Removing Xbox gaming apps using Intune
To remove consumer apps from Windows devices using Intune, you have two options:
- Add a Store app and set it to uninstall
- Use a PowerShell script to uninstall the apps
For Xbox, using uninstall Store app removes the Xbox Game apps but leaves Xbox Live
To completing remove all Xbox apps, you'll need to use a PowerShell script
This guide covers running a platform script to remove all Xbox apps
Windows 11 Xbox gaming apps
Xbox Game bar
Xbox Game Speech Window
Xbox Game UI
Xbox Live
Intune Discovered apps
Get Xbox apps using PowerShell
Get Xbox apps using PowerShell Get-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage -Name *xbox* | select Name
Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI
Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay
Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI
Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay
Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay
Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider
Remove Xbox apps using PowerShell
PowerShell script to remove Xbox gaming apps using Remove-AppxPackage
This script removes Xbox apps for the current user
remove-xbox-apps.ps1
Get-AppxPackage -Name *xbox* | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI
This is a system app and cant be removed
Remove-AppxPackage : The request is not supported. error 0x80070032:
AppX Deployment Remove operation on package Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI failed.
This app is part of Windows and cannot be uninstalled on a per-user basis.
An administrator can attempt to remove the app from the computer using Turn Windows Features on or off.
However, it may not be possible to uninstall the app.
After running Remove-AppxPackage only the Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI app is left
Get-AppxPackage -Name *xbox* | select Name
Remove Xbox gaming apps using Intune
Remove Xbox gaming apps using an Intune platform script
Intune admin center
Devices - Windows - Scripts and remediations
Platform scripts - Add
Platform script settings
Script location: select remove-xbox-apps.ps1
Run this script using the logged on credentials: Yes
Enforce script signature check: No
Run script in 64 bit PowerShell Host: No
