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Description
On Win11 (at least):
Some UWP apps, specifically: "Windows Backup" and "Click to Do (Preview)" cannot be uninstalled and do not appear in the standard Windows start menu:
Note in this screencap the standard "All" listing of apps on Win11 23H2 IoT; there is no Windows Backup:
There is also no Click to Do (Preview):
Yet these are both listed under the Apps menu on Openshell:
Describe the solution you'd like
Much as I just overall dislike UWP apps, they are becoming inescapable. On my system(s) neither Windows Backup nor Click to Do (preview) actually do anything, yet they cannot be uninstalled because they are, apparently, part of the core system.
Best remaining case then would be to not have them appear on the menu (as they cant' be used anyway) ... and the standard Win11 menu does not show either. There must be something in the app manifest which controls this (?) Would it be possible for Openshell to do likewise?
Area of issue
Start menu
Alternatives you've considered
Lived happily for many years by turning off the Apps menu in openshell and simply ignoring any UWP apps that couldn't be dealt with in a sane way - but its becoming increasingly difficult to ignore these horrible things as they proliferate everywhere.
Additional context
An alternative to digging around in the hot mess which is the UWP framework, perhaps there is a way for users to specifically hide UWP apps which would otherwise appear in the OpenShell menu? Sort of a "right-click -> hide" type of thing?
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