[TWEAK] Unwanted Windows 10 Features - Comments Page 1

Most likely you already know. YYour "Remove Bing Weather" Powershell line needs to be edited...

I still have win7, do I don't need to remove anything. I was able to remove the Nagging GWX thanx to one of your great suggestions.

Great list!
In addition to using Firefox and Chrome instead of Edge, you can still use IE:
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Default Programs\Set Default Programs
Select "Internet Explorer" and choose "Set this program as default".

I had considerable difficulty setting Chrome as my default browser on a clean Win 10 install from an iso I downloaded from MS in early April 2016.
I had used Edge for several days, then downloaded & installed Chrome. During the Chrome install I selected "make Chrome my default browser"

Win 10 refused to make Chrome the default. Even selecting Chrome from the list of default Apps had no effect. The list of default apps was able to make other changes, but not to Chrome.

Eventually, we hit upon the solution and that was to select Edge as the default and then later select Chrome. Now all is well.
BTW Thanks for all the great info you provide.

I just want to make sure you are aware of the easiest way to uninstall unwanted Windows 10 features. It's called 10AppsManager and can be downloaded and installed from here:
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/10appsmanager-windows-10

Thanks for the great information, I just made my decision. I will not be installing Windows 10.

There are many things I would like to eliminate from Win 10; Edge, Windows File Explorer, Outlook, One Drive.

Instead I use Chrome or Firefox, Q-Dir, Thunderbird, Everything, Malwarebytes and free Avira. All much better than what Microsoft includes.

Typo? "Bing Weather: Get-AppxPackage *windowscamera* | Remove-AppxPackage"

how do you turn off defender?

Should I remove the apps that I don't use? For example, 3D builder, Bing Weather. And if I ever want to get them back, it is easy?

EDITOR'S NOTE: I tried removing one of the apps, then I went to the Microsoft Store, and was able to download it again. That said, I wouldn't remove them unless you find them annoying. You can always unpin an item from the Start screen.

I keep getting pictures at start up asking me if I like them or not. How do I stop those pictures from appearing every time I turn on my PC?

The referenced page for disabling or uninstalling OneDrive starts with the instruction to type gpedit.msc in the Run box. But when I do this, Windows 10 says it can't find gpedit.msc. Checked and rechecked the spelling, and that I was typing into the Run box, not the Search box. Any suggestions?

"A lot of misinformation and FUD"? Just read the licence agreement carefully and you'll discover, that with Win 10 you don't own any info at your computer anymore and everything is at least owned or at most accessible by Microsoft. Also Microsoft has a new feature to remove some programs remotely. So I have no doubts about removing some parts of Win 10 and use for that some special program - Destroy Windows Spying (DWS) from http://dws.wzor.net/ that successfully removes all that garbage from Win 10, 8 and 7, marked all updates that contain them as ignored for any updates. By the way, don't be deceived that Win 10 spying on you only - 8 and 7 pretty long ago got updates that has similar functionality, so run that utility on them as well. The only problem that Win 10 has some spying functions at its core - in the kernel of operating system, so some spying is impossible to remove and this is the reason I avoid Win 10. Removing all those modules also gives you some extra performance of your operating system, since after you remove them, it leaves more resources for system to work faster.

Question of trust to Microsoft is easy to solve - the module that force you to update to Win 10 and doesn't give any choice (two choices, actually - "now" or "choice for how long later, not forever") comes to you, as one of security updates. So do the math of how reasonable to trust Microsoft and keep updates on and in automatic mode.

I am having the same problem as Art F has. Windows 10 says iit cannot find it. I even cut and pasted the name right from the MS website. Same result. Is there another way?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Turns out Group Policy Editor is available only in Windows 10 Pro, and not the Home edition. See this link for help adding GP Editor to your system: https://www.itechtics.com/enable-gpedit-windows-10-home/

I want to know how to get rid of the awful PHOTOS thing... once i have opened a photo, there is no clear way to save, rename, or even advance to the next photo in the folder, scroll through pictures, etc... extremely confusing and not user friendly. Please do an article on this... how to USE it and how to NOT use it and go back to thumbnails and clearly identified photo folders, etc. Thanks.

I have the same complaint as Michael, "... once i have opened a photo, there is no clear way to save, rename, or even advance to the next photo in the folder, scroll through pictures, etc... extremely confusing and not user friendly. Please do an article on this... how to USE it and how to NOT use it and go back to thumbnails and clearly identified photo folders, etc. Thanks."

This comment maybe off-topic. Concerning Bob's new Windows book 4th edition. I'm trying to order the download (if only to support Bob's site). But I'm required to enter full shipping address and phone number. For a download? Filled it in, reluctantly. I get the message that something is wrong with the information. Doesn't show what. Tried it twice. I now give up (and miss out on the special offer). Come on Bob, you're usually the Users' friend. Up with this treatment I will not put.

Even though you make another browser your default - IE and Edge STILL collect cookies unless you turn that off in edge and IE entirely. I noticed this because I have the program "Cookinator" and it tells which browser downloads it, even if you don't have it "running". I guess it's running in the background.

Thanks, Bob for the great tips on how to get rid of things on Windows 10.

I cannot order the EBook because I only have a DISOVER Card----which is not an option on the order page. SORRY!