUser3 (or any other new user) logs in, they do not see the app. This is because the app and its files are being removed from the computer.
What would be nice, is if there were a way to download the program from the store once, and then use those files to deploy to anyone - current or future user - on a computer, as well as being able to distribute the app throughout the network. Again, similar to how desktop programs work.
Perhaps I should ask that question - Can an app be downloaded once and distributed/re-provisioned for anyone (current/future) on any computer?
Thursday, March 2, 2017 4:12 PM
No guarantees.
Try this tutorial ;
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3175-apps-reinstall-re-register-windows-8-10-a.html#option2
Use Option Two
To Re-register a Specific App for Current Account
scroll to Movies & TV
Copy the command line and paste it to your Elevated PowerShell.
Thursday, March 2, 2017 5:39 PM
Sorry, no go. Those commands are basically what I've already tried - they're just written a little differently.
I also reinstalled Windows, just in case.
At least you prefaced your suggestion with 'no guarantees' :)
Thursday, March 2, 2017 6:10 PM
Sorry, no go. Those commands are basically what I've already tried - they're just written a little differently.
I also reinstalled Windows, just in case.
At least you prefaced your suggestion with 'no guarantees' :)
Reinstall from Windows Store.
Go to Windows Store > in the search box at top right, type Films & TV
Films & TV is the new name replacing Movies & TV.
Friday, March 3, 2017 3:15 AM
Hi eddythorn,
The command decides you want the preinstalled apps back.
“Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}”
If we use it as Administrator but couldn’t work, we could reinstall from the Windows Store. Also we could try install it in the link below.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/movies-tv/9wzdncrfj3p2
Also we could check the link below about crimson_soo reply.
Hope it will be helpful to you
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