Re:Windows needs a change in priorities
by QuantumSeed on Sunday March 20, 2022 @08:36PM
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To your point, the Programs and Features section of the Windows 11 Control Panel no longer lists Microsoft Teams as a product that can be uninstalled.
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Re:Windows needs a change in priorities
by mwcampbell on Sunday March 20, 2022 @08:58PM
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To be fair, that legacy control panel doesn't list any apps that use the AppX/MSIX packaging model introduced with Windows 8. I'm still not on Windows 11, so I don't know if Teams is listed in the newer list of apps available in modern Settings, but it's worth looking there.
There are loads of "modern" apps that can't be uninstalled from Win10. Some are in the list but you're not allowed; some aren't in the list.
But it's easy to copy-and-paste a bit of Powershell and just uninstall them anyway:
https://www.techsupportall.com/uninstall-built-apps-windows-...
There are 3rd party tools too: https://www.howtogeek.com/224798/how-to-uninstall-windows-10...
"Microsoft Teams" is present for in Settings -> Apps -> Apps & Features on Win11 for me. But given how they're integrating Teams into the OS, I wouldn't be surprised if I lose the ability to uninstall it soon.
The fact that they are making that huge hunk of trash a core part of Windows tells me everything I need to know about the direction they are headed into. How does anybody put up with Windows in 2022?