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# XPackageUninstallUWPInstance

> XPackageUninstallUWPInstance

# XPackageUninstallUWPInstance

Uninstalls a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) instance of the specified package for the current user, if one is currently installed.

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## Syntax

```cpp theme={null}
HRESULT XPackageUninstallUWPInstance(  
         const char* packageName  
)  
```

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### Parameters

*packageName*   \_In\_z\_\
Type: char\*

The name of the package to uninstall. This value must match the value of the `Name` attribute for the `Identity` element in the `AppXManifest` for the UWP package.

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### Return value

Type: HRESULT

Returns `S_OK` if the package was uninstalled (or was not installed for the user); otherwise, returns an HRESULT error code. Returns `E_NOTIMPL` if the platform does not support this API.

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## Remarks

<Note>This function is available only for the PC platform.</Note>

This function uninstalls a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) instance of the package specified in `packageName` for the current user, if an instance is currently installed. If the current user does not have a UWP instance of the specified package currently installed, nothing happens and the function returns `S_OK`.

The publisher of the package to be uninstalled must match the publisher of the package invoking this function; otherwise, an error occurs.

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## Requirements

**Header:** XPackage.h

**Library:** xgameruntime.lib

**Supported Platforms**: Windows, XBOX One family consoles and XBOX Series consoles

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## See also

[XPackageUninstallChunks](/reference/system/xpackage/functions/xpackageuninstallchunks)\
[XPackage](/reference/system/xpackage/xpackage_members)


## Related topics

- [XPackage](/reference/system/xpackage/xpackage_members.md)
- [Unity C# API wrappers for the GDK](/build/gdk-and-engines/unity/unity-api-wrappers.md)
- [XPackageUninstallPackage](/reference/system/xpackage/functions/xpackageuninstallpackage.md)
- [XPackageUninstallChunks](/reference/system/xpackage/functions/xpackageuninstallchunks.md)
- [IXtfApplicationClient::Uninstall](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapplication/classes/IXtfApplicationClient/methods/uninstall-ixtfapplicationclient-xtfapplication-xbox-microsoft-m.md)