How to remove or uninstall the mail app from my Windows 10 pc
Windows 10 comes with several apps installed by default such as Mail application. For some, this is an extremely useful app because they are constantly opening emails and it is much easier to have the app already installed than it is to constantly open the email from a browser.
Normally these apps open automatically by default when you turn on the PC and it seems tedious and somewhat annoying to many people because it will always appear on your screen whether you are using them or not.
By default, uninstall applications already provided with a operating system is not that simple. Although Windows comes with a program uninstaller tool, unfortunately default applications cannot be uninstalled from this tool, but it is possible to uninstall it without any type of program.
Then we will see how to remove or uninstall the Mail app Windows 10 itself and also using third-party programs.
Remove the mail app from Windows 10
To be able to remove it from Windows, you must use the commands PowerShell as this is not possible from the application uninstaller tool as mentioned above.
PowerShell is a Windows input resource. This is an improved and advanced version of the traditional Command Prompt. With it, you can run and delete advanced applications or applications built into the operating system.
To open the PowerShell command, the Windows key and the letter R must be pressed simultaneously or simply by opening the command directly from the menu by placing "PowerShell" in the browser. Enter the following command and press Enter: Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps | Remove-AppxPackage
After giving Enter, the mail application and the calendar link would be completely removed from your computer.
In case you want to eliminate other default apps on your computer, here we leave you a list of commands to be able to eliminate them via PowerShell.
Windows 10 app command list
- Uninstall 3D Builder: Get-AppxPackage * 3dbuilder * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall alarm and clock: Get-AppxPackage * windowsalarms * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall the calculator: Get-AppxPackage * windowscalculator * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall the camera: Get-AppxPackage * windowscamera * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall Get Office: Get-AppxPackage * officehub * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall Skype: Get-AppxPackage * skypeapp * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Start of uninstallation: Get-AppxPackage * getStarted * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall Groove Music: Get-AppxPackage * zunemusic * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall the maps: Get-AppxPackage * windowsmaps * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall Solitaire: Get-AppxPackage * solitairecollection * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall Money: Get-AppxPackage * bingfinance * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall Movies & TV: Get-AppxPackage * zunevideo * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall News: Get-AppxPackage * bingnews * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall OneNote: Get-AppxPackage * OneNote * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall people: Get-AppxPackage * people * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall Phone Companion: Get-AppxPackage * WindowsPhone * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall Photos: Get-AppxPackage * Photos * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall Store: Get-AppxPackage * windowsstore * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall Sports: Get-AppxPackage * bingsports * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall Voice Recorder: Get-AppxPackage * SoundRecorder * | Remove-AppxPackage
- Uninstall Weather: Get-AppxPackage * bingweather * | Remove-AppxPackage
If you want to know more about the basic commands to run programs in Windows 10 you can enter in this article and thus simplify your daily tasks.
Remove email app from third-party apps
You may find it difficult to use PowerShell and commands, so we'll walk you through how to get rid of them using third-party apps as they are more visual and perform an automatic uninstall.
10AppManager
This is a application manager pretty simple where you can remove and reinstall default apps. A box will appear with the app logo and to uninstall it you just need to select the logo of the app you want to remove and it will be uninstalled.
CCleaner
This program is a little more general, it is used to clean the operating system. It not only uninstalls default apps, but cleans also in depth the pc quickly and easily. Such as browsers, system junk files, remove traces of computer usage, repair Windows operating system, among others.
To remove apps with it, you just need to click on the option "Tools Then "Uninstall" and the list of all applications installed on the PC will appear. You can also uninstall or remove any application in Windows without leaving a trace .
If you want to reinstall these apps, you can do so through the Microsoft Store as they are all available for free there or using the apps mentioned above.
If your computer does not have much space, we recommend that you do not download these third-party applications as they are a bit heavy and will cause problems due to the space saturation on your computer, it would be more convenient to '' learn how to use PowerShell and its commands.
