How to remove apps from purchase history

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Installations are tracked for each local account suggesting that Microsoft uses additional data and not only the hardware ID to keep records. You may not want the new owner of the device to know that you downloaded apps or games such as Bieber Dentist, Sex Trainer for Band, or Blood Pressure Manager from the Store. The main issue is that there is no option to clean the application history currently to avoid this from happening before you give it away or sell it. How to Access Your Nintendo eShop Account Information.

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Click the X to remove the app from your purchased history. Your entire history of downloaded applications from Microsoft's Store remains on the device if you sell the PC or give it to someone this happens even if you format the drive or reinstall the Windows operating system. The information in this article can help you when a specific game or DLC item displays as Purchased in the Nintendo eShop, but there is no option to redownload it. Hover the mouse pointer over an app on your purchased list and a small X will appear next to the Install button on the right.

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The listing has its uses for users who reinstall their device frequently as it makes it easier to install apps again on the device. To make matters worse, there is no option to delete the app history currently so that anyone may look up the entire history of installed and updated applications on the device.