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
    2013-09-12T19:34:07+00:00

    In case I use different PCs, then Windows App Store keeps the history for each PC. But now I don't use those PCs anymore, anyway I see this annoying history information by each PC (which don't exist anymore) in Windows App Store.

    There should be an option added to remove the history by PC at least!

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-09-06T21:12:58+00:00

    Hmmm create a new account and try out the apps on it I suppose.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-08-26T08:26:22+00:00

    [Qoute]

    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

    [\Quote]

    After @JynnxT has mentioned a validd point which most of us agree with as it puts our privacy at stake and and the freedom to try out apps and getting rid of them if they are not of proper content or standards. For example if i select an app which is named as backgrounds and its like tottaly explicit content. Even after I get rid of it its gonna stay in "My apps" and whoever from my family uses my Home PC will get a look at it and feel disgusted. So your "feature" can result in embarrassment and a source of irritation to US your customers that you want to remain loyal to you and not move on to android or iOS in search of more safe private environment. Then you better upgrade this so called feature to user friendly feature and we promise we will just delete the ones we are never gonna re-install again. and even if I do delete one app that I'm gonna istall after 5 years I'll use the search button. Thank you.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-08-08T02:09:42+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

    Nooooo, this does not help. How can this help? Instead of the "Found this helpful" option we need a, "Nope, that is not acceptable" option. Come on, fix this instead of making excuses. Stop saying it is not possible Microsoft and make it possible.

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