{"id":94,"date":"2024-12-02T21:38:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T21:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:33:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:33:00","slug":"bloat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/bloat\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloat Fixes for Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Bloat fix page allows you to disable items that people rarely use and that take up screen space and interfere with your productivity. For instance, most people never use the Game Bar, 3d Objects or Windows Music.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Disable Windows Recall<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Disables the Windows Recall feature that records screenshots of your PC activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disable Chat in Taskbar<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Disables the Chat option in the Taskbar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disable Copilot<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Disable Microsoft’s AI Copilot. If you don’t use it, then this is just another platform for Microsoft to interfere with your quiet and peaceful life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disable Game Bar<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Disabled the Windows\\xBox Game Bar. Even people who play games on their PC think the Game Bar is unnecessary and disruptive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disable Widgets in Start Menu<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Removes the Widget panels from the Window Start Bar. Keeps your start bar clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disable “Recommended” in Start Menu<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Removes the Recommended panels from the Window Start Bar. Keeps your start bar clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hide “3D Objects” Folder<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hides the 3D Objects folder from the Windows File Explorer. Legacy folder that isn’t even used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hide “Gallery” Folder<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hides the Gallery folder from the Windows File Explorer. Legacy folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hide “Music” Folder<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hides the Music folder from the Windows File Explorer. Legacy folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hide “OneDrive” Folder<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hides the OneDrive folder from the Windows File Explorer. Does not delete this folder, just hides it in the File Explorer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remove “Learn About this Picture” Icon<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Removes the “Learn About this Picture” icon from the Desktop when using Windows Images for background.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Bloat fix page allows you to disable items that people rarely use and that take up screen space and interfere with your productivity. For instance, most people never use the Game Bar, 3d Objects or Windows Music. Disable Windows Recall Disables the Windows Recall feature that records screenshots of your PC activity. Disable Chat … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-94","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":389,"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94\/revisions\/389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}