Windows 10: Windows 10 Users Rail Against Microsoft Bloatware

That depends on your definition of the OS. Checking any kind of news, downloading any information (regardless of whether useful or not), games, music, photos, etc., are not tasks one is usually associating with an OS. Now, Windows is a consumer product and therefore the OS is bundled with all kinds of apps that enable basic consumer use of a computer. Many people listen to their music on their computers and hence Microsoft includes an app for that - if they did not, one would have to use a third-party program. In fact, that's the essence of numerous lawsuits against Microsoft - that inclusion of a web browser or a music player stifles competition. Regardless of how valid these claims are, it's clear that a music player is not essential feature of the OS, it's just a program that's bundled with it. Personally I do not listen to music on my PC, so I have no use for any apps that are related to music. If removing said apps harms the OS, then it's a bad OS, that's I'm sure of.

 

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I prefer that last image - I uninstall. However, some apps cannot be uninstalled like that. For example Xbox. But I do not have an Xbox, nor do I plan to buy one, hence I don't want this app on my system. It's not about space. It's about my PC being MY PC and I want to have only those programs on it that I might actually use at some point.

 

Some re-install even if you do remove them *Smile

 

All of them do when you upgrade (or do a repair install)...

 

It appears that expectations change with time and the manufacturer of the OS creates the expectations of the users.

Time was that browsers, networking, firewalls and backup, anti-malware, file compression and writing to optical media were all handled by 3rd party (often paid-for) utilities, now they are an expected part of the OS. If a web browser were not included in an OS these days, it would be very difficult to acquire any other software (other than a limited range of apps controlled absolutely by the OS manufacturer!) - the browser has become an essential part of the OS, and all and any functions provided by a browser, if missing, would make the OS a poorer choice for many users.

In fact, the presence of the browser in popular consumer OSs has changed the method of distribution of software, news media, and music.

In short, an imagined "unifexOS", with it's inability to run any music related material out of the box, would put it low in the OS popularity stakes, and it would not survive long unchanged.

 

I uninstalled Xbox via Windows PowerShell. Look here: Apps - Uninstall in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums. Go to Option 2 (or Option 3 if there's more than 1 user on your PC).

 

Bloatware, bloatware, bloatware.

It's been around for ever and one still has to be watch out for in my opinion. Now what is bloatware? Depends on the user.

Except for members of this forum and many like it most don't even know what bloatware is. Microsoft and and many other companies depend on the masses that don't know what bloatware is or how to find it on their systems.

Anybody that spends time on this forum or it's sister forms in a short time will learn about bloatware and how to remove it if they desire.
Microsoft depends on the millions and millions of users that don't know and don't want to know what bloatware is.

For years any store bought computer came with a truck load of bloatware.
It's not new. Microsoft's with their new operating systems is just joining the bloatware club late.

Now, my definition of bloatware.

*Anything that gets on my systems without my express permission and knowledge.*

If one chooses to have what some call bloatware, then it is no longer bloatware for that person.
I would venture that most users don't know their is a method of choice so they just except what ever.

A knowledgeable user is bloatware's worse enemy.