Windows 10: Rubbish installed with Windows 10 Pro (Disney games, Candy Crush)

Is anyone else annoyed about all the crap that comes pre-installed with Windows 10 (Pro)? I assume people must have complained but Microsoft doesn't care? I realise some people got their OS upgrade for free but I paid for my Windows installation (and got the "Pro" version (what's professional about this?)) since I built a new computer and the ordeal of setting up my computer after re-installing Windows is made worse by having to remove a plethora of utter rubbish. It's genuinely insulting to have this childish nonsense pre-installed on my machine, like Microsoft assumes I've got nothing better to do with my time.

:)

 

Games download and install without permission

I just had to uninstall Candy Crush Saga and A disney game. The following day, the Disney game downloaded and installed on my computer again, without my permission.

I've scanned for malware. with no results. Is this something that the microsoft store is doing?

* Moved from Virus & Malware

 

Windows 10 Start Menu Apps stuck and unable to be uninstalled

Hi, its 7/3/2018 , ive just installed and updated win 10 pro , I have the very same problem ,

these files appear and cant be removed , autodesk, Spotify, msn news , dolby audio, Disney , candy crush and bubble itch saga 3 , they cant be removed via , right click, or in add remove prog area , ?

is it MALWARE? from windows !?

 

Superuser has a great article that explains how to list all the installed packages on your PC. You can then use the package name their PowerShell script provides to selectively delete the ones you don't want. Yes, it's a PITA, but it can be done. Uninstall Apps in Windows 10 Apps Features Tutorials
Check 'em out! And FWIW, I agree that it's odd that MS chooses to install such stuff on the OS, but I also understand that they get paid to do it, so for them it's just another source of revenue.
HTH,
--Ed--

 

Hello THX1138, *Smile

These would be the suggested apps that get automatically installed unless you turn off this feature.

*Arrow Turn Off Automatic Installation of Suggested Apps in Windows 10 Apps Features Tutorials

Unfortunately, you will need to uninstall any suggested apps that already got installed.

*Arrow Uninstall Apps in Windows 10 Apps Features Tutorials

 

Unfortunately, turning off automatic installation of suggested apps is per user, or HKCU and not HKLM basis. Any ways to do this on the HKLM basis?
TIA...

PS: Rubbish for one might be a treasure for another... there is that... *really