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app removal policy
About this tag
The app removal policy tag covers Microsoft's evolving approach to removing preinstalled applications from Windows 11, particularly in enterprise and education environments. Recent discussions focus on a new device-level policy in Windows 11 25H2 that allows IT admins to remove select Microsoft Store apps via Group Policy or MDM, replacing brittle scripts and complex imaging workflows. This policy is supported on Windows 11 Enterprise and Education editions and integrates into standard provisioning pipelines. Additionally, the tag includes references to Windows Insider Preview builds that test related administrative tooling and driver policy changes. The content emphasizes operational efficiency, image hygiene, and careful piloting due to provisioning flow dependencies.
Microsoft has pushed a new Beta Channel release to Windows Insiders today: Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.8062 (KB 5079458) — a broadly scoped cumulative that mixes administrative tooling changes, a security-focused driver policy pilot, setup and recovery refinements, and a handful of...
Microsoft has finally given IT admins a supported, first‑party way to remove select preinstalled Microsoft Store apps from managed devices — a device‑level policy for Windows 11 Enterprise and Education (version 25H2) that replaces brittle removal scripts and complex imaging workflows with Group...