How can I remove my uninstalled apps history from "Your Apps" in Windows Store ?

I just purchased a new PC and the OEM installed a bunch of software I don't want. Now when I go to "Your Apps" from my Surface I have all the software the OEM installed not me. Now I have to selectively pick and choose instead of selecting all (By the way the default another assumption by MS) and hitting install.

I don't want Microsoft giving Jo Blow download credit from me when I did not download it, the damn OEM did. I see the bloat ware lives on, now just in a different format. Worse than before even, now it follows you from one device to the next. Just because Jo Blow software came with my PC does not mean I want it on my Surface.

This is a pain in the * The first thing in software design is don't take a way control from the user. You have just now narrowed the possibilities of what the software can do. Now we can only do what Microsoft thinks we want to do instead of giving us control to do what we want to do.

Just give us control and don't *****u*me.  You makes an * out of U and ME.

You make it sound like this "design" was handed down to Microsoft from the heavens and it can't be changed. Regardless if it is a design issue or not, humans did it and humans can undo it. Just because it is by "design" does not mean we Microsoft's customers are screwed and have to live with it. Again the first aspect of the design is to give the user as much control making the software more flexible and capable of doing more.

Fix the design flaw! please.

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I'm still laughing, "by design" for every time I have heard that as an excuse or a cop-out I would be rich by now.

This is a very annoying issue.  My computer came with Norton Internet Security and a version of Norton Studio from the Windows Store installed, plus other Windows Store apps.  I do not even USE Norton, and I am rather sick of uninstalling it every time I create an account, do a refresh, etc.  I really like Windows 8, but this is a pain.  I also did not like some apps that I tried, and uninstalled them.  Please give us a way to remove them permanently.  Also, it would be very nice to be able to see other apps from a certain developer that we like without randomly searching for apps in their line, or searching their name, which only works if it is in the name of the app.

Yes! I also agree. This history is a big ****...

If Microsoft forums allowed downvoting I don't think this "Answer" would fare well.

Hi Idharam,

 

 

Thank you for posting your question in Microsoft Community.

 

 

I understand that you want to remove uninstalled apps history in the "Your Apps" option  from "Windows store". Correct me if I am wrong.

 

 

It is by design and it is not possible to remove the app history. It is used for your reference, the apps that you have uninstalled, so that you can install them in the future, if you require it.

 

 

I hope the above information helps you.