1. Open your Start menu. You can view all of your PC's programs and apps from inside of the Start menu; simply scroll down to view all of them.
You will also see folders here; they often contain more apps, so click them to view their contents. 2. Decide on which apps you want to uninstall. Generally speaking, apps like "News" or a radio app that ship with your OS are completely unnecessary (and easily replaced with better programs or online plugins).
If an app is crucial to your computer's functionality, you won't be able to delete it; that being said, most mandatory apps take up minimal processing power.
3. Right-click an app you want to uninstall. This will prompt a context menu.
4. Click "Uninstall", then confirm your choice. This will immediately uninstall your app or program, negating the need to visit the "Programs and Features" folder.
You may have to click "More" at the bottom of the context menu to access the "Uninstall" option.
5. Uninstall any apps you don't use. Most Windows computers ship with a large quantity of stock apps, plugins, programs, and free trials; these should all be candidates for deletion.
6. Consider installing replacement programs. For every stock installed app, there is at least one viable alternative:
- Replace Microsoft Edge with Chrome or Firefox. Both of these browsers are faster, easier-to-use alternatives to Edge.
- Replace "Groove" with iTunes. Again, you can't delete Groove, but it takes much more processing power to run Groove than it does to run iTunes.
- Replace your default video player with VLC. VLC can play almost any video format and has a simpler, cleaner interface than default Microsoft video players, which translates to quicker processing speed.
7. Restart your computer. After implementing all of these changes, your computer should be running much faster now!
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