{"id":7821,"date":"2023-08-01T08:08:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T06:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.oo-software.com\/en\/?p=7821"},"modified":"2024-04-16T14:39:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T12:39:07","slug":"use-oo-appbuster-to-find-and-remove-unwanted-apps-under-windows-10-11-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.oo-software.com\/en\/use-oo-appbuster-to-find-and-remove-unwanted-apps-under-windows-10-11-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Use O&#038;O AppBuster to find and remove unwanted Apps under Windows 10 &#038; 11 &#8211; Free!"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>With the new Windows 11 Update, some users are unable to open the Start Menu. Microsoft is blaming third party Apps, and recommends removing them (source: <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.pcmag.com\/migrated-3765-windows-10\/148000\/microsoft-blames-third-party-apps-for-breaking-windows-11-start-menu\">PCMag UK<\/a>). Here&#8217;s how to do just that &#8211; simply, and with no charge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Did you notice that Microsoft, along with Windows 10 &#038; 11, also installed a set of apps by default? Some of them make sense and are useful, but some of them are not manufactured by Microsoft, rather by third-party vendors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oo-software.com\/en\/ooappbuster\">O&#038;O AppBuster<\/a> gives you the control back over your Windows again! Now you decide which apps you want on your computer. To make it as easy as possible for you, we\u2019ve divided the apps into categories and give you tips on which apps you can safely remove or reinstall with one click and which ones you should leave. <\/p>\n<p>When setting up Windows, Microsoft not only installs the operating system alone, but also a whole range of additional apps \u2013 some useful, some less so. O&#038;O AppBuster allows you to remove the unwanted apps easily and quickly. Or, if you accidentally uninstalled one of these apps, you can also retrieve them with one click.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<h3>Bust the Apps you don\u2019t want &#8211; free<\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>O&#038;O Software&#8217;s freeware <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oo-software.com\/en\/ooappbuster\">O&#038;O AppBuster<\/a> means you have full control over which Apps are installed under Windows, and you decide which ones you no longer need so that you can free up much needed space on your PC. The interface is very simple. And, by setting a system restore point, you can also undo any changes at any time should you make a mistake or change your mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<h3>The main features at a glance<\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Uninstall apps pre-installed by Microsoft (also the hidden Apps!)<\/li>\n<li>Remove pre-installed third-party apps and protect your privacy<\/li>\n<li>Reinstall accidentally deleted apps <\/li>\n<li>Undo changes at any time by creating a system restore point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Available in English and German. <\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<h3>Download now &#8211; no install, no crapware<\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oo-software.com\/en\/ooappbuster\">O&#038;O AppBuster<\/a> free from our Website. O&#038;O AppBuster is entirely free (freeware) and does not have to be installed \u2013 it can be simply run directly and immediately on your PC (portable). And it will not install or download retrospectively unwanted or unnecessary software, like so many other programs do these days!<\/p>\n<p>Decide for yourself which Windows Apps you keep installed on your PC! You need no previous IT knowledge and there is no need to manually change the Windows system settings.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-right:15px !important;margin-top:15px !important;\" class=\"button action-button blue download-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oo-software.com\/en\/ooappbuster\"><span>Download Now<small>Freeware<\/small><\/span><span class=\"icon-mask\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When setting up Windows 10, Microsoft not only installs the operating system alone, but also a whole range of additional apps \u2013 some useful, some less so. O&#038;O AppBuster allows you to remove the unwanted apps easily and quickly. Or, if you accidentally uninstalled one of these apps, you can also retrieve them with one click. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.oo-software.com\/en\/use-oo-appbuster-to-find-and-remove-unwanted-apps-under-windows-10-11-free\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":5979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[130,6,269,214,289,288],"tags":[270,216,193,217,69,47,48,41,82,136,40,271,215,200,290],"class_list":["post-7821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate-solutions","category-oo","category-oo-appbuster","category-oo-shutup10","category-windows-10","category-windows-11","tag-apps","tag-data-protection","tag-data-security","tag-datenschutz","tag-deutschland-deine-daten","tag-freeware","tag-kostenlos","tag-methode","tag-microsoft","tag-netzwerk","tag-neue-version","tag-oo-appbuster","tag-privacy","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-11"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Use O&amp;O AppBuster to find and remove unwanted Apps under Windows 10 &amp; 11 - Free! - O&amp;O Software<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.oo-software.com\/en\/use-oo-appbuster-to-find-and-remove-unwanted-apps-under-windows-10-11-free\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Use O&amp;O AppBuster to find and remove unwanted Apps under Windows 10 &amp; 11 - Free! - O&amp;O Software\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When setting up Windows 10, Microsoft not only installs the operating system alone, but also a whole range of additional apps \u2013 some useful, some less so. 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