How to Uninstall Mixed Reality in Windows 10

As you may already know, Windows 10 Creators Update comes with a new feature - the Windows Holographic platform. Here is how to uninstall it if you found no use for the VR platform.

Windows Holographic is the platform that adds mixed reality experiences available on Microsoft HoloLens. It offers a holographic shell and an interaction model, perception APIs, and Xbox Live services.

Even if you have compatible hardware, you may find no use for this feature. In that case, you may want to uninstall it. Here is how.

To uninstall Mixed Reality in Windows 10, restart your PC first. Now, follow these steps:

1. Remove the following registry values:
   Note: For HKEY_CURRENT_USER values, the registry value must be removed for each user who used Windows Mixed Reality. A complete cleaning would requires each user to log in and have the values removed.
   • Remove "FirstRunSucceeded" from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Holographic
   • Remove "PreferDesktopSpeaker" and "PreferDesktopMic" from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Holographic\SpeechAndAudio
   • Remove "DisableSpeechInput" from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Speech_OneCore\Settings\Holographic
   • Remove "DeviceId" and "Mode" from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PerceptionSimulationExtensions
2. Remove "RoomBounds.json" from C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.HolographicFirstRun_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState
   Note: This file must be removed for each user who used Windows Mixed Reality.
3. Remove the contents of the "SpatialStore" folder (but not the folder itself) from C:\ProgramData\WindowsHolographicDevices\SpatialStore
4. Remove Feature-On-Demand CAB:
   Mixed Reality relies on a Feature-On-Demand CAB to run. This CAB is downloaded during a user’s initial experience and should be removed. To remove the FOD, open PowerShell as an Administrator and type:

   Dism /online /Get-Capabilities

   Note: Copy the Capability Identity that begins with Analog.Holographic.Desktop. If that capability can’t be found, then the FOD isn’t installed.

   Dism /online /Remove-Capability /CapabilityName:copied Capability Identity

5. Restart Windows 10 once again.

Alternatively, you can hide the Mixed Reality icon from Settings.

That's it.

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