How to do an AI declutter from Windows and other devices!

[thewayne]

Two very timely articles! Now, if possible, it'd be a good idea to do a backup of your devices before performing such procedures just in case something goes wonky! But they're probably safe.

The first, from Ars Technica, delves into what we can do with Windows 11, and specifically the 25H2 update and the Edge browser. Lots of good stuff, alas I have not had time to dig into it yet.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/what-i-do-to-clean-up-a-clean-install-of-windows-11-23h2-and-edge/


The second is from Consumer Reports and has all sorts of nifty information on decluttering Apple devices, Android devices, Google apps, Meta stuff (Facebook et al), and Samsung devices.

https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/artificial-intelligence/turn-off-ai-tools-gemini-apple-intelligence-copilot-and-more-a1156421356/

Comments

[starwatcher]

Thanks for these. I haven't yet installed Win 11, and the more I hear about it, the less inclined I am to do so. But with these articles, I may set aside a weekend and take the plunge.

I found this comment https://qr.ae/pCCwtx on how to install Win 11 without an account... but if something goes wrong, I don't know how to fix it. I'm a driver, not a mechanic, dammit!

[thewayne]

The Ars Technica article mentions installing without an account and I think links to articles about it.  It's pretty simple.  You can always install with an account, then create an admin account without an MS account, switch to it and delete the first one - I'm in the process of doing that.