Failed to remove PowerDirectorforDell fromWindowsApps

 


Reference URL: https://www.tenforums.com/performance-maintenance/185009-how-clean-up-windowsapps-folder.html

 

Relevant URL: https://winbuzzer.com/2020/06/16/how-to-remove-windows-10s-built-in-apps-bloatware-and-and-restore-them-again-xcxwbt/

 

Failed to remove PowerDirectorforDell fromWindowsApps

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage -allusers *PowerDirectorforDell*

Name                   : DB6EA5DB.PowerDirectorforDell

Publisher              : CN=899678FE-321F-4A81-BE95-1802E9A98F2F

Architecture           : X64

ResourceId             :

Version                : 15.0.4409.0

PackageFullName        : DB6EA5DB.PowerDirectorforDell_15.0.4409.0_x64__mcezb6ze687jp

InstallLocation        : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\DB6EA5DB.PowerDirectorforDell_15.0.4409.0_x64__mcezb6ze687jp

IsFramework            : False

PackageFamilyName      : DB6EA5DB.PowerDirectorforDell_mcezb6ze687jp

PublisherId            : mcezb6ze687jp

PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-72608189-3911518983-1797934022-1027 [keon]: Installed}

IsResourcePackage      : False

IsBundle               : False

IsDevelopmentMode      : False

NonRemovable           : False

IsPartiallyStaged      : False

SignatureKind          : Store

Status                 : Ok

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage -allusers *PowerDirectorforDell* | Remove-AppxPackage

Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF1, Package was not found.

Windows cannot remove DB6EA5DB.PowerDirectorforDell_15.0.4409.0_x64__mcezb6ze687jp because the current user does not have that package installed. Use Get-AppxPackage to see the list of packages installed.

NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 5b5440af-88d0-0000-e4a0-565bd088d901 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 5b5440af-88d0-0000-e4a0-565bd088d901

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+ Get-AppxPackage -allusers *PowerDirectorforDell* | Remove-AppxPackage

+                                                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (DB6EA5DB.PowerD...__mcezb6ze687jp:String) [Remove-AppxPackage], PSInvalidOperationException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.RemoveAppxPackageCommand

Finally, 2024-03-23 1140pm+0800, I got it removed at: https://billson.blogspot.com/2024/03/finally-removed-powerdirectorfordell.html