Add missing Windows apps such as Clipchamp and Quick Assist

[ScribbleGhost]

Problem description

Hi 👋
Currently privacy.sexy does not support removing Clipchamp and Quick Assist. These apps are included by default in the 23H2 (OS Build 22631.2428) image.

Proposed solution

Get-AppxPackage 'Clipchamp.Clipchamp' | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage 'MicrosoftCorporationII.QuickAssist' | Remove-AppxPackage

Probably needs some de-provisioning as well, idk. I don't really understand what this means yet 😅

Alternatives considered

Additional information

Image used: Win11_23H2_English_x64.iso
SHA-256: 71A7AE6974866603D366A911B0C00EACE476E0B49D12205D7529765CC50B4B39

[undergroundwires]

Hi, thank you for report. I will add both.

Missing apps in privacy.sexy

I did some comprehensive research and revisited all apps after you flag this. I see that we're missing disabling of these apps:

Name	Type	Windows 10 (19H2)	Windows 10 (20H2)	Windows 10 (21H2)	Windows 10 (22H2)	Windows 11 (21H2)	Windows 11 (22H2)	Windows 11 (23H2)
Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost	System	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Windows.immersivecontrolpanel	System	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Microsoft.Windows.CallingShellApp	System	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
NcsiUwpApp	System	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Microsoft.Windows.NarratorQuickStart	System	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost	System	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Microsoft.Windows.XGpuEjectDialog	System	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS	System	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core	System	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
MicrosoftWindows.UndockedDevKit	System	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Clipchamp.Clipchamp	User	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Microsoft.GamingApp	User	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Microsoft.HEVCVideoExtension	User	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Microsoft.OneDriveSync	User	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
Microsoft.Paint	User	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Microsoft.PowerAutomateDesktop	User	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Microsoft.RawImageExtension	User	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Microsoft.SecHealthUI	User	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Microsoft.Windows.PrintQueueActionCenter	System	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Microsoft.WindowsNotepad	User	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Microsoft.WindowsTerminal	User	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
MicrosoftCorporationII.QuickAssist	User	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
MicrosoftWindows.Client.FileExp	System	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅

What should we exclude?

I guess these are the apps that we should not add to privacy sexy to provide more safety to end-user:

• Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost: "Start app", required for different setting windows such as WiFi and battery panes in action bar.
• Windows.immersivecontrolpanel: "Settings app", required for settings view.

Is there any more apps here that we should exclude from privacy.sexy?

P.S: Renaming the issue to be more generic to cover our discussion.

[ScribbleGhost]

Well done 👍

The only things I see missing are:

Microsoft.549981C3F5F10

Microsoft.BingWeather

Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder

MicrosoftTeams

That last one (Teams) is a strange one. Even if I try to deprovision it in the registry with: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\MicrosoftTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe, when making a new user it sometimes appears. That is; it appears as a provisioned package. But I have not been able to consistently reproduce it. Something is at play here, but I don't know what.

[undergroundwires]

Request for information -A More data about teams installation

Another great recommendation. I worked on Teams before but did not make it to a release. But we can have it as part 0.13.0. I don't have Teams preinstalled on VMs I run. Could you run these on cmd provide me some info to understand what the OS defaults to?

@echo off

echo Appx info
Powershell -Command "Get-AppxPackage MicrosoftTeams"

echo Provisioned info
Powershell -Command "Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | where {$_.PackageName -like '*Teams*'}"

echo LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Teams
dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Teams\

echo LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Teams\Current
dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Teams\Current\

echo Taskbar
reg query HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

echo Teams temp dir
dir %LocalAppData%\SquirrelTemp

echo Teams app data
dir %AppData%\Microsoft\Teams

echo Teams temp dir
dir %LocalAppData%\SquirrelTemp

echo Office keys
reg query HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office

echo Office/Addins keys
reg query HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins

echo Teams app store installation dir
dir "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files\WindowsApps\MicrosoftTeams*"

echo Teams app user-specific data dir
dir "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\MicrosoftTeams*"

echo Teams app package metadata
dir "%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\MicrosoftTeams*"

Getting rid of provisioned packages

Yea, "provisioned package" is what Microsoft installs on each user per default. I can add soft deleting for these app), making it unreachable to system until reverted by privacy.sexy. This is what we do for system apps. It will complicate the generated code a bit but it will be more robust. Something like this:

Soft-delete teams package data:

:: Soft delete files matching pattern  : "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files\WindowsApps\MicrosoftTeams_*_8wekyb3d8bbwe\*"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$pathGlobPattern = "^""%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files\WindowsApps\MicrosoftTeams_*_8wekyb3d8bbwe\*"^""; $expandedPath = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($pathGlobPattern); Write-Host "^""Searching for items matching pattern: `"^""$($expandedPath)`"^""."^""; $renamedCount   = 0; $skippedCount   = 0; $failedCount    = 0; $foundAbsolutePaths = @(); Write-Host 'Iterating files and directories recursively.'; try {; $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-ChildItem -Path $expandedPath -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {; <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; try {; $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-Item -Path $expandedPath -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {; <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; $foundAbsolutePaths = $foundAbsolutePaths | Select-Object -Unique | Sort-Object -Property { $_.Length } -Descending; if (!$foundAbsolutePaths) {; Write-Host 'Skipping, no items available.'; exit 0; }; Write-Host "^""Initiating processing of $($foundAbsolutePaths.Count) items from `"^""$expandedPath`"^""."^""; foreach ($path in $foundAbsolutePaths) {; if (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Container) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping folder (not its contents): `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; if($revert -eq $true) {; if (-not $path.EndsWith('.OLD')) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping non-backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; } else {; if ($path.EndsWith('.OLD')) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; }; $originalFilePath = $path; Write-Host "^""Processing file: `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; if (-Not (Test-Path $originalFilePath)) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping, file `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" not found."^""; $skippedCount++; exit 0; }; if ($revert -eq $true) {; $newFilePath = $originalFilePath.Substring(0, $originalFilePath.Length - 4); } else {; $newFilePath = "^""$($originalFilePath).OLD"^""; }; try {; Move-Item -LiteralPath "^""$($originalFilePath)"^"" -Destination "^""$newFilePath"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; $renamedCount++; } catch {; Write-Error "^""Failed to rename `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" to `"^""$newFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; $failedCount++; }; }; if (($renamedCount -gt 0) -or ($skippedCount -gt 0)) {; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed $renamedCount items and skipped $skippedCount items."^""; }; if ($failedCount -gt 0) {; Write-Warning "^""Failed to processed $($failedCount) items."^""; }"
:: Soft delete files matching pattern  : "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\MicrosoftTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\*"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$pathGlobPattern = "^""%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\MicrosoftTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\*"^""; $expandedPath = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($pathGlobPattern); Write-Host "^""Searching for items matching pattern: `"^""$($expandedPath)`"^""."^""; $renamedCount   = 0; $skippedCount   = 0; $failedCount    = 0; $foundAbsolutePaths = @(); Write-Host 'Iterating files and directories recursively.'; try {; $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-ChildItem -Path $expandedPath -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {; <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; try {; $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-Item -Path $expandedPath -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {; <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; $foundAbsolutePaths = $foundAbsolutePaths | Select-Object -Unique | Sort-Object -Property { $_.Length } -Descending; if (!$foundAbsolutePaths) {; Write-Host 'Skipping, no items available.'; exit 0; }; Write-Host "^""Initiating processing of $($foundAbsolutePaths.Count) items from `"^""$expandedPath`"^""."^""; foreach ($path in $foundAbsolutePaths) {; if (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Container) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping folder (not its contents): `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; if($revert -eq $true) {; if (-not $path.EndsWith('.OLD')) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping non-backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; } else {; if ($path.EndsWith('.OLD')) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; }; $originalFilePath = $path; Write-Host "^""Processing file: `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; if (-Not (Test-Path $originalFilePath)) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping, file `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" not found."^""; $skippedCount++; exit 0; }; if ($revert -eq $true) {; $newFilePath = $originalFilePath.Substring(0, $originalFilePath.Length - 4); } else {; $newFilePath = "^""$($originalFilePath).OLD"^""; }; try {; Move-Item -LiteralPath "^""$($originalFilePath)"^"" -Destination "^""$newFilePath"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; $renamedCount++; } catch {; Write-Error "^""Failed to rename `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" to `"^""$newFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; $failedCount++; }; }; if (($renamedCount -gt 0) -or ($skippedCount -gt 0)) {; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed $renamedCount items and skipped $skippedCount items."^""; }; if ($failedCount -gt 0) {; Write-Warning "^""Failed to processed $($failedCount) items."^""; }"
:: Soft delete files matching pattern (with additional permissions) : "%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\MicrosoftTeams_*_8wekyb3d8bbwe\*"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$pathGlobPattern = "^""%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\MicrosoftTeams_*_8wekyb3d8bbwe\*"^""; $expandedPath = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($pathGlobPattern); Write-Host "^""Searching for items matching pattern: `"^""$($expandedPath)`"^""."^""; $renamedCount   = 0; $skippedCount   = 0; $failedCount    = 0; Add-Type -TypeDefinition "^""using System;`r`nusing System.Runtime.InteropServices;`r`npublic class Privileges {`r`n    [DllImport(`"^""advapi32.dll`"^"", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]`r`n    internal static extern bool AdjustTokenPrivileges(IntPtr htok, bool disall,`r`n        ref TokPriv1Luid newst, int len, IntPtr prev, IntPtr relen);`r`n    [DllImport(`"^""advapi32.dll`"^"", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]`r`n    internal static extern bool OpenProcessToken(IntPtr h, int acc, ref IntPtr phtok);`r`n    [DllImport(`"^""advapi32.dll`"^"", SetLastError = true)]`r`n    internal static extern bool LookupPrivilegeValue(string host, string name, ref long pluid);`r`n    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]`r`n    internal struct TokPriv1Luid {`r`n        public int Count;`r`n        public long Luid;`r`n        public int Attr;`r`n    }`r`n    internal const int SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED = 0x00000002;`r`n    internal const int TOKEN_QUERY = 0x00000008;`r`n    internal const int TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES = 0x00000020;`r`n    public static bool AddPrivilege(string privilege) {`r`n        try {`r`n            bool retVal;`r`n            TokPriv1Luid tp;`r`n            IntPtr hproc = GetCurrentProcess();`r`n            IntPtr htok = IntPtr.Zero;`r`n            retVal = OpenProcessToken(hproc, TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, ref htok);`r`n            tp.Count = 1;`r`n            tp.Luid = 0;`r`n            tp.Attr = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;`r`n            retVal = LookupPrivilegeValue(null, privilege, ref tp.Luid);`r`n            retVal = AdjustTokenPrivileges(htok, false, ref tp, 0, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);`r`n            return retVal;`r`n        } catch (Exception ex) {`r`n            throw new Exception(`"^""Failed to adjust token privileges`"^"", ex);`r`n        }`r`n    }`r`n    public static bool RemovePrivilege(string privilege) {`r`n        try {`r`n            bool retVal;`r`n            TokPriv1Luid tp;`r`n            IntPtr hproc = GetCurrentProcess();`r`n            IntPtr htok = IntPtr.Zero;`r`n            retVal = OpenProcessToken(hproc, TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, ref htok);`r`n            tp.Count = 1;`r`n            tp.Luid = 0;`r`n            tp.Attr = 0;  // This line is changed to revoke the privilege`r`n            retVal = LookupPrivilegeValue(null, privilege, ref tp.Luid);`r`n            retVal = AdjustTokenPrivileges(htok, false, ref tp, 0, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);`r`n            return retVal;`r`n        } catch (Exception ex) {`r`n            throw new Exception(`"^""Failed to adjust token privileges`"^"", ex);`r`n        }`r`n    }`r`n    [DllImport(`"^""kernel32.dll`"^"", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]`r`n    public static extern IntPtr GetCurrentProcess();`r`n}"^""; [Privileges]::AddPrivilege('SeRestorePrivilege') | Out-Null; [Privileges]::AddPrivilege('SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege') | Out-Null; $adminSid = New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier 'S-1-5-32-544'; $adminAccount = $adminSid.Translate([System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]); $adminFullControlAccessRule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule( $adminAccount, [System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemRights]::FullControl, [System.Security.AccessControl.AccessControlType]::Allow ); $foundAbsolutePaths = @(); Write-Host 'Iterating files and directories recursively.'; try {; $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-ChildItem -Path $expandedPath -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {; <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; try {; $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-Item -Path $expandedPath -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {; <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; $foundAbsolutePaths = $foundAbsolutePaths | Select-Object -Unique | Sort-Object -Property { $_.Length } -Descending; if (!$foundAbsolutePaths) {; Write-Host 'Skipping, no items available.'; exit 0; }; Write-Host "^""Initiating processing of $($foundAbsolutePaths.Count) items from `"^""$expandedPath`"^""."^""; foreach ($path in $foundAbsolutePaths) {; if (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Container) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping folder (not its contents): `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; if($revert -eq $true) {; if (-not $path.EndsWith('.OLD')) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping non-backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; } else {; if ($path.EndsWith('.OLD')) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; }; $originalFilePath = $path; Write-Host "^""Processing file: `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; if (-Not (Test-Path $originalFilePath)) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping, file `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" not found."^""; $skippedCount++; exit 0; }; $originalAcl = Get-Acl -Path "^""$originalFilePath"^""; $accessGranted = $false; try {; $acl = Get-Acl -Path "^""$originalFilePath"^""; $acl.SetOwner($adminAccount) <# Take Ownership (because file is owned by TrustedInstaller) #>; $acl.AddAccessRule($adminFullControlAccessRule) <# Grant rights to be able to move the file #>; Set-Acl -Path $originalFilePath -AclObject $acl -ErrorAction Stop; $accessGranted = $true; } catch {; Write-Warning "^""Failed to grant access to `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; }; if ($revert -eq $true) {; $newFilePath = $originalFilePath.Substring(0, $originalFilePath.Length - 4); } else {; $newFilePath = "^""$($originalFilePath).OLD"^""; }; try {; Move-Item -LiteralPath "^""$($originalFilePath)"^"" -Destination "^""$newFilePath"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; $renamedCount++; if ($accessGranted) {; try {; Set-Acl -Path $newFilePath -AclObject $originalAcl -ErrorAction Stop; } catch {; Write-Warning "^""Failed to restore access on `"^""$newFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; }; }; } catch {; Write-Error "^""Failed to rename `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" to `"^""$newFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; $failedCount++; if ($accessGranted) {; try {; Set-Acl -Path $originalFilePath -AclObject $originalAcl -ErrorAction Stop; } catch {; Write-Warning "^""Failed to restore access on `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; }; }; }; }; if (($renamedCount -gt 0) -or ($skippedCount -gt 0)) {; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed $renamedCount items and skipped $skippedCount items."^""; }; if ($failedCount -gt 0) {; Write-Warning "^""Failed to processed $($failedCount) items."^""; }; [Privileges]::RemovePrivilege('SeRestorePrivilege') | Out-Null; [Privileges]::RemovePrivilege('SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege') | Out-Null"

If you want to restore this later, this it the revert code for teams package data:

:: Restore files matching pattern  : "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files\WindowsApps\MicrosoftTeams_*_8wekyb3d8bbwe\*"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$revert = $true; $pathGlobPattern = "^""%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files\WindowsApps\MicrosoftTeams_*_8wekyb3d8bbwe\*.OLD"^""; $expandedPath = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($pathGlobPattern); Write-Host "^""Searching for items matching pattern: `"^""$($expandedPath)`"^""."^""; $renamedCount   = 0; $skippedCount   = 0; $failedCount    = 0; $foundAbsolutePaths = @(); Write-Host 'Iterating files and directories recursively.'; try {; $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-ChildItem -Path $expandedPath -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {; <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; try {; $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-Item -Path $expandedPath -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {; <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; $foundAbsolutePaths = $foundAbsolutePaths | Select-Object -Unique | Sort-Object -Property { $_.Length } -Descending; if (!$foundAbsolutePaths) {; Write-Host 'Skipping, no items available.'; exit 0; }; Write-Host "^""Initiating processing of $($foundAbsolutePaths.Count) items from `"^""$expandedPath`"^""."^""; foreach ($path in $foundAbsolutePaths) {; if (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Container) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping folder (not its contents): `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; if($revert -eq $true) {; if (-not $path.EndsWith('.OLD')) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping non-backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; } else {; if ($path.EndsWith('.OLD')) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; }; $originalFilePath = $path; Write-Host "^""Processing file: `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; if (-Not (Test-Path $originalFilePath)) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping, file `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" not found."^""; $skippedCount++; exit 0; }; if ($revert -eq $true) {; $newFilePath = $originalFilePath.Substring(0, $originalFilePath.Length - 4); } else {; $newFilePath = "^""$($originalFilePath).OLD"^""; }; try {; Move-Item -LiteralPath "^""$($originalFilePath)"^"" -Destination "^""$newFilePath"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; $renamedCount++; } catch {; Write-Error "^""Failed to rename `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" to `"^""$newFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; $failedCount++; }; }; if (($renamedCount -gt 0) -or ($skippedCount -gt 0)) {; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed $renamedCount items and skipped $skippedCount items."^""; }; if ($failedCount -gt 0) {; Write-Warning "^""Failed to processed $($failedCount) items."^""; }"
:: Restore files matching pattern  : "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\MicrosoftTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\*"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$revert = $true; $pathGlobPattern = "^""%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\MicrosoftTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\*.OLD"^""; $expandedPath = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($pathGlobPattern); Write-Host "^""Searching for items matching pattern: `"^""$($expandedPath)`"^""."^""; $renamedCount   = 0; $skippedCount   = 0; $failedCount    = 0; $foundAbsolutePaths = @(); Write-Host 'Iterating files and directories recursively.'; try {; $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-ChildItem -Path $expandedPath -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {; <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; try {; $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-Item -Path $expandedPath -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {; <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; $foundAbsolutePaths = $foundAbsolutePaths | Select-Object -Unique | Sort-Object -Property { $_.Length } -Descending; if (!$foundAbsolutePaths) {; Write-Host 'Skipping, no items available.'; exit 0; }; Write-Host "^""Initiating processing of $($foundAbsolutePaths.Count) items from `"^""$expandedPath`"^""."^""; foreach ($path in $foundAbsolutePaths) {; if (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Container) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping folder (not its contents): `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; if($revert -eq $true) {; if (-not $path.EndsWith('.OLD')) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping non-backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; } else {; if ($path.EndsWith('.OLD')) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; }; $originalFilePath = $path; Write-Host "^""Processing file: `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; if (-Not (Test-Path $originalFilePath)) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping, file `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" not found."^""; $skippedCount++; exit 0; }; if ($revert -eq $true) {; $newFilePath = $originalFilePath.Substring(0, $originalFilePath.Length - 4); } else {; $newFilePath = "^""$($originalFilePath).OLD"^""; }; try {; Move-Item -LiteralPath "^""$($originalFilePath)"^"" -Destination "^""$newFilePath"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; $renamedCount++; } catch {; Write-Error "^""Failed to rename `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" to `"^""$newFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; $failedCount++; }; }; if (($renamedCount -gt 0) -or ($skippedCount -gt 0)) {; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed $renamedCount items and skipped $skippedCount items."^""; }; if ($failedCount -gt 0) {; Write-Warning "^""Failed to processed $($failedCount) items."^""; }"
:: Restore files matching pattern (with additional permissions) : "%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\MicrosoftTeams_*_8wekyb3d8bbwe\*"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$revert = $true; $pathGlobPattern = "^""%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\MicrosoftTeams_*_8wekyb3d8bbwe\*.OLD"^""; $expandedPath = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($pathGlobPattern); Write-Host "^""Searching for items matching pattern: `"^""$($expandedPath)`"^""."^""; $renamedCount   = 0; $skippedCount   = 0; $failedCount    = 0; Add-Type -TypeDefinition "^""using System;`r`nusing System.Runtime.InteropServices;`r`npublic class Privileges {`r`n    [DllImport(`"^""advapi32.dll`"^"", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]`r`n    internal static extern bool AdjustTokenPrivileges(IntPtr htok, bool disall,`r`n        ref TokPriv1Luid newst, int len, IntPtr prev, IntPtr relen);`r`n    [DllImport(`"^""advapi32.dll`"^"", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]`r`n    internal static extern bool OpenProcessToken(IntPtr h, int acc, ref IntPtr phtok);`r`n    [DllImport(`"^""advapi32.dll`"^"", SetLastError = true)]`r`n    internal static extern bool LookupPrivilegeValue(string host, string name, ref long pluid);`r`n    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]`r`n    internal struct TokPriv1Luid {`r`n        public int Count;`r`n        public long Luid;`r`n        public int Attr;`r`n    }`r`n    internal const int SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED = 0x00000002;`r`n    internal const int TOKEN_QUERY = 0x00000008;`r`n    internal const int TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES = 0x00000020;`r`n    public static bool AddPrivilege(string privilege) {`r`n        try {`r`n            bool retVal;`r`n            TokPriv1Luid tp;`r`n            IntPtr hproc = GetCurrentProcess();`r`n            IntPtr htok = IntPtr.Zero;`r`n            retVal = OpenProcessToken(hproc, TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, ref htok);`r`n            tp.Count = 1;`r`n            tp.Luid = 0;`r`n            tp.Attr = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;`r`n            retVal = LookupPrivilegeValue(null, privilege, ref tp.Luid);`r`n            retVal = AdjustTokenPrivileges(htok, false, ref tp, 0, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);`r`n            return retVal;`r`n        } catch (Exception ex) {`r`n            throw new Exception(`"^""Failed to adjust token privileges`"^"", ex);`r`n        }`r`n    }`r`n    public static bool RemovePrivilege(string privilege) {`r`n        try {`r`n            bool retVal;`r`n            TokPriv1Luid tp;`r`n            IntPtr hproc = GetCurrentProcess();`r`n            IntPtr htok = IntPtr.Zero;`r`n            retVal = OpenProcessToken(hproc, TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, ref htok);`r`n            tp.Count = 1;`r`n            tp.Luid = 0;`r`n            tp.Attr = 0;  // This line is changed to revoke the privilege`r`n            retVal = LookupPrivilegeValue(null, privilege, ref tp.Luid);`r`n            retVal = AdjustTokenPrivileges(htok, false, ref tp, 0, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);`r`n            return retVal;`r`n        } catch (Exception ex) {`r`n            throw new Exception(`"^""Failed to adjust token privileges`"^"", ex);`r`n        }`r`n    }`r`n    [DllImport(`"^""kernel32.dll`"^"", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]`r`n    public static extern IntPtr GetCurrentProcess();`r`n}"^""; [Privileges]::AddPrivilege('SeRestorePrivilege') | Out-Null; [Privileges]::AddPrivilege('SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege') | Out-Null; $adminSid = New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier 'S-1-5-32-544'; $adminAccount = $adminSid.Translate([System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]); $adminFullControlAccessRule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule( $adminAccount, [System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemRights]::FullControl, [System.Security.AccessControl.AccessControlType]::Allow ); $foundAbsolutePaths = @(); Write-Host 'Iterating files and directories recursively.'; try {; $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-ChildItem -Path $expandedPath -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {; <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; try {; $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-Item -Path $expandedPath -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {; <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; $foundAbsolutePaths = $foundAbsolutePaths | Select-Object -Unique | Sort-Object -Property { $_.Length } -Descending; if (!$foundAbsolutePaths) {; Write-Host 'Skipping, no items available.'; exit 0; }; Write-Host "^""Initiating processing of $($foundAbsolutePaths.Count) items from `"^""$expandedPath`"^""."^""; foreach ($path in $foundAbsolutePaths) {; if (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Container) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping folder (not its contents): `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; if($revert -eq $true) {; if (-not $path.EndsWith('.OLD')) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping non-backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; } else {; if ($path.EndsWith('.OLD')) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; }; $originalFilePath = $path; Write-Host "^""Processing file: `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; if (-Not (Test-Path $originalFilePath)) {; Write-Host "^""Skipping, file `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" not found."^""; $skippedCount++; exit 0; }; $originalAcl = Get-Acl -Path "^""$originalFilePath"^""; $accessGranted = $false; try {; $acl = Get-Acl -Path "^""$originalFilePath"^""; $acl.SetOwner($adminAccount) <# Take Ownership (because file is owned by TrustedInstaller) #>; $acl.AddAccessRule($adminFullControlAccessRule) <# Grant rights to be able to move the file #>; Set-Acl -Path $originalFilePath -AclObject $acl -ErrorAction Stop; $accessGranted = $true; } catch {; Write-Warning "^""Failed to grant access to `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; }; if ($revert -eq $true) {; $newFilePath = $originalFilePath.Substring(0, $originalFilePath.Length - 4); } else {; $newFilePath = "^""$($originalFilePath).OLD"^""; }; try {; Move-Item -LiteralPath "^""$($originalFilePath)"^"" -Destination "^""$newFilePath"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; $renamedCount++; if ($accessGranted) {; try {; Set-Acl -Path $newFilePath -AclObject $originalAcl -ErrorAction Stop; } catch {; Write-Warning "^""Failed to restore access on `"^""$newFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; }; }; } catch {; Write-Error "^""Failed to rename `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" to `"^""$newFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; $failedCount++; if ($accessGranted) {; try {; Set-Acl -Path $originalFilePath -AclObject $originalAcl -ErrorAction Stop; } catch {; Write-Warning "^""Failed to restore access on `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; }; }; }; }; if (($renamedCount -gt 0) -or ($skippedCount -gt 0)) {; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed $renamedCount items and skipped $skippedCount items."^""; }; if ($failedCount -gt 0) {; Write-Warning "^""Failed to processed $($failedCount) items."^""; }; [Privileges]::RemovePrivilege('SeRestorePrivilege') | Out-Null; [Privileges]::RemovePrivilege('SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege') | Out-Null"

[ScribbleGhost]

Sure here is what I gathered:

(some of the commands would not run.."The system cannot find the file specified.", "File Not Found", "ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.")

Appx info


Name              : MicrosoftTeams
Publisher         : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture      : X64
ResourceId        : 
Version           : 23258.704.2395.9691
PackageFullName   : MicrosoftTeams_23258.704.2395.9691_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
InstallLocation   : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MicrosoftTeams_23258.704.2395.9691_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsFramework       : False
PackageFamilyName : MicrosoftTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe
PublisherId       : 8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle          : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
NonRemovable      : False
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind     : Developer
Status            : Ok



Provisioned info


DisplayName  : MicrosoftTeams
Version      : 23258.704.2395.9691
Architecture : x64
ResourceId   : 
PackageName  : MicrosoftTeams_23258.704.2395.9691_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Regions      : all



LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Teams
LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Teams\Current
Taskbar

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
    Start_SearchFiles    REG_DWORD    0x2
    ServerAdminUI    REG_DWORD    0x0
    Hidden    REG_DWORD    0x2
    ShowCompColor    REG_DWORD    0x1
    HideFileExt    REG_DWORD    0x1
    DontPrettyPath    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ShowInfoTip    REG_DWORD    0x1
    HideIcons    REG_DWORD    0x0
    MapNetDrvBtn    REG_DWORD    0x0
    WebView    REG_DWORD    0x1
    Filter    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ShowSuperHidden    REG_DWORD    0x0
    SeparateProcess    REG_DWORD    0x0
    AutoCheckSelect    REG_DWORD    0x0
    IconsOnly    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ShowTypeOverlay    REG_DWORD    0x1
    ShowStatusBar    REG_DWORD    0x1
    ListviewAlphaSelect    REG_DWORD    0x1
    ListviewShadow    REG_DWORD    0x1
    TaskbarAnimations    REG_DWORD    0x1
    TaskbarSizeMove    REG_DWORD    0x0
    DisablePreviewDesktop    REG_DWORD    0x1
    TaskbarSmallIcons    REG_DWORD    0x0
    TaskbarGlomLevel    REG_DWORD    0x0
    MMTaskbarGlomLevel    REG_DWORD    0x0
    TaskbarAutoHideInTabletMode    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ShellMigrationLevel    REG_DWORD    0x3
    TaskbarMn    REG_DWORD    0x1
    StartMigratedBrowserPin    REG_DWORD    0x1
    ReindexedProfile    REG_DWORD    0x1
    StartMenuInit    REG_DWORD    0xd
    TaskbarStateLastRun    REG_BINARY    356B4C6500000000
    WinXMigrationLevel    REG_DWORD    0x1
    StartShownOnUpgrade    REG_DWORD    0x1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\StartMode
Teams temp dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 946C-CE23

 Directory of C:\Users\user\AppData\Local

Teams app data
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 946C-CE23

 Directory of C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft

Teams temp dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 946C-CE23

 Directory of C:\Users\user\AppData\Local

Office keys
Office/Addins keys
Teams app store installation dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 946C-CE23

 Directory of C:\Program Files\WindowsApps

11/09/2023  04:22 PM    <DIR>          MicrosoftTeams_23258.704.2395.9691_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
               1 Dir(s)  44,305,883,136 bytes free
Teams app user-specific data dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 946C-CE23

 Directory of C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Packages

11/09/2023  04:22 PM    <DIR>          MicrosoftTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
               1 Dir(s)  44,305,883,136 bytes free
Teams app package metadata
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 946C-CE23

 Directory of C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages

11/09/2023  04:22 PM    <DIR>          MicrosoftTeams_23258.704.2395.9691_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
               1 Dir(s)  44,305,883,136 bytes free

Judging by the Event Viewer I can see that Teams was installed (by itself) 4:22 PM hours after I started the computer and probably after waking from sleep. As you can tell it's kind of random when this is installed.

[undergroundwires]

Update: Some of the new apps are added in 0.12.10. I'll slowly add all of the remaining apps. I do comprehensive research and add documentation before adding them that takes some time.

[plantindesk]

Update: Some of the new apps are added in 0.12.10. I'll slowly add all of the remaining apps. I do comprehensive research and add documentation before adding them that takes some time.

For Windows 10 ( all versions)
MSPaint exists in System32 And SysWOW64

Script:

$systemDirectories = @("C:\Windows\System32", "C:\Windows\SysWOW64")

foreach ($directory in $systemDirectories) {
    if (Test-Path -Path "$directory\mspaint.exe") {
        Write-Host "Microsoft Paint found, starting uninstallation..."
        
        $registryKeyPath = "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{7BA8E1F5-E0DF-4B7D-BADA-9BE0CD9DCDBA}"
        
        if (Test-Path -Path $registryKeyPath) {
            Remove-Item -Path $registryKeyPath -Recurse
            Write-Host "MSPaint registry key deleted."
            
            Get-ChildItem -Path $directory -Filter mspaint.exe -Recurse | ForEach-Object {
                Remove-Item -Path $_.FullName -Force
                Write-Host ("{0} deleted." -f $_.FullName)
            }
            
            Write-Host "Microsoft Paint has been successfully uninstalled!"
        } else {
            Write-Warning "Registry key not found! Cannot proceed with uninstallation."
        }
        
        break
    }
}

if (-not($systemDirectories | Where-Object { Test-Path -Path "$_\\mspaint.exe" })) {
    Write-Host "Microsoft Paint was not found on this system."
}

[undergroundwires]

Paint, Wordpad and Notepad was deliberately excluded from privacy.sexy, see #26 (comment). Is there any reason to disable it?

P.S: This issue is getting to big covering "all missing apps" and it's hard to discuss them and track the work in the same thread. It would be much easier to manage the work when we create new issues for each missing app in future, I would appreciate it.