Neowin News Feed for: Bloatware

Winhance 26.05.22

Razvan Serea — Sat, 23 May 2026 07:36:01 +0000

Winhance is an open-source Windows utility to debloat, optimize, and customize Windows 10/11, improving performance, privacy, and system control with ease. Read more...

Winhance 26.04.21

Razvan Serea — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:01 +0000

Winhance is an open-source Windows utility to debloat, optimize, and customize Windows 10/11, improving performance, privacy, and system control with ease. Read more...

Fully disable AI features in Windows, Edge, and Office in latest Winhance release

Razvan Serea — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:26:01 +0000

Winhance is an open-source Windows utility to debloat, optimize, and customize Windows 10/11, improving performance, privacy, and system control with ease. Read more...

Winslopr 26.04.04

Razvan Serea — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:32:01 +0000

Winslopr for Windows removes bloat, reduces slop, restores user control, shows changes clearly, works locally, is deterministic and reversible, a lightweight fork of CrapFixer for a cleaner system. Read more...

Winslopr 26.04.02

Razvan Serea — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:44:01 +0000

Winhance - Debloat, tweak, and personalize Windows 10 & 11

Razvan Serea — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:00:18 +0000

Winhance is an open-source Windows utility to debloat, optimize, and customize Windows 10/11, improving performance, privacy, and system control with ease. Read more...

Sparkle 2.16.1

Razvan Serea — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:00:01 +0000

Sparkle is a free Windows optimization tool to debloat apps, boost performance, enhance privacy, clean junk, and apply safe, reversible tweaks easily. Read more...

From Winslop to Winslopr: New name, same mission, zero AI Slop

Razvan Serea — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:12:01 +0000

Sparkle 2.16.0 Beta

Razvan Serea — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:24:01 +0000

Sparkle is a free Windows optimization tool to debloat apps, boost performance, enhance privacy, clean junk, and apply safe, reversible tweaks easily. Read more...

Winslop 26.03.211

Razvan Serea — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:11:41 +0000

Winslop for Windows removes unnecessary bloat, reduces slop, restores user control, shows changes clearly, works locally, deterministic, reversible, lightweight fork of CrapFixer for a cleaner system. Read more...

Winslop 26.03.155

Razvan Serea — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:54:01 +0000

Winslop 26.03.140

Razvan Serea — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 03:00:01 +0000

Winslop 26.03.130

Razvan Serea — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:34:01 +0000

Winslop 26.03.120

Razvan Serea — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:01 +0000

Winslop 26.03.110

Razvan Serea — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:00:13 +0000

Winslop 26.03.45

Razvan Serea — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:52:02 +0000

Winslop 26.03.20

Razvan Serea — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:56:01 +0000

Winslop 26.02.02

Razvan Serea — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:26:01 +0000

Winslop 0.60.170

Razvan Serea — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:32:01 +0000

Winslop 0.51.148

Razvan Serea — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:12:02 +0000

Winslop 0.50.125

Razvan Serea — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:24:01 +0000

Winslop 0.45.95

Razvan Serea — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:32:01 +0000

Winslop 0.40.70

Razvan Serea — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:40:01 +0000

Winslop 0.35.50

Razvan Serea — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:44:02 +0000

Winslop 0.30.33

Razvan Serea — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:32:25 +0000

Winslop: Detect and remove hidden bloat

Razvan Serea — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:50:01 +0000

This app promises to remove all the AI bloat from Windows 11 with a single click

Taras Buria — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 13:34:01 +0000

Microsoft won't let you remove all the AI it crams into the operating system, so third-party devs and enthusiasts step in with their own solutions. Read more...

Microsoft is pushing Copilot onto LG TVs with a recent software update

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:12:01 +0000

The unwanted installation of Copilot AI on LG TVs is frustrating users. The app arrived with a software update, and privacy concerns are already mounting. Read more...

I miss the days when Windows came to play

Usama Jawad — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:16:01 +0000

As I consider upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11, I am reminded of days long gone and one particular dying trend. Read more...

Unofficial free app makes Windows 11, Windows 10 faster by making bloat removal simple

Sayan Sen — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:00:01 +0000

A new free app promises to make it easier to deal with bloatware and make your Windows 11 and 10 PCs faster. Read more...

Brave on Windows stops force-installing VPN, admins can now disable Leo AI

Sayan Sen — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:16:01 +0000

Brave has kept its promise. The firm told the press last year that it would stop auto-installing its VPN services on user PCs after a bit of a backlash. There is now a way to remove Leo as well. Read more...

Remove New Outlook for Windows and go back to Classic using BloatyNosy and Clippy

Sayan Sen — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:00:02 +0000

If you are not a fan of how the New Outlook for Windows app looks or behaves or have some other complaints about it, you can swiftly remove it with a click or two using this third-party app. Read more...

Study shows why Apple, Google, Microsoft got together for modern web performance is too slow

Sayan Sen — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:06:01 +0000

Recently, it was announced that Microsoft, Apple, Google, and more came together to design a new generation Speedometer browser benchmark. A study shows why such a thing was needed. Read more...

Concept imagines "Windows 12" as bloatware and telemetry free, with cool gaming features

Sayan Sen — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 22:08:01 +0000

While Microsoft may or may not release Windows "12" this year or ever, there is a cool concept out there which shows the possibilities if it were an OS without bloatware and telemetry. Read more...

You can remove or disable Windows 11 and 10's AI 'bloat' with new BloatynosyAI

Sayan Sen — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 22:46:01 +0000

Bloatynosy has now evolved into BloatynosyAI and it can disable AI features on Windows 11 or Microsoft Edge that a user may consider as bloatware. This new app works on Windows 10 as well. Read more...

Microsoft reportedly auto-installs HP Smart app on Windows 10 and 11 without permission

Taras Buria — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 03:22:01 +0000

A new report emerged about Microsoft auto-installing the HP Smart app on Windows 10 and 11 PCs without user consent. The company said it is investigating the reports from affected customers. Read more...

Use this simple trick to install Windows 11 without any third-party bloat

Taras Buria — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:24:01 +0000

Here is a simple trick allowing you to install Windows 11 without third-party bloatware or modifying the stock image using unofficial scripts or utilities. All you need is one simple setting. Read more...

Windows 11 debloater app gets banned from Microsoft Store, dev calls it "a tragedy"

Sayan Sen — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:32:01 +0000

The Windows 11 debloater app BloatyNosy had issues with Microsoft Store policies, which had been seemingly resolved once. However, Microsoft has once again banned the app from its Store. Read more...

Xioami is reportedly pre-installing three web browsers on some ROMs

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:16:01 +0000

Several internet users are reporting that the Opera Browser is showing up as a system app on various Xiaomi phones. This essentially takes the total count of pre-installed web browsers to three. Read more...

DoNotSpy11 comes to Windows 11 22H2 Moment 2, Windows 10 22H2

Sayan Sen — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 07:12:01 +0000

If you are concerned about spyware and privacy on your Windows 11 Moment 2 / Windows 10 PC, you can try a popular third-party utility "DoNotSpy11". However, bear in mind that it is unsigned software. Read more...