Windows 11 will optimize hard drive usage with pre-installed apps that are really just shortcuts

Many times we complain about dubious applications and tools that manufacturers install on their devices. In the case of Windows 11, this is going to change in part and that is that although the new Microsoft operating system will arrive on October 5 with pre-installed applications, these will do so with some nuances

Microsoft has in mind reducing the space required for storage and to achieve this it has implemented changes, both in system compression technology operational as in some of the applications that come already pre-installed.

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Windows 11 will arrive with installed applications such as Sticky Notes, Microsoft To-Do or Candy Crush Saga. Applications that you may or may not need... and therefore, these applications hide a little secret. And it is that rather than coming installed, it is a kind of direct access

In order to prevent pre-installed applications from taking up space on your hard drive, these applications will become shortcuts on the start menu. They will not take up space and only if we click on them, a screen will open with the presentation of the application while it is being downloaded from the Microsoft Store. This happens for example if you start Sticky Notes.

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In the words of Microsoft employees, this does reduce the size on your disk and you&39;ll also see less background update activity and download traffic ."

This change affects some of the applications, but not all and for example others that are more powerful or have more weight in the system In the case of Microsoft Store or Office, they will arrive as fully installed applications.

In addition, the Microsoft support page refers to the fact that some functions will only be available on demand, which means that we can remove them if we don't want to use themThis is the case of drivers for Ethernet and Wi-Fi, drivers that can be removed manually from the Settings application to save some space on the hard drive.

Windows 11 can already be tested through the Insider Program but in a few days, on October 5th, will be released publicly for all users .

Via | WindowsLatest