Tired of all the AI additions to Windows 11 in recent years? Well, now there’s an easy way to remove them all. Winslop, a tool from the developer behind the FlyOOBE easy Windows 11 installer, offers an easy-to-use tick-box system for disabling Windows 11’s AI capabilities, as well as adjusting a range of Windows default policies and practices.
It can be hard to avoid AI in Microsoft products these days, with Copilot leading the charge. Some PC users, however, want to stick to the basics. As Neowin reports, Winslop is here for those who want to stay on Windows without the AI mess. It’s not the prettiest tool, but it works.
Winslop builds on an earlier release, Remove Windows AI. It’s a fork of CrapFixer that the developer claims does a better job of clearing up “slop” in Windows, as well as operating on a smaller codebase, with a clearer intent. Each of its toggle checkboxes is designed to make Windows work more effectively without bloat.
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As well as disabling Recall, removing Copilot from the taskbar, and getting rid of the Click to Do function on Copilot+ PCs, Winslop also has options for axing tips and ads throughout Windows, halting tracking activity and location history, removing telemetry data collection, cleaning up the Start menu, and more. Everything can be toggled on or off within the app, and a system inspection tool checks which options may be affecting your system at the time.
The app leans into Windows 95 aesthetics, a throwback to the days when Microsoft’s tools weren’t seen as potential invasions of privacy invasions or slop generators. It also keeps it legible and low-demand, for systems of any type and specification.
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Microsoft is aware of the backlash to its AI initiatives. CEO Satya Nadella recently made a plea that we stop calling AI-generated content “slop,” though that seems unlikely to work. Indeed, I’d expect it to generate more of a Streisand effect, if anything.
If you aren’t quite sold on Winslop, there’s always the Microsoft to Microslop Chromium extension. It doesn’t do anything to reduce AI on your PC, but it will change every instance of the word “Microsoft” in your browser to “Microslop.”
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