Microsoft has been filling up Windows constructs with questionably needed add-on programs for years, and for just as long, power users have been removing them out. A brand-new Windows Insider construct lets users eliminate more default apps without any third-party tools.
In specific, Canary build 25931 lets users uninstall the default Windows programs Camera, Photos, People, and the Remote Desktop Client through the default uninstall interface in Settings, as well as the recently decommissioned Cortana virtual assistant. As The Verge notes, the alternative to eliminate the default Camera app has actually been around in other preview constructs for a little while. Other significant changes in this Canary release include upgraded Unicode Emoji 15 support and more universal voice gain access to tools.
All of these programs (minus Cortana) have popular third-party options available, such as IrfanView and Paint.NET for Photos or Chrome Remote Desktop for Microsoft’s MSTSC program, so users who have their own choices can conserve a little bloat. I’ll be keeping the Camera app around simply as a fast way of examining my hair before I hop in a Zoom call. Specifically when these alternatives will make their method to the release version of Windows isn’t understood, but based upon previous Windows Insider development I ‘d anticipate to see them prior to completion of the year.
