Clear-Uev Appx Package

Clears a setting in the computer or user sections of the registry.

Syntax

Clear-UevAppxPackage
     [-CurrentComputerUser]
     [-PackageFamilyName] <String[]>
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]
Clear-UevAppxPackage
     [-Computer]
     [-PackageFamilyName] <String[]>
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]
Clear-UevAppxPackage
     [-Computer]
     [-All]
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]
Clear-UevAppxPackage
     [-CurrentComputerUser]
     [-All]
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Clear-UevAppxPackage cmdlet clears a setting in the computer or user sections of the registry that enables or disables the Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) synchronization of Windows® 8 apps. If you do not specify the Computer or CurrentComputerUser parameter, the cmdlet clears the setting for the package families for the current user.

Examples

Example 1: Remove Windows 8 apps

PS C:\>Clear-UevAppxPackage -Computer -All

This command removes all Windows 8 apps from the Windows 8 app list on the computer.

Required Parameters

-All

Indicates that the cmdlet clears all of the computer or user settings for the package families that you specify.

Type: SwitchParameter
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Computer

Indicates that the cmdlet clears the setting for package families that you specify for all users on the computer.

Type: SwitchParameter
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-PackageFamilyName

Specifies an array of names of package families. The cmdlet clears the setting for the package families of Windows 8 apps that you specify.

Type: String[]
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

Optional Parameters

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Aliases: cf
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-CurrentComputerUser

Indicates that the cmdlet clears the setting for the package families that you specify for the current user on the computer.

Type: SwitchParameter
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Aliases: wi
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False