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Simplified Start Menu on Windows 10 May 2019 Update doesn’t completely skip the bloatware
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Published onApril 29, 2019
published onApril 29, 2019
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Despite Microsoft announcing that the Windows 10 May 2019 wouldcome with a “simplified Start layout” for new devices and clean installs, Microsoft hasn’t completely given up on preinstalling apps like Candy Crush or Netflix. After Microsoft released new ISOs for the May 2019 Update on MSDN, some users have shared their different Start Menu after doing a clean install (viaAskWoody), and regarding bloatware it seems like your mileage may vary.
As noticed by Tero Alhonen, the Start Menu will change depending on the user opting for a Local Account or a Microsoft Account during the out of box experience. Users choosing a local account will get apps like Netflix, Sptoify and Adobe Photoshop Elements preinstalled, while those choosing a Microsoft account will get many casual games being pinned on their start menu.
The difference when you setup Windows 10 Home version 1903 using Microsoft Account or Local Accountpic.twitter.com/KE0YO51QzE
— Tero Alhonen (@teroalhonen)April 21, 2019
It looks like having Windows 10 Home or Pro doesn’t matter, as all users options for a Microsoft account during setup will get games like Candy crush on their Start Menu. In a reply to one of Term Alhonen’s tweets, Michael Niehaus, Principal Program Manager, EMX, modern deployment team at Microsoftsaidthat “Targeted apps can vary by region.”
While we didn’t try this on our own machines, there’s apparently a trick to get a clean Start Menu with no games when doing a clean install: you’ll need to choose “Continue with limited setup” during the out of box experience, so that Windows 10 won’t connect to the Internet to download those superfluous apps.
Still not sure (when installing Windows) why MSA gets games on Start but local account doesn’t. One thing has been presistent, no matter what edition – Home, Pro, Edu or Enterprise – if I do a “limited setup” ie without network the Start menu always ends up gameless.pic.twitter.com/Rh1I03rzWb
— Tero Alhonen (@teroalhonen)April 21, 2019
In the end, Microsoft did clean up the Start Menu in the Windows 10 May 2019 update a little bit with a single column design with reduced top-level tiles, but you’ll still get a fair amount of preinstalled apps. Of course, if you just update from a previous version of Windows 10, be assured that Microsoft will let your Start Menu just as it is.
Radu Tyrsina
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