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

[white_aster]

I used this one when I finally updated a week or two ago. Thankfully the computer did not explode, lose anything, or try to take over the world in the process. it also seemed to start up with a lot of crap already turned off, as if it was respecting how I'd already turned that stuff off in Win 10.

Windows gets to live on my computer for a little while longer....