SoftwareOperating SystemsWindowsThe ultimate bloatware removal tool now works on any version of Windows 11When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
SoftwareOperating SystemsWindowsThe ultimate bloatware removal tool now works on any version of Windows 11When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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For the most part, Windows 11 isn’t a bad operating system, even if its adoption rate isslower than Microsoft would like. Its system demands means it requires a relatively beefy system to run, and it comes with more than its fair share of bloatware crap.
Thanks to the release of a new version of Tiny11 builder, it’s possible to create a de-bloated Windows 11 image from any Windows 11 release, allowing you to free up system resources for the apps you actually want to use.
Tiny11 is available atNTDEV’s GitHub page. To run it, you need to set PowerShell to unrestricted using the Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted command. Once that’s done, just follow the instructions provided.
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Tiny11 removes the following apps: Clipchamp, News, Weather, Xbox (although Xbox Identity provider is still here, so it should be possible to be reinstalled with no issues), GetHelp, GetStarted, Office Hub, Solitaire, PeopleApp, PowerAutomate, ToDo, Alarms, Mail and Calendar, Feedback Hub, Maps, Sound Recorder, Your Phone, Media Player, QuickAssist, Internet Explorer, Tablet PC Math, Edge and OneDrive.
For good or evil, I use Google for browsing, mail and work tasks, so as far as I’m concerned, I don’t need any of the stuff that gets removed. The one exception is Edge, which I would normally use to download Chrome or use it as a backup browser in case a page glitches in Chrome, though that’s easy enough to grab from the Microsoft Store.
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