I think I found my issue.. Didn't close a set of quotes.. :(

Pat Wilson

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
Behalf Of Wilson, Patrick (Pat)
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 9:01 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [mssms] RE: Updating Windows 8 apps

I did but it still removed all of them.

Pat Wilson

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
Behalf Of Daniel Ratliff
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 8:56 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [mssms] RE: Updating Windows 8 apps

Modify the $AppsList variable to only include the apps you want removed.

Daniel Ratliff

From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wilson, Patrick (Pat)
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 10:47 AM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [mssms] RE: Updating Windows 8 apps

Has anyone had any success only deleting some of the apps?  Every time I try 
this script it deletes all of the apps.

Pat Wilson

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From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel Ratliff
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 8:00 AM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [mssms] RE: Updating Windows 8 apps

Here is what is removed, not sure what that leaves. :)

"microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps",
"Microsoft.BingFinance",
"Microsoft.BingMaps",
"Microsoft.BingWeather",
"Microsoft.ZuneVideo",
"Microsoft.ZuneMusic",
"Microsoft.Media.PlayReadyClient.2",
"Microsoft.XboxLIVEGames",
"Microsoft.HelpAndTips",
"Microsoft.BingSports",
"Microsoft.BingNews",
"Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink",
"Microsoft.BingTravel",
"Microsoft.WindowsReadingList",
"Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness",
"Microsoft.WindowsAlarms",
"Microsoft.Reader",
"Microsoft.WindowsCalculator",
"Microsoft.WindowsScan",
"Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder",
"Microsoft.SkypeApp"

<#
    
************************************************************************************************************
    Purpose:    Remove built in apps specified in list
    Pre-Reqs:    Windows 8.1
    
************************************************************************************************************
#>

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Main Routine
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Get log path. Will log to Task Sequence log folder if the script is running 
in a Task Sequence
# Otherwise log to \windows\temp

try
{
$tsenv = New-Object -COMObject Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment
$logPath = $tsenv.Value("LogPath")
}
catch
{

Write-Host "This script is not running in a task sequence"
$logPath = $env:windir + "\temp"
}
$logFile = "$logPath\$($myInvocation.MyCommand).log"

# Start logging

Start-Transcript $logFile
Write-Host "Logging to $logFile"

# List of Applications that will be removed

$AppsList = 
"microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps","Microsoft.BingFinance","Microsoft.BingMaps","Microsoft.BingWeather","Microsoft.ZuneVideo","Microsoft.ZuneMusic","Microsoft.Media.PlayReadyClient.2","Microsoft.XboxLIVEGames","Microsoft.HelpAndTips","Microsoft.BingSports","Microsoft.BingNews","Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink","Microsoft.BingTravel","Microsoft.WindowsReadingList","Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness","Microsoft.WindowsAlarms","Microsoft.Reader","Microsoft.WindowsCalculator","Microsoft.WindowsScan","Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder","Microsoft.SkypeApp"

ForEach ($App in $AppsList)
{
$Packages = Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $App}
if ($Packages -ne $null)
{
      Write-Host "Removing Appx Package: $App"
      foreach ($Package in $Packages)
      {
      Remove-AppxPackage -package $Package.PackageFullName
      }
}
else
{
      Write-Host "Unable to find package: $App"
}
$ProvisionedPackage = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -online | Where-Object 
{$_.displayName -eq $App}
if ($ProvisionedPackage -ne $null)
{
      Write-Host "Removing Appx Provisioned Package: $App"
      remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename 
$ProvisionedPackage.PackageName
}
else
{
      Write-Host "Unable to find provisioned package: $App"
}
}

# Stop logging

Stop-Transcript



Daniel Ratliff

From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Merenda, Kenneth
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 9:47 AM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [mssms] RE: Updating Windows 8 apps

Thanks for the feedback.  Which apps do you leave in?

Kenneth Merenda

From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel Ratliff
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 7:13 AM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [mssms] RE: Updating Windows 8 apps

Can they be patched? No, not the built in Store apps, only from the Windows 
Store. The .msi and .appx files are not available for patching.

For us, we just remove all the built in store apps except a couple.

Daniel Ratliff

From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Merenda, Kenneth
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 8:06 AM
To: '[email protected]'
Subject: [mssms] Updating Windows 8 apps

This question is a bit more windows than it is SCCM - sorry for that.

Our corporate image for Windows 8.1 has the Windows Store app disabled.  Some 
users are now getting prompted to update the built-in apps, like the weather 
app or the video app. When these users attempt to update, they are taken to the 
Windows store app, where they receive a message that states the store has been 
disabled by the administrator.

We're using SCCM 2012 R2 CU3.  Is it possible to patch these apps through SCCM 
software updates rather than through the store?  Is it possible to leave the 
store open for updates, but not for new app downloads?  What is everyone else 
doing?  I'm tempted to just remove all of the built-in modern/metro apps from 
the golden image.

Kenneth Merenda



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