Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

There is perhaps nothing that has plagued the electronics consumer quite as much as bloatware. It’s omnipresent in most modern operating systems and products, whether it’s extra stuff on Android ...

Pre-installed software, often called bloatware, can clutter your Windows 11 experience from the moment you first turn on a new PC. These unwanted applications consume valuable disk space, use up ...

Microsoft Edge is built deeply into Windows 11, and Microsoft does not officially allow users to uninstall it entirely because it’s part of the operating system. However, there are several effective ...

You can uninstall apps on Windows 10 in fairly straightforward manners including from the Start menu, Windows Settings, and Control Panel. However, to remove system ...

You can rollback to a previous iOS, but you might be risking your data. Credit: Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto via Getty Images UPDATE: Sep. 29, 2025, 12:10 p.m. EDT If you've updated your device to iOS26, ...

Windows 11 often comes with a collection of default Microsoft Store apps such as Clipchamp, Xbox, Weather, and Feedback Hub. While some users may find them useful, IT administrators and power users ...

You can completely uninstall the Recall feature from a Windows 11 PC using the three native features. These are: Uninstall the Recall feature using Windows Features ...

Did you regret installing the iOS 26 beta or the iPadOS 26 beta? Here’s the step-by-step to downgrade your iPhone or iPad to a previous, non-beta version. To uninstall the beta, you’ll need to wipe ...