Next Windows 10 release will let you delete more bloatware

Good news if you're sick of the huge number of icons in the Start Menu of a fresh Windows 10 install. ExtremeTech reports that starting with the next major Windows 10 update in 2019, Microsoft will enable you to uninstall more of its apps. This will be possible via a simply right click and "uninstall". Should you ever want these tools back, you'll be able to find them via the Windows Store.

This will be a significant change for Microsoft, which has previously considered all its apps to be core parts of the operating system. Thus, you could not uninstall them without major hackery. The latest Microsoft Insider build (version 18262) includes uninstallation for Microsoft’s apps. In that build, Windows 10 supports uninstalling 3D Viewer, Calculator, Calendar, Groove Music, Mail, Movies & TV, Paint 3D, Snip & Sketch, Sticky Notes, and Voice Recorder. Some apps like Camera, Edge, and the Microsoft Store cannot be uninstalled. You’re also stuck with Cortana forever.

To uninstall these apps, you can right-click on either the tile or entry in the app list. Click “Uninstall,” and they’re gone. You can get the apps back later if you regret your decision — they’re all in the Windows Store. But then you have to use the Windows Store. It’s a tough call.

At the moment, Windows 10 October 2018 Update already supports the deinstallation of some apps like Microsoft Solitaire Collection, My Office, OneNote, Print 3D, Skype, Tips, and Weather.