8.33 Uninstall Windows Store Apps

A lot of the Windows Store Apps simply duplicate software which is already available from third party vendors.

While the Windows Store Apps are useful, you often find that a third party software application does things far better than the app downloaded from the Windows Store, for example, your current email provider compared to say the Windows Mail app.

In many cases a lot of the Windows Apps are installed by default, therefore, we have, in fact, two or more applications on our PC's that do, effectively, the same thing. For this reason many users prefer to simply stick to the original software and uninstall the Windows Store versions.

To uninstall a Windows Store App proceed as follows.

Open the Charms Bar and click on Settings.

Fig: 8.33.1 On the Charms bar, click the Settings option
On the Setting Menu, click the Change PC Settings option.

Fig: 8.33.2 Click on the Change PC settings button to open the PC Settings window
When the PC Settings Window opens, click on the Search and apps option.

Fig: 8.33.3 Click the Search and apps icon
In the Search and apps Window, click on the App Sizes option.

Fig: 8.33.4 Click on the App sizes option
In the App Sizes Window, click on the App you want to uninstall and then click the Uninstall button.

Fig: 8.33.5 To remove the app, press the uninstall button
A message box will now appear telling you that This application and any related info will be uninstalled from this PC. To continue just press the Uninstall button.

Fig: 8.33.6 Again click the uninstall button
Your App will now start to Uninstall.
After the App has uninstalled close the App Sizes Window along with any other open Windows.