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APPUNINSTALLER(^1) Select al lthe Windows and
manufacturer-installed
apps that youdon’t want on
your computer andclick the
Remove buttontouninstall
them.
(^2) The columnsonthe ri ghttell
youwhich Windows apps
areinstalledoravailab le to
be installed, andhow much
storagespacetheyconsume.
(^3) O&OAppBusterwillprompt
youtocreatearestorepoint
before uninstallingapps–
an option that youcan also
chooseinthe Actions menu.
(^4) Click theViewmenuand
chooseSystemAppstosee
apps that don’tappearin
themainlist, but note that
thesegener ally can’tbe
uninstalled.
Aswerevealedinour‘Yourfavouriteprogramsof2 02 1’
round-upinIssue 62 2(page63),O&OAppBusterwas
Computeractivereaders’mostdownloadedprogramlastyear.
Sowe’redelightedthatthisexcellentfreetoolhasbeen
updatedfor2 02 2,initsfirstmajorreleasefornearlythree
years,tomakeremovingWindowsjunkeasierthanever.
Unsurprisingly,thebiggestchangeinO&O AppBuster
1.1.1 340 isthatitnowsupportsWindows 1 1aswellas
Windows10. Whenyouruntheprogram(itdoesn’t require
installation), itwillautomaticallydetectwhichversionofthe
operatingsystemyou’reusingandlistalltheappsinstalled
byMicrosoftandyourPC’smanufacturer.Itfound 108 apps
onouroldWindows 1 0laptopand 6 9onourWindows 11
machine,includingtoolsweneverusesuchas3DViewer,
GrooveMusic,MicrosoftPeople,MixedRealityPortaland
XboxConsoleCompanion.
O&O AppBuster’slayouthasbeen
refined,butnotredesigned,tohelpyou
browsethislonglistofappsmorequickly,so
youcanselectitemsyoudon’t wantandclickRemove
touninstallthem.Asbefore,youcanchoosewhetherto
removeappsforonlythecurrentuser,allusersoryour
entirecomputer,andcreateasystemrestorepointincase
youdecideyouneedthemlater.It’salsopossibletouninstall
hiddenappsandviewunremovablesystemapps.
Onehandynewfeaturesavesyoursettingstoauserprofile,
soyoudon’t havetoreconfigurethemeachtimeyouusethe
software,whileanotherimprovementautomaticallyupdates
thestatusoflistedappsassoonasyouuninstallorreinstall
them.SimplicityhasalwaysbeenO&OAppBuster’sbigstrength,
sowe’repleasedthedeveloperhasn’taddedunnecessary
optionsandkeptthispowerfuljunkremoverfreeofclutter.
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Whatyouneed:Windows 10or 11
O&OAppBuster1.1.
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