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In this article, we will talk about some pre-installed Windows 10 applications, the absence of which you may well not notice. Most of them can be deleted using the menu. Start → Parameters → Applications → Applications and features → Additional components.

In the application list, select the unnecessary component and click Delete.

There are still components in the menu “Additional features”. They need a separate approach. If necessary, previously deleted packages can be easily restored by pressing the button. Add Component in the specified menu. This will return to the original form of the system. So in order.

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Cortana

A Windows 10 update with code 20H1 or 2004 introduces Cortana Voice Assistant onto computers. Moreover, he appears even where he was not there before. Russian-speaking users can rejoice at the new opportunity, only after clicking on the blue circle does the inscription appear: “Cortana is not available in your area.”.

It seems strange to add an assistant to the localized Russian version of Windows who does not know how to speak Russian. It would be logical to remove Cortana so that it does not take up space.

To do this, right-click on the icon “Start” and select “Windows PowerShell (Admin)“.

In the dark window that appears, enter the command:

Get-appxpackage -allusers Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 | Remove-AppxPackage

After pressing a key “Enter” Cortana application will be uninstalled. And if someday the assistant can work fully in Russia, then nothing prevents you from installing it again from the Microsoft Store.

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Internet explorer

Let’s be honest with ourselves – most of us use Internet Explorer to download another browser (Chrome or Firefox) immediately after installing Windows 10. Then this application is not enough for anyone. So why not delete it too?

Follow the path Start → Settings → Applications → Applications and Features → Additional Features. Find and select Internet Explorer from the list, then click Delete.

Now in Windows 10 this browser will no longer be. But if you suddenly need it (for example, to work with specific registrar plug-ins), then in the same window, click on the button Add Component, highlight the desired package and press the button “Install”.

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Windows Media Player

The player preinstalled in Windows has not changed much since the days of the old Windows XP. This applies primarily to its functionality. To consume multimedia content, it is easy to find much more understandable and fast programs. Apparently, Microsoft has long given up on their Media Player by hand, it is no coincidence that the “Groove Music” and “Cinema and TV” applications with duplicate functionality appeared in the system. If Windows users choose preinstalled applications for working with media, then obviously not Media Player. You can delete it in the window “Extra options”.

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Paint

Paint is suitable only for creating primitive or children’s drawings, but most users do not use this editor. In addition, he has many free and much more advanced alternatives.

For a while, Paint was an integral part of the system, which did not allow it to be removed. But in the May 2020 update, Windows 10 users finally got this opportunity. Find in the menu “Extra options” this useless image editor and uninstall it.

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Wordpad

If Paint does not help much when editing drawings, then with texts the situation is similar with WordPad. This editor is very simple and has never stood out with any special features. Yes, WordPad can open DOC and DOCX formats, but it saves newly created texts in the already forgotten RTF format. Do I need an intermediate between Notepad and powerful Word? You can also delete WordPad through “Additional features”. A good replacement for this application will be Microsoft Word or free Open Office, Google Docs.

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Windows Fax and Scan

If you work in an office, you may need a scanner and a fax. But why do you need this functionality at home, if there are no such devices there. And who / when was the last time he sent a fax? It perfectly replaces regular email.

This application can also be deleted. Go to menu “Additional features” and find there a package Windows Fax and Scanclick Delete. If you ever need to send a fax or scan a document, then the application can always be returned back.

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“Quick support”

Microsoft believes that users of Windows 10 regularly seek help from a tool “Quick help”. But this is only a theory, but in practice the picture is completely different. Rather than trying to find the answer to the problem in template phrases, it is better to look for a solution on the Internet or ask friends / specialists to help with the help of remote access programs. If you have many helpers with whom you communicate through social networks or instant messengers, and you are able to run TeamViewer, then the application “Quick support” can be deleted.

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View Tasks

Next to the menu “Start” there is a button “Presentation of tasks”.

By clicking on it, you can see recently opened files and documents. If you already have a Microsoft account, and you are working with branded mobile applications, then in this window you can see files from other devices. These can be Word documents or Excel spreadsheets open on your Android or iPhone.

It sounds promising, but so far it goes little beyond the scope of the idea. Even the orientation in the files here is implemented inconveniently. And it’s not clear why to look for something on the timeline, if you can search for the same files, folders and menus in “Explorer”, on the taskbar and in the menu of recent documents. In the meantime, Timeline looks like a beautiful but useless tool.

To disable this application, click Start → Settings → Privacy → Action Log.

Set the radio buttons next to “Save my activity log on this device” and Submit My Activity Log to Microsoft in position Turned off. After that, in the section “Show actions from these accounts” click “Clear”.

And to get rid of the button View Tasks right-click on the taskbar and uncheck the option “Show Task View Button”.

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People Button

The taskbar has a useful button that shows your contacts and makes it possible to attach them to the taskbar. The function at first glance seems useful, but it only integrates with the Mail application of Windows 10 and Skype. No one else can work with her.

Right-click on the taskbar and deactivate the checkbox next to “Show the People panel in the taskbar”. This will remove the unnecessary button.

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Universal applications

In addition to the previously unhelpful applications in Windows 10, there are also many others hidden under the general name Universal Applications. They can be seen as tiles when you press the menu button “Start”. The versatility of applications is that they are optimized to work on touch screens. But the benefit of such programs can be doubted. If “Mail” and “Photos” may still be in demand then 3D Viewer only the owners of the 3D printer will need Xbox Console Companion – Microsoft game console owners.

For removing 3D Viewers in the Windows PowerShell console (right-click on the Start menu), run the command:

Get-AppxPackage *3d* | Remove-AppxPackage

And to get rid of unnecessary you Xbox Console Companion you must enter the following command in the same place:

Get-AppxPackage *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage

Similarly, through the PowerShell console, you can remove other rarely used applications: 3D Builder, Phone Companion, Money, Sports, News and others.

If you need to recover such previously deleted programs, you can do this from the Microsoft Store or the universal Windows PowerShell team. It will allow you to restore immediately the entire set of universal programs.

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml"}

Only avid fans of Microsoft will need this command.

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