It’s time for the other to say… The latest Windows 11 test version published on the Insider channel showed a change that is both needed and welcome, as it will make it easier to uninstall integrated applications (some of them) and thus offer better control and customization of the operating system. A positive change that must be the way forward in the future.

A few months ago, we learned that Microsoft was willing to offer the option to uninstall Windows 11 integrated apps, which materialized in the Insider Preview Build 23585 test build published on the Dev channel. Camera, Cortana, Photos, People or remote desktop client. But the measure should be extended to many others.

Microsoft is starting to shorten this way one of the biggest disasters of Windows 11: Fatal Bloatware that personally gets on my nerves. Ideally, all these apps would not be installed by default and would be offered as additional downloads. But welcome that at least they can be uninstalled.

And Windows 11 is a hugely bloated behemoth of software and services that the vast majority of users don’t use and that end up penalizing resource consumption and system performance. Big blame for the impression that Windows 11 is a slow system, it has all the ‘garbage’ installed around it.

In addition to third-party software and adware, Microsoft is increasingly including more of its own applications in Windows for commercial reasons rather than user interest. Some of them are useful, but most are expendable, and the user also prefers to install alternatives from other providers. The problem with the ones in question, the built-in or “stock” apps that come standard with the system, is that they are attached to the same system and important others, and Microsoft won’t let you uninstall most of them. .

The client has the right to adapt the functionality of his system to his specific needs and the necessary autonomy in software management. Thus We must applaud the action taken by Microsoft, even if he comes late and doesn’t make it. It would be ideal if Microsoft offered a truly clean Windows, with no bloatware, no ads, and no stock apps that we don’t use at all and that could in any case be offered as additional downloads for those who need them.

Making it easier to at least remove the software is the way to go. In the meantime, you can use free tools to make this task easier for you, such as Bloatware Removal Tool for Windows 11 or O&O AppBuster for Windows 10. And if you’re looking for a radical option, you can use tiny11 Core to get a lighter version. You can also install Windows without Bloatware using this simple installation trick.