how to delete the history of uninstalled apps in win 8 store

Anonymous
2012-12-21T20:53:24+00:00

when i uninstalled apps in win 8 ,,, i dont know how to delete that history because when i checked in "your apps"(in win 8 store),,

there were history of unistalled apps..

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Anonymous
2012-12-22T08:03:37+00:00

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community Forums.

From your issue description , I understand that you need to delete the uninstalled App history from the Windows App Store.

Unfortunately its not possible to delete the uninstall App history in the windows 8 App store. Its designed like that .So in future if you want install any of these apps again in your computer you don’t to have search for that in the whole App Store. You can just select “My Apps” and from there you can install that once again very easily.

Hope this helps. Please get back to us if you have any other questions

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-04-22T06:43:02+00:00

    The reason they likely did this is to prevent the need to reissue PAID apps when someone accidentally deletes them... i.e. to reduce support costs... (and this WILL happen as I am sure most would agree)

    Of course a weak password that gets hacked could also cause this problem for a user ...

    However..... there SHOULD be a mechanism to at least hide unwanted apps - like there is in windows update - as long as the core files are removed from the PC, the tiny amount of residual data left by this wouldn't bother most people -

    On top of that - FREE apps and trials should offer the option to totally purge since there is no financial loss if done accidentally or maliciously...

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-04-22T10:30:43+00:00

    Actually the purchases doesn't matter at all. If implemented, apps could be removed from the LIST of apps the user installed ever since it entered the store without interfering with the internal user account purchase history.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-04-29T15:57:28+00:00

    This is really stupid. Totally ridiculous, and a huge hassle for people who might want to try (and delete) lots of apps. 

    Fix it, this is not a feature. It is a bug.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-05-03T05:08:53+00:00

    It's not a bug. It's a feature...an incredibly stupid feature.. but a feature.

    As others have mentioned, let us at least delete free apps.

    If you have paid-for apps, you have account information. If that's the case store your purchase history with that and access it whenever you need to. easy.

    There's a solution that makes sense. MS just needs to figure it out instead of needlessly **** people off.

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