Customize the Deployment of Windows 8.1

Hello,
I am able to successfully use MDT 2013 and WDS to deploy windows 8.1 
My query is  : After the deployment completes the installation of the Install Image and reboots, it starts installing the default Windows 8.1 apps, although I had removed them manually in the Install image. 
Is there a way to stop Windows 8.1 from installing the apps, atleast after the deployment. I have seen a few users suggest Powershell but it hasn't worked for me. Any other suggestions?
Regards,
Ramu
Ramu V Ramanan

To give you an idea with the WIM, this is what I want to do :
Dism /Mount-Image /ImageFile:C:\InstallImage.wim /index:1 /MountDir:C:\Mount
Dism.exe /Image:c:\Mount /Get-Provisionedappxpackages
The when I know the package name, 
Dism.exe /Image:C:\Mount /Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackageName:Microsoft.BingFinance_2014.221.1803.4346_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
But I am getting :
Error: 3
The system cannot find the path specified.
The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
Looks like its not finding the app inside the image, because I had already uninstallled it before Sysprep.
Takes me back to where I started, before sysprep I had manually removed them!
So, stuck there now! :(
Ramu V Ramanan

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