I googled removing bloatware and I found tons of scripts/apps created for this purpose alone. Being so many of them, can anyone recommend one?
I ran a script I found to remove bloatware and change some settings but I'm not too happy with it because it had options like 'remove MS Apps' and boom..it removed tons of apps with no prompt and no selection process! Now I'm missing some apps I would have liked to keep!

So anything out there that isn't too hard to use and offers a maximum of flexibility and choice during the process?
Thanks!

 

https://www.oo-software.com/en/ooappbuster

 

Wow. I did not know this one. Nice

 

Remove bloatware on Android and iOS

a. Remove Android bloatware
Experienced smartphone users with technical know-how can dare to use root access to remove bloatware: With root rights you have full access to your Android smartphone and can thus completely free it from unwanted software. We expressly do not recommend this for laypeople, because a root can also accidentally delete important system files. You get root access by downloading a script, which starts automatically after installation and carries out a rise in rights. This will make you a super user with root permission. Please note that with some manufacturers all warranty claims expire after a root.

A simpler method is to switch off the unwanted apps manually. To do this, go to the settings of your Android device and call up the menu item "Apps" or "Applications". All installed applications will be displayed there. Click on the desired app and select "deactivate" - done. It now only takes up a fraction of the previously used storage space, is also no longer active in the background and does not affect the system resources of your smartphone. Nice side effect: You save battery.

b. Remove iOS bloatware
Since the update to iOS 10, there is also an option to deactivate apps on Apple phones. Standard applications such as FaceTime or iBooks can be removed from the home screen after the update. However, removing does not mean that the apps will be deleted. Only user data is deleted; however, the application remains on the hard drive. After all, your home screen will look tidier afterwards.
This is how it works: Hold the app to be deleted lightly with your finger until it wobbles and then tap on the cross that appears. Then select "remove". Finally, press the Home button.

Source: https://blog.deinhandy.de/unnuetze-apps-so-entfernst-du-bloatware-von-deinem-smartphone

 

I don´t know what I did wrong, but I remember using one of those scripts taht removed a good chunk of MS bloatware, and then aftger one of the stupid Windows update all that crap was there again, smiling at me.

 

Last edited: Sep 8, 2021

You did nothing wrong. It's a know ball-buster of Win10 updates

 

PC Decrapifier
https://www.pcdecrapifier.com

Piriform - CCleaner (crap cleaner)

 

Hardentools 2.1

https://github.com/securitywithoutborders/hardentools

Optimizer 9.9


https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/releases

Win 10 Tweaker Pro


https://win10tweaker.ru/

 

Last edited: Sep 8, 2021