Remove Mixed Reality Portal from Windows
Short answer
UpdatedMixed Reality Portal was the app for Windows Mixed Reality headsets, a platform Microsoft has retired. This tweak removes it and its first-run component for all users. It removes 2 app packages, Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal among them.
What it does
Mixed Reality Portal was the app for Windows Mixed Reality headsets, a platform Microsoft has retired. This tweak removes it and its first-run component for all users.
In the app the switch is called "Remove Mixed Reality Portal", described there as: Removes Mixed Reality Portal and provisioning.
When it helps, and when it hurts
When it helps
- Cleaning up older Windows installs that still carry it.
When it hurts
- A Windows Mixed Reality headset can no longer be set up on this PC.
What it writes
Exactly what the switch changes, read from the app's source. Switching it off is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.
App packages it removes, for all users:
Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal*Microsoft.Windows.HolographicFirstRun*
How to undo it
In the app: One-way
Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app.
This tweak is one-way in the app: switching it off does not put things back. Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app.
Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.
Verdict
Safe for anyone without such a headset.
Questions
- What does the "Remove Mixed Reality Portal" tweak change in Windows?
- It removes 2 app packages, Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal among them.
- Is "Remove Mixed Reality Portal" safe to switch on?
- Safe for anyone without such a headset. The main cost: A Windows Mixed Reality headset can no longer be set up on this PC.
- How do I undo it?
- In the app this one is one-way. Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app.
- Is "Remove Mixed Reality Portal" free in Frozen Tweaks?
- It is part of Frozen Pro and Elite. You can also make the change by hand with the values on this page.
In the app
- Switch
- Remove Mixed Reality Portal
- Category
- Debloat
- Plan
- Pro
- Undo
- One-way
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Written by
Frost LIVEFounder of Frozen Tweaks, based in Hamburg, Germany. Publishes settings guides for competitive games on his YouTube channel, Frost LIVE.
In the app
- Category
- Debloat
- Plan
- Pro
- Undo
- One-way
Frozen Tweaks
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The free Windows app for competitive games.
58 tweaks free, each with an undo switch. Never edits game files.
v2.0.0 · 6.4 MB · Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit · free account, no payment details
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