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
    2015-03-31T14:39:32+00:00

    They are trying to pass off a defect as a feature!

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-03-22T20:34:14+00:00

    All what you´ve said in your post is obvious and the most logical conclusion, isn't it?

    Well, it seems THEY DON´T UNDERSTAND IT.

    Maybe it would be a good idea complaining about this awful feature through the Windows  Insider Program for Windows 10 Technical Preview (a program for testing the beta versión of Windows 10)  in order to avoid this problem in the next version of Windows that is said to be released at the end of this ye ar (2015).

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-03-22T17:15:22+00:00

    Personally find Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 great... so much better than Windows 7 now that they are not forcing the start screen onto desktops. Love it... and having the store is a valuable and useful feature, allowing someone to easily install or remove an app... BUT...

    Not being able to remove an old junk app that you tested and found out was a waste of time is SILLY!

    Please allow one to permanently remove an app from app history. I really find it annoying when re-installing an OS and having all these dumb old apps show up as something to be re-installed. To spend weeks trying to find a better music app in the past, most of them junk, and then have to constantly look at that list of junk apps is a horrible user experience... I never want to see them again!

    I understand wanting to see some history... i.e. I like being able to see if I had tried an app in the past or not. But at least keep the "history" separate from the "my apps". You should be able to remove apps from the active "my apps" list, even if some history is retained. That said, you should have the ability to remove from history too just in case you don't want any record of what was installed.

    I'm confident that Microsoft has their OWN tracking and history database, so it's not like they will ever lose that history and they can still communicate stats to the developers. But there is no reason to keep that history if the CUSTOMER does not want it.

    Much like the new OneDrive implementation in Windows 10, not allowing users to clear an app from history and/or their "apps" is the wrong choice. Please fix! 3 years of complaints should be enough prodding! Thanks!

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-03-02T19:12:31+00:00

    TOTALLY agree. I will NEVER buy another device that operates with Windows store. Worst apps and tore design ever.

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