I've been seeing a lot of advice about "debloating" computers, especially removing Copilot and various other preinstalled programs. People often label software as bloatware without explaining what makes…
I've been seeing a lot of advice about "debloating" Windows, especially removing Copilot, but most guides simply label various apps as bloatware without explaining why. I understand why…
I manage an aging fleet of Windows 11 PCs through Intune and am wondering whether there are any nonessential features worth disabling to improve performance or reduce support…
I performed a full factory reset on my school laptop, choosing the option to delete everything and download Windows from the cloud because the local reinstall was not…
I just bought a Lenovo laptop and noticed that around 70 GB of storage is already occupied in Windows Settings. So far, I've only installed Firefox and Discord.…
I recently bought a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ILL10 and suspect it contains unwanted Lenovo software. Some of the preinstalled programs cannot be removed normally, so I'm considering…
I installed CrystalDiskMark and noticed that the installer began adding several extra components separately, including something described as a controller. I canceled some of the installations, but I'm…
I bought a new laptop about two weeks ago and only noticed today that UltraViewer was installed. I'm certain I didn't download it myself. How could it have…
I recently cleared out a bunch of bloatware from my laptop, but when I checked it again after not using it for two days, I was shocked to…
I'm having a tough time getting rid of Norton 360. It doesn't show up in the 'install or change apps' section, and even after using the uninstaller, it…
I'm looking for effective scripts or tools to use with autopilot or RMM solutions to help eliminate HP bloatware and their security software from our business-class desktops and…
I did a factory reset on my computer today and noticed that Norton Security was still there. I uninstalled it and restarted my computer, but then I saw…
I recently bought a new HP Victus 15 with an Intel i5-13420H and RTX 4050. I updated it to Windows 11 25H2 and signed in using a Microsoft…
I'm new to using PCs and I'm trying to remove some pre-installed software, specifically Microsoft Bing News. I attempted to run a command in PowerShell: `Get-AppxPackage -online |…
I'm considering doing a clean reinstall of Windows 11 because my laptop has been acting up, and it's been at least three years since the last reset. I'd…
I recently switched from Kubuntu to Debian with the KDE desktop, as I've heard that Debian offers more stability. However, I was surprised by the number of preinstalled…
Hey everyone! I've recently put together a simple PowerShell script to help remove unwanted apps, commonly referred to as bloatware, as we prepare for our upcoming summer transitions.…
I'm managing Windows devices using Intune, and I've run into an interesting issue with bloatware. Recently, I set up a new device with Windows 11 using a boot…