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When you buy a new PC—whether a high-end gaming device or an entry-level laptop—you expect it to be clean from the start. However, Windows 11 typically comes with at least a few unwanted pre-installed apps, called bloatware. How should you remove bloatware from your PC?
What Is Bloatware, and Which Apps Should You Uninstall?
(skip to about 50% if you just want the juicy bits).

Windows 11 Start Menu apps
As mentioned, bloatware is a term for apps you don’t want or need, but that come pre-installed on your Windows PC. These could be Microsoft apps the company pushes, like Microsoft Teams or the Mail and Calendar app. Or it could be third-party apps from your device manufacturer—this is especially prevalent among pre-built computers and laptops.
Common bloatware apps on Windows 11 include OneNote, Microsoft Teams, and Candy Crush. Third-party bloatware apps, like McAfee or Norton antivirus apps, Netflix, and CCleaner, could also come with your PC.
The apps we mentioned are not necessarily bad for your computer; you may even prefer them over available alternatives. For example, I use OneNote as my to-do list and switched to Microsoft Edge from Google Chrome in 2021. Because of this, I didn’t remove those when I bought a new Windows laptop. But if you don’t use the pre-installed apps on your Windows PC, you have the option to uninstall them.
Uninstall Bloatware Using Windows 11 Settings
The easiest way to remove bloatware is through the Windows 11 Settings app. As long as you know where to go, uninstalling bloatware (or any app, for that matter) on Windows 11 is quick and simple:
Press Win + I, or click the Cog icon on the Start menu, to open Settings. In the sidebar, click Apps, then choose Installed apps.

Windows 11 Settings menu
Under the Installed apps window, find the app you want to remove. Once you’ve found the app you want to remove, click on the three-dot menu and choose Uninstall.
Uninstalling an app using the Windows 11 Settings Menu

A small pop-up window will appear after you press Uninstall; click on Uninstall again to confirm your choice.
With this, you can manually remove pre-installed apps quickly, as the Settings window does not close after uninstalling one app. Note that you cannot remove some apps, like Photos and the Microsoft Store, with this method.
Uninstall an app from the Windows 11 Start Menu
You will then see a pop-up box asking you to confirm app uninstallation; click Uninstall once again, and the app will be removed.
This is great if you notice an app you don’t use while scrolling through the Start menu, as you don’t have to dive into the Settings app to uninstall it.

Remove Bloatware Using Win11Debloat
The above method is painful and not doesn't get rid of everything, another way to tackle the windows bloat problem is to use an open source script i found on github, developed and tested by many, with code that you can read yourself!
Download the Win11Debloat script from GitHub.com and go to the folder where you downloaded it.

Extract the ZIP file. After extracting it, copy the foldername where u placed it, usually C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Desktop\Win11Debloat-master

Now press windows button and write powershell, choose run as administrator.
Now write cd and press cntrl v.

For example: cd C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Desktop\Win11Debloat-master

Now write run and press tab and enter, or write ".\Run.bat" and press enter.

UAC pops up, press yes

Type either 1 or 2 to choose the method of removing bloatware, then hit Enter.

Once you’ve chosen, remember to follow the on-screen instructions to run the uninstallation process successfully.
Win11Debloat is a third-party script that automates the process of clearing up your PC, making it handy if you want to remove several apps or if you’re setting up multiple PCs. You can view the sourcecode on github yourself and it does nothing related to your crypto or security!
I personally ran this twice, once in default, then again in custom to get rid of somethings and not others.

If you want to regret something open the readme.MD file in notepad and follow the instructions.

Njoy your new faster computer while we wait for BTC and SOL to take us to the moon!

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