How to reinstall the removed default application on Windows 10?

If you accidentally uninstalled the wrong one or some of the default applications on Windows 10 Start Menu, you don't need to worry too much. With just a few simple steps below, you can completely restore everything back to its original state.

1. Reinstall all default applications

To reinstall all of the default applications that you have uninstalled on Windows 10, follow the steps below:

First open PowerShell under Admin . To do this, open the Start Menu , then scroll down to find Windows PowerShell . Right-click Windows PowerShell , then click More => Run as administrator .

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Now on the screen you will see a popup window asking if you want to allow the application to make changes on your computer, click Yes to continue.

Enter the code below into the PowerShell window and press Enter :

Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$ ($ _. InstallLocation) AppXManifest.xml"

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And of course at first you will see nothing happens, wait a few minutes and check on the Start Menu, you will see the default Windows 10 apps reappear.

If you receive an error message, restart your computer and check on the Start Menu. If you don't see the default applications appear, you need to check the code that you copied into the PowerShell window correctly.

2. Reinstall a default application

In the tutorial on Network Administrator, you have instructions on how to reinstall all the default applications on Windows 10 that you have uninstalled. If you only want to reinstall a specific default application, follow the steps below:

First open the PowerShell window under Admin. Next enter the code below into the PowerShell window and press Enter:

Get-AppxPackage -allusers | Select Name, PackageFullName

Now on the screen will display the list of default applications and appxmanifest.xml file of the application.

Your task is to find the application you want to reinstall on the list, then right-click PackageFullName (the string is on the right column) to select the application.

After marking the string, press Enter or press Ctrl + C to copy this string to the clipboard.

Next enter the code below into the PowerShell window, replace PackageFullName with the string you just copied above (press Ctrl + V to paste the string into the code) and press Enter:

Add-AppxPackage -register "C: Program FilesWindowsAppsPackageCodeNameappxmanifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode

Finally open the Start Menu and you will see the application has been reinstalled immediately. If any errors occur, you will have to restart your computer.

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Good luck!