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Obligatory; It's called linux
It honestly worked for me. I have a decade old laptop that runs better now that I installed Mint. I only use it for web browsing and occasional word processing, handles office libre just fine.
I used this one the other day. No idea what everyone’s thoughts are on it. But it worked for the machine I ran it on.
ooshutup10 . has a nice copiolet removal tab to.
Never a good idea to use a computer with the preinstalled operating system whether new or used. Always do a clean install, then you know exactly what's on it.
Definitely do not pay for a bloatware remove tool... That sounds like paid malware.
Also be careful with any advertisement that says it will remove bloatware. It's likely also malware
There are some popular open source / source available scripts that are more reliable. Someone else mentioned one in this thread
These sorts of software tend to cause as many problems as they solve.
Just uninstall any apps you don't use/want.
Bloat removing pretty much went away with NT-based Windows since it's much harder to hide garbage.
About the only utility I consider trustworthy for adjusting Windows is Winaero Tweaker. It's not for uninstalling apps, but for adjusting how Windows works - UI settings and a few system settings.
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I try not to use anything other than canned air dusters
Assuming you are on windows. Backup your files first. Then follow this video to get a cleanish install of windows. How to install windows
It's impossible to get a clean install these days, as microslop insists on a bad user experience. But the above method is as good as it gets.
ProN versions are as stripped down as you can get now.
The only thing I would trust for that is a clean install of the OS and then using Chris Titus’s WinUtil to remove the now standard windows bloat.
Hate that I have to run it after every Windows update now since they reactivate the crap.
Originally read that as "bioware".
Piggybacking off this, is Ccleaner still any good?
I'm not going to elaborate, but no it hasn't been something you should be installing for over 10 years
TBH its probably been close to that since I used it. Shame, It used to be a solid tool.