Microsoft brings new features to Windows 11 with each update and one such new feature is called the Dev Home. But some users don’t need it. Now, this post from MiniTool tells you how to uninstall Dev Home on Windows 11.

Windows 11 23H2 Moment 4 Update has been rolled out with various features. This update also includes Dev Home. If you’re not a developer and find this app useless and would like to delete it, then this post introduces how to uninstall Dev Home on Windows 11.

I see Microsoft is at it again... forcing new UNINSTALLABLE apps in the latest update (Sept 26/2023) to us... What the heck is Dev Home (Preview) and what does it do and how can you get rid of it???Microsoft

How to Uninstall Dev Home on Windows 11

Windows doesn’t allow you to remove Dev Home on Windows 11 in Settings. However, this doesn’t mean you cannot uninstall the Dev Home app in Windows. You can uninstall Dev Home on Windows 11 via Windows PowerShell.

Solution 1: Uninstall Dev Home for All users

Here is how to uninstall Dev Home for all users.

1. Type Windows PowerShell in the Search box and choose Run as administrator.

2. Copy and paste the below command and press the Enter key.

PowerShell “Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -PackageTypeFilter Bundle -Name “*Windows.DevHome*” | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers”

3. You can also copy and paste the below command and press the Enter key:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -PackageTypeFilter Bundle -Name “*Windows.DevHome*” | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers

Solution 2: Uninstall Dev Home for the Current User

Here is how to uninstall Dev Home for the current user:

1. Type Windows PowerShell in the Search box and choose Run as administrator.

2. Copy and paste the below command and press the Enter key.

PowerShell “Get-AppxPackage *Windows.DevHome* | Remove-AppxPackage”

3. You can also copy and paste the below command and press the Enter key.

Get-AppxPackage *Windows.DevHome* | Remove-AppxPackage

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How to Reinstall Dev Home on Windows 11

After getting the steps about uninstalling Dev Home, then, we will introduce how to reinstall Dev Home on Windows 11.

You can go to the Microsoft Store app and search for Dev Home to download it. Alternatively, you can download the Dev home app for Windows 10/11 from the GitHub site. First, go to the Microsoft Dev Home release page, then download the Dev Home package under Assets.

The last way to resinstall Dev Home is to use the WinGet application. If you have this tool installed, you can re-download Dev Home by using this command line: winget install –id Microsoft.DevHome -e.

Final Words

This post guides you on how to uninstall Dev Home on Windows 11 and how to reinstall Dev Home on Windows 11. Just do the uninstallation and reinstallation operation as per your needs.

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