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‎09-06-2020 04:03 PM

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Product: Zbook X2 G4
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

So, while trying to clear my HDD of extraneous files, I came upon a large folder located in 

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.32.3200.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

I did a bit of research, and this is a game that some OEMs stuff in the bloat with their new systems. Here's the rub: this folder is about 500 MB and, according to my machine, this game is not installed. I cannot uninstall it, and I also cannot find it in the Start menu, or anywhere else. Search can't even find it, I had to use a 3rd party app just to see it. (shoutout to WizTree).

 

I would very much like to know how one might remove this and any other extraneous games/apps that were "bundled" with the OS image. It would be just peachy if HP could drop a tool on us to remove this crap. I get that they get a kick-back for doing this, but we should be able to remove this stuff from the online OS as well as the recovery image.

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