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> On my systems that includes VCLibs, .Net frameworks. I would not do this.

Edit: There was a long paragraph here, but I've decided to simplify. The AppX .NET Framework, AppX .NET Native, and VCLibs are all UWP support packages and Win32-inside-Microsoft-Store support packages. If you run this script, fully knowing that the Microsoft Store is being removed, you won't have any packages that need them, and their loss is almost certainly irrelevant.

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That's a lot of "primarily", "most", "a very good chance", "if you have no"... :P

So I get your point, but it also sounds awfully optimistic... ;)

(I see you got downvoted, but it wasn't me.)

I keep saying primarily because I haven't actually run into any Win32 applications, even large ones (Fusion 360, FreeCAD, Steam), that don't run without them, which is a good sign. I keep saying that as a disclaimer just in case, because I don't want to be on the record saying "it won't" even if it has never happened thus far. So... that's why I recommend VM first. That's why it's important to keep in mind what VCLibs and .NET Native are for, which is UWP and Microsoft Store apps, not Win32 ones, which makes sense for why they wouldn't be affected.

You are speaking properly and I would say the command is quite useful and awesome. Thank you!

You aren't presenting it as something everyone should do to clean up their relatives crufty loaded up pc's while visiting for holidays.

It is what it is and it's quite cool and useful for what it's useful for.

The VCLibs stuff is still available as standalone downloads: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-support...

Mark my words: Microsoft Store will end up on this list https://www.versionmuseum.com/history-of/discontinued-micros... so disabling it is like living in the future.

Considering they are betting their future on this, that seems a stretch.

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