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What apps and programs can I uninstall from Windows 10

Anonymous
2020-02-23T11:52:45+00:00

What apps and programs can I uninstall from Windows 10 to free up some storage space? I never use my media like music or movies.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-02-23T16:57:36+00:00

    You can uninstall anything you don't need or use.

    But if you are short of disk space, it's probably not because of installed programs. It's much more likely that your hard drive is too small for you, and anything you do to save space will likely be a temporary measure. My guess is that theonly real solution to your problem is to either install a second drive or replace the one you have with a larger one.

    How big is your drive? How much of it is free? These days, for almost everybody,  I never recommend anything smaller that 1TB.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-02-23T12:06:23+00:00

    What is considered  bloatware? I don't want to uninstall something I need like Office, etc.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-02-23T11:58:44+00:00

    Hi CrystalMel

    The first thing to remove is any manufacturers bloatware that was installed on your PC, go to Settings - Apps, then form there, scroll down to find the manufacturers software (HP, Dell . . etc) and remove any of that unwanted bloatware . . .

    Software a lot of the time is not the culprit when it comes to hard drive space . . .

    Windows Explorer is useless when it comes to working out where your hard drive space is being used . . .

    Click the link below to download a small free utility called Treesize. Using that tool, you will instantly see where this space is being used

    https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/

    Please provide a screenshot of your hard drive in that TreeSize Utility . . .

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-02-23T12:30:02+00:00

    Hi Crystal

    Bloatware would begin with the manufacturers name . . .

    Please provide a screenshot of that TreeSize window to begin with and we will see how much space can be freed up . . .

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