The AchieVer Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 The Amount of Bloatware in Windows 10 Is Just Ridiculous Long-time Windows 10 users probably know that bloatware has been a problem of this operating system version since forever, and even though we expected Microsoft to address it with every new feature update, this didn’t happen. There was a time when some of the pre-installed apps that were removed by users, including bloatware, that is, were pre-installed whenever Microsoft released OS updates, all without us even being asked about it. And while Windows 10 as a platform keeps evolving, the bloatware just seems to be here to stay, and the recently-released October update is no exception. I recently clean-installed the operating system using Microsoft’s official ISO images, only to find out that way too many apps that I don’t need come pre-loaded. First and foremost, this is Windows 10 Pro, and which I exclusively use for my work. As an operating system that’s supposed to help you stay productive, Windows 10 should by no means offer bloatware that has nothing in common with this approach. This is exactly the case of all these apps that I ended up with on my PC after clean-installing the OS. Here’s what my Start menu looks like without me installing any other piece of software: Not only that Windows 10 comes with several games pre-installed, like Candy Crush Saga and Cooking Fever, but several other titles are pinned to the Start menu and launch the Microsoft Store when clicked. Such an example is Royal Revolt 2: Tower Defense, which needs to be installed from the Store by the user, but whose live tile is there in the Start menu. The same thing for the Netflix app. And it’s not just games. My fresh Windows 10 install also comes with Fitbit Coach, an app that’s supposed to help me exercise more, because you know, I’m just too busy complaining about stuff and I don’t have the time to work out. And additionally, there’s also an app Phototastic Collage, which I have no idea what it is, but which somehow ended up on my computer too. Again, this is a computer that’s supposed to help me stay productiveand get the job done, as Microsoft likes to say, so I see absolutely no reason to install so many unwanted apps with a fresh Windows 10 version. The good thing is that, at least, I can remove all of these, though it goes without saying this isn’t something you should have to do, especially when planning to start from scratch. Users have been complaining about bloatware in Windows 10 for several years already, and unfortunately, nothing appears to change, even though the more time it passes, the more obvious it becomes that bloatware has no place on our devices. Mix this with the suggested apps in the Start menu, which many consider to be ads, and here’s the recipe for more criticism against an operating system that’s undoubtedly evolving, but which doesn’t seem to improve some of the core parts of the experience it offers to users. Somehow ironic is that Microsoft pins all these unwanted apps to the Start menu considering the company itself believes that nobody checks out the live tiles anyway. Recent rumors indicate that the software giant could even ditch live tiles entirely in a Windows Lite version of the Start menu, as what users are looking for is just a static Start menu whose purpose is to launch apps and nothing more. At this point, we can only hope that Microsoft would just get the message and stop embedding so much unwanted stuff into a clean Windows 10 installation. Fingers crossed for the upcoming spring 2019 update to declare war on bloatware (though I’m not really sure this can happen). Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RejZoR Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 It's not really a problem if you can just click Uninstall on all of them. It's what I always do first. It's no biggie really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorymi6 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Why not install W10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC then you do not get all this Bloatware ! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ( well most of it ) ??? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp68terr Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 20 hours ago, RejZoR said: It's not really a problem if you can just click Uninstall on all of them. It's what I always do first. It's no biggie really. Company/business-minded way requests users to uninstall bloatware (likely leaving stuff behind)... User-minded way would be to install what is needed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosy Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Today, that shouldn't be a problem, one can uninstall almost all what one doesn't need. I always do that whenever I make a fresh installation, make a full compression and my windows runs pretty fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kun Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Why single out Windows 10 when the bloatwares, aka, junkyards are growing in out flats, houses, neighborhoods, rivers, lakes, oceans, moon, space, and The Governments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screen Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 From another part of the internet. Quote One man's bloat is another man's necessity. The developers try to include as much software as they can based upon what the majority of users use. If you don't use those tools, then you can count yourself as not in the majority. But aside from that, what would you consider bloat, anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BimBamSmash Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I suppose I wasn't caught by surprise here. Used to see the same on new purchases of assembled PCs and Laptops back in the days of older operating systems too. At least one can get rid of these with a PowerShell script. Wasn't a walk in the park back in the days. And even after all the work you'd put in to remove them there were still remnants of the stuff eating resources on your system. Not trying to say this move by Microsoft is justified to start with by any means. I am just happy they made it easier to resolve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0nl1n3 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just use ltsc and you will love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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