Dec 12, 2015 - A lot of users want to disable or remove the Groove Music app from Windows 10. Here is a very easy guide of uninstalling it from your Windows. Uninstall Groove Music via PowerShell Step 1: Close Groove Music, if it’s running. Step 2: Open PowerShell with admin rights. Step 3: In the elevated PowerShell prompt, type the following command and then click Enter key. Step 4: Scroll down, locate the Zune Music. Step 5: Finally, execute.

1. How To Get Rid Of Groove Music

How To Get Rid Of Groove Music

Remove Groove Music from Windows 10 with PowerShell

5 Steps total

Step 1: Open PowerShell

Open PowerShell (May have to run as admin)

Step 2: Enter Command

Enter the following in PowerShell: Get-AppxPackage –AllUsers

Step 3: Find the Groove Music Package

The Groove Music package is actually classified as Zune. So you can use the edit find function in PS to search for Zune. The full package name should be something like: Microsoft.ZuneMusic_3.6.12711.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe.
Highlight the full package name and use the edit copy function to get a copy of it on the clipboard.

Step 4: Enter the last command

Enter the following into PS: remove-AppxPackage Insert Full Package Name Here

Step 5: Confirm!

Confirm that Groove Music is no longer an offered option in the start menu.

2 Comments

• Mace
  bbigford Jan 4, 2017 at 08:52pm

  Another nice write up. You must be doing a lot of removals today. :D

• Chipotle
  Duke of Kanabec Jan 4, 2017 at 09:03pm

  Also, check out Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage to remove this junk from getting installed to all new users