{"id":20265,"date":"2020-12-09T09:32:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T04:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=20265"},"modified":"2023-08-05T23:22:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T17:52:08","slug":"error-0x80073cfa-uninstall-app-removal-failed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/error-0x80073cfa-uninstall-app-removal-failed\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix for Error 0x80073CFA when Uninstalling an App in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

When uninstalling a Store app in Windows 10, you may get the error 0x80073CFA<\/code>. This happens whether you use the Apps & Features GUI or PowerShell command to remove the app. Many users have indicated that the error happens when uninstalling some game apps like Forza Motorsport, Forza Horizon, Asphalt: Airborne, etc.<\/p>\n

\"0x80073CFA<\/p>\n

We couldn't uninstall app_name<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe operation did not complete successfully. Try again in a bit.\r\n\r\nThe error code is 0x80073CFA, in case you need it.<\/pre>\n
However, the error 0x80073CFA<\/code> is not specific to Microsoft gaming apps. It can happen for any app, for that matter.<\/p>\n
Attempting to uninstalling the app using PowerShell’s<\/a> Remove-AppxPackage<\/code> would result in the same error code:<\/p>\n
\"0x80073CFA<\/p>\n
Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor.\r\n(Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CFA)\r\n\r\nerror 0x80070032: AppX Deployment Remove operation on package package_name from:\r\nC:\\WINDOWS\\SystemApps\\package_path failed. This app is part of Windows and\r\ncannot be uninstalled on a per-user basis. An administrator can attempt to remove the app from the computer using Turn\r\nWindows Features on or off. However, it may not be possible to uninstall the app.<\/pre>\n
(The above error happened when attempting to uninstall the in-box package named Microsoft.Windows.PeopleExperienceHost<\/code> for the sake of illustration.)<\/em><\/p>\n
Cause<\/h2>\n
The 0x80073CFA<\/code> error (“Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor.”) occurs if you try to uninstall a non-removable inbox app. Inbox apps are official Microsoft apps bundled with Windows 10 and installed during Windows 10 Setup — e.g., Photos, Calendar, Alarma, Camera, Calculator, People app, etc. Some of the inbox apps are “non-removable” and some are removable — e.g., the Photos app<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The StateRepository-Machine.srd<\/code> database has a field named IsInbox against app which may be set to 1<\/code> or\u00a0 0<\/code>. If it’s set to 1<\/code>, it’s a designated inbox app. For non-removable apps, PowerShell’s Get-AppxPackage <PackageName><\/code> command will show that the package is NonRemovable<\/code>.<\/p>\n
\"get-appxpackage<\/p>\n
If you need to trim down Windows by removing unused or unwanted apps, there is a way to forcibly remove them even though they’re marked as non-removable inbox apps. To do so, you need to first set the IsInbox<\/code> value to 0<\/code> by editing the StateRepository-Machine.srd<\/code> database.<\/p>\n
Solution for Error 0x80073CFA<\/h2>\n
To forcibly uninstall a stubborn or non-removable Store app and prevent the error 0x80070032<\/code>, follow these steps:<\/p>\n
Step 1: Install Python3<\/h3>\n
Install Python3 if you don’t have it installed already.\u00a0You can download the Python3 installer from the following links:<\/p>\n