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submitted 22 hours ago by shojivr@lemmy.zip to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

windows uninstaller is just so bad that it cannot uninstall lot of preinstalled apps, any recommended uninstaller which is open source?

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[-] nfms@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 hours ago
[-] meathorse@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

It's been a while since I've done this but in Win10 days, if you wanted to get rid of the pre installed apps properly, you could use DISM from the MS Deployment Toolkit. It can remove just for the current user or from the entire install so they won't appear if you create new users.

If you want to spend the time and effort, you can even mount the wim file from the iso and remove them offline, so you've removed them from the install media completely.

Looks like Win11 has a new but similar process: https://www.deploymentresearch.com/removing-applications-from-your-windows-11-image-before-and-during-deployment/

[-] vikingtons@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago

I used to use BCU back in the day.

[-] shojivr@lemmy.zip 7 points 21 hours ago
[-] vikingtons@lemmy.world 35 points 21 hours ago
[-] warmaster@lemmy.world 19 points 21 hours ago

This is the best Windows uninstaller by far. 🤣

[-] aim4harmony@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Effective to flush that slop down the drain. 🤭

[-] Pennywise@quokk.au 5 points 21 hours ago

Windows will probably just reinstall them if you remove them or you might break stuff.

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 4 points 21 hours ago

Probably not what you're asking, but I use homebrew for all installs and uninstalls

[-] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I use Arch*, BTW.*Arch=EndeavourOS

this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2026
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