Under the "Apps & features" section, use the Filter by menu, and select the drive containing the "WindowsApps" folder.To reinstall a game, press the Xbox button, select My games & apps > See all > Full library > All owned games and select the game. Uninstalling appsĪlthough formatting the drive will delete the WindowsApps folder, you first need to uninstall the apps to prevent leaving behind system entries. Press the Xbox button, select My games & apps > See all > Games > highlight a game > view button > Uninstall all > UNINSTALL ALL. If you don't have any important files stored in the drive, the fastest way to delete the WindowsApps folder is to format the drive. How to delete WindowsApps folder using Format If you also want to delete the "Programs Files" folder, you'll have to use the same steps mentioned above as this is another folder protected by the system. Once you complete the steps, there are several other leftover folders that are part of the system that stores apps on an external storage, including your user account folder, WpSystem and WUDownloadCache, which you can delete by right-clicking the folder and selecting the Delete option. Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central)