Published Apr 27, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT Maker, meme-r, and unabashed geek, Joe has been writing about technology since starting his career in 2018 at KnowTechie. He's covered everything from Apple to apps and crowdfunding and loves getting to the bottom of complicated topics. In that time, he's also written for SlashGear and numerous corporate clients before finding his home at XDA in the spring of 2023. He was the kid who took apart every toy to see how it worked, even if it didn't exactly go back together afterward. That's given him a solid background for explaining how complex systems work together, and he promises he's gotten better at the putting things back together stage since then. Windows has always installed with a large selection of pre-set apps and features, and Windows 11 is no exception . The rolling release model also comes with additional telemetry, various Microsoft apps woven into the bedrock of every other feature, and plenty of things that load on boot that you might not need.…