Windows 10 brings bloatware that can be uninstalled in several ways, so you will not have applications in the system that you have never really used for sure and even that you do not even know that they are there because it comes already installed when you install Windows 10.
Bloatware is nothing more than software that is already on the computer ready to use , it is very popular in notebooks from brands such as Asus, Acer, Lenovo and many more. It also comes with any version of Windows 10 that you install after obtaining an ISO .
The vast majority can be uninstalled without problems , and it is software that stays there and is generally not used, with the consequent space they occupy that is not usually noticed when you have a large hard disk, but it is when contrary.
There is an extensive list that is expanded or reduced from time to time, those applications and games that make up the bloatware that you can find in Windows 10 are:
- 3D viewer
- 3D Builder.
- Groove Music.
- Maps.
- Lonely.
- Camera.
- Try Skype
- Alarms and Clock.
- Calendar and Mail.
- Get Office.
- Money.
- Cinema and TV.
- Photos.
- Time.
- Voice recorder.
- Xbox.
- Candy Crush.
- Sports.
- Store.
- News.
- Opinion Center.
- Movies and TV.
- Get Started or Beginning.
- Messages.
- March of Empires.
- Minecraft.
- OneNote.
- Calculator.
- Xbox.
- Dragon Mani Legends.
- Candy Crush Soda Saga.
- Bubble Witch 3 Saga.
- Mobile plans.
This is a small selection, the truth is that in each new Windows 10 update some more appear, but it is a good start to start with the previous ones that you will surely already know. In any case, it is convenient to analyze which ones to remove and which ones, there are some very useful ones.
Directly from the Start menu
You can uninstall the bloatware from the same Start menu , it is the fastest option. All you have to do is right click on one of the apps that we have mentioned above and choose “uninstall”, in a few seconds it will be uninstalled.
The truth is that you can free up enough space on your hard drive in a few minutes by removing all the bloatware available in Windows 10, which you can then use for other files. But there are more ways as you will see below.
From the program uninstaller
The Windows uninstaller also allows you to remove all the previous bloatware quickly, the main difference is that with this procedure at least you will know what each program weighs and that will be the equivalent of space that you will recover when you eliminate it.
These are the steps you must carry out:
- Press the Windows + Q keys and type “uninstall”, open the option “add or remove programs . ” Once inside, you just have to go down the list, right-clicking on each utility and selecting “uninstall.” Then you follow the steps and you’re done.
With CCleaner
CCleaner is a well-known program to optimize Windows 10, clean the system from garbage and also to remove programs that start with the system and you can even use it as a program uninstaller to remove bloatware and other programs that you need. Follow these steps:
- Open CCleaner and go to the “tools / uninstall” section . Now go looking for the programs and right click / uninstall.
With the DISM command
We have seen that the Windows 10 command console is very useful for executing certain tasks such as the CHKSDK or DISKPART tool , but this time we are going to use the DISM command through Windows Powershell , another alternative to the command prompt.
Therefore, press the Windows + Q keys, type “powershell” and right click on “Windows Powershell” and then click on “run as administrator”.
Once inside, type the following command:
DISM / Online / Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages | select-string Packagename.
A list of all the bloatware that you can uninstall appears , so your thing would be to remove each program that appears there and for that you have to execute the command each time.
For example, there is one called “People_2020.324 …”, to remove that one in particular we would have to put:
DISM / Online / Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages | select-string Packagename: People_2020.324… and so on with the rest.
Note that this procedure is much slower and suitable for advanced users , so it is best to use some of the other options above to remove bloatware from Windows 10 more easily.
With the 10AppsManager utility
10AppsManager is a free utility for Windows 10 that has a single objective, the possibility of removing all the bloatware that comes with the system, all quickly and easily because you just have to select the app you want to remove and that’s it.
Cards appear with each of the apps that 10AppsManager allows you to delete, you just have to click on it and proceed to uninstall it. Don’t worry if you remove it by accident, this tool allows you to later reinstall it on your PC to use it again.
- Download 10AppsManager for Windows 10
Via O&O AppBuster
O&O AppBuster is another utility similar to the previous one, it allows you to eliminate Windows 10 bloatware in a few clicks, but be careful because some more also appear that are not part of the system, but have been installed later.
All you have to do is select the app or apps and then click on the “remove” option that appears above in the form of a button, in a few moments a wizard will appear that will guide you to uninstall the applications that you have previously removed.
