Microsoft is testing the ability to allow users to uninstall various preinstalled applications from their operating systems to make way for modern updates of third-party apps and older programs.
The brand recently started rolling out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23585, which will allow applicable users to uninstall multiple apps from Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft has detailed on its Windows Insider blog that the Insider Preview Build update will allow users to uninstall multiple apps from Windows 10 and Windows 11. Camera app, Cortana, Photos app, People app, and Remote Desktop (MSTSC) client without the need for additional tools.
Specifically, as a Windows 11 Insider Build update, this is a special rollout for those who have registered as Windows 11 Insiders to potentially test the software before it is released to the public. . However, it does give an idea of what Microsoft may be thinking about for future updates. However, there is no guarantee that this will be a real Windows feature.
Windows Central notes that the Cortana app was depreciated to end-of-life status in August and no longer works on Windows. Anyhow it will probably be removed from the system in a future update. Microsoft plans to position its AI assistant Copilot as a replacement for Cortana. There’s a good argument for the ability to manually uninstall features that no longer work, rather than having to wait for another update to get rid of them. Microsoft also deprecated the 30-year-old WordPad application in September, which will also remain on the device until removed in a future update.
XDA Developers suggested that being able to easily remove default applications from the system would give users space to install their favorite third-party applications instead. Last year, Microsoft began to improve its App Store, first by bringing some of its own applications, such as Microsoft Teams, to the market. Then it made the App Store more friendly with third-party developers by ending the waitlist program for Win32 apps in the Microsoft Store.