您是否使用Microsoft Windows安装中的所有程序?您的系统安装了您没有意识到的应用程序或程序并不少见。
所有Windows安装都带有内置应用程序。它们占用了您硬盘驱动器上的宝贵空间。通常这些是启动程序(start-up programs),它们也会通过在后台运行并减慢计算机的速度来影响计算机的性能。(affect your computer’s performance)
未使用或过时的程序也可能包含危险或恶意代码(dangerous or malicious code)。这些您一开始就没有要求的垃圾程序称为英国媒体报道软件。它们包括:
如何识别和删除不需要的Windows 10应用和程序?
扫描您已安装的程序并使用定期卸载(Scan Your Installed Programs & Use Regular Uninstall)
- (Look)通过在搜索栏中键入控制面板(Control Panel)并单击它来查看每个安装。
- 单击程序和功能(Programs and Features )以查看计算机上安装的每个程序和应用程序的列表。
- 浏览(Browse)列表,看看是否有您不想要或不需要的程序。如果有,请单击它们中的每一个,然后单击“卸载(Uninstall )”按钮将其删除。
如果您不确定它的作用,请不要删除它。有些与其他程序或应用程序一起使用以使它们能够工作。例如,驱动程序和一些支持程序与您的硬件相关,所以不要删除它们。如果你这样做,你可能会破坏一些东西。
如果您不确定,请在Google上搜索不需要的Windows 10应用或程序的名称,以查看它的作用以及您的计算机是否需要它。
卸载预装或新的 Windows 应用程序(Uninstall Preinstalled Or New Windows Apps)
对于Windows 8和 10 用户,预装了许多应用程序。有些与系统的其余部分隔离,不需要且难以找到。
- 要找到它们,请单击开始(Start)按钮,然后单击齿轮图标(cog icon)。
- 单击应用程序(Apps),然后单击应用程序和功能(Apps and features)。
- 滚动(Scroll)列表以查看是否有任何您不使用或不想要的游戏或应用程序。例如,如果您不在计算机上玩游戏,您可能想要删除 Xbox 及其组件等程序。
- 要卸载,请单击应用程序,然后选择卸载(Uninstall)。
您的 Windows 系统可能包含不再受支持且可能存在恶意的过时、冗余应用程序或程序。
下面是九个不需要的Windows 10应用程序和程序的示例,以及如何删除它们。
PC 优化器专业版(PC Optimizer Pro)
许多用户在某个时候有意或无意地安装了 PC 清洁应用程序。这些产品中的大多数都是无用的,而且很多都是有害的,因为注册表清理程序不会提高 Windows 的性能。
PC Optimizer Pro就是一个例子。它被宣传为系统优化器,声称在安装时已在您的计算机上检测到多个问题。
如果您尝试解决问题,它会告诉您需要购买完整版才能这样做。
要从您的计算机中删除它,请按照以下步骤操作。
- 首先,尝试通过Windows 控制面板卸载(Windows Control Panel)PC Optimizer Pro。右键单击(Right-click)开始按钮(Start),控制面板(Control Panel )>程序和功能(Programs and features)。
- 搜索 PC Optimizer Pro。如果找到它,请单击它,然后选择卸载(Uninstall)。如果它没有出现在您的程序中,请尝试使用Revo Uninstaller将其完全删除。
MyCleanPC
MyCleanPC是另一个欺诈性的系统注册表清理程序。Microsoft社区强烈建议不要使用MyCleanPC和(MyCleanPC)其他声称可以清理注册表和优化系统的程序。
相反,它们通常会破坏必要的设置和文件并使Windows无法使用,从而对系统造成损害。
Microsoft 的 Windows Defender(Microsoft’s Windows Defender)已预装并内置于操作系统中。它将MyCleanPC和关联的标记文件检测为潜在有害程序。
- Windows Defender实时隔离文件并阻止它们访问您的计算机。在搜索栏中键入Windows Defender并单击它。
- 单击病毒和威胁防护(Virus & threat protection)>威胁历史记录(Threat history)。在隔离的威胁(Quarantined threats)下,单击查看完整历史记录(See Full History)。
- 查找 MyCleanPC 并单击删除(Remove)。
爪哇(Java)
只有某些程序(如LibreOffice和Apache OpenOffice )的某些功能需要Java才能正确运行。
Java不能在最新的浏览器上运行。除非您是Android开发人员或正在使用需要Java的专用软件,否则您应该卸载它(you should uninstall it)。
至少,请确保您使用的是最新版本的Java,以避免将您的隐私和计算机置于危险之中。
- 要从Windows 10手动卸载Java,请单击开始(Start)>设置(Settings)>应用程序(Apps)>应用程序和功能(Apps & features)。
- 搜索 Java,然后单击卸载(Uninstall )按钮。
如果您不知道是否需要Java,请确保您运行的是最新版本。
- 首先在“开始(Start)”菜单中键入 Java 。单击检查更新(Check for Updates)以打开Java 控制面板(Java Control Panel)。
- 单击立即检查(Check Now)。
- 如果有可用的更新,您将看到一个弹出窗口,显示Java Update Available。
- 单击更新(Update)完成最新版本Java的安装。
快速时间(QuickTime)
QuickTime目前在 macOS 上用作 Apple 的视频播放器。但是,Windows版本自 2016 年以来一直不受支持。它还存在一些严重漏洞,因此对于(Windows)Windows机器不再安全。
- 使用上述常规卸载(Regular Uninstall)过程卸载QuickTime 。转到控制面板(Control Panel)>程序和功能(Programs and Features)。
- 首先搜索QuickTime,单击它并选择卸载(Uninstall)。
优惠券打印机(Coupon Printer)
Windows Coupon Printer提供对Coupons.com交易的访问。但是,该软件通常与其他程序捆绑在一起,许多用户没有意识到他们安装了它。您无需下载任何软件即可使用相同的程序。
使用以下相同的常规卸载(Regular Uninstall)过程卸载优惠券打印机(Coupon Printer):控制面板(Control Panel)>程序和功能(Programs and Features )> 选择Coupons.com 的优惠券打印机>(Coupon Printer)卸载(Uninstall)。
微软银光(Microsoft Silverlight)
Microsoft Silverlight是为运行Internet应用程序而开发的 Web 框架,类似于Adobe Flash。现代浏览器(modern browsers)不再支持它,因为它们中的大多数已经过渡到HTML5。
- 要卸载Microsoft Silverlight,请转至控制面板(Control Panel)>程序和功能(Programs and Features)>添加或删除程序(Add or remove programs)。
- 滚动找到Microsoft Silverlight,单击它,然后单击卸载(Uninstall)。
冲击波播放器(Shockwave Player)
与Adobe Flash Player一样,Shockwave Player是一个运行时插件。它于2019 年 4 月(April 2019)停产,不再提供下载。您可以像上面的许多程序和应用程序一样使用传统的Windows 10(Windows 10)标准删除来卸载它。
转到控制面板(Control Panel)>程序和功能(Programs and Features)>添加或删除程序(Add or remove programs)。找 Shockwave Player(Find Shockwave Player),点击它,然后选择卸载。(Uninstall.)
我的新闻专线(My News Wire)
My News Wire是由SaferBrowser开发的广告支持应用程序,声称可以让用户轻松访问现场报道和喜爱的新闻频道。它经常在您不知情的情况下潜入您的计算机。安装后,它将开始重定向搜索并显示烦人的弹出窗口。
由于其商业模式是通过广告赚钱,因此传播恶意软件和广告软件感染是众所周知的。
- 通过导航到控制面板(Control Panel)>程序和功能(Programs and Features)>添加或删除程序(Add or remove programs),以通常的方式卸载My News Wire。
- 从程序列表中,查找My News Wire或SaferBrowser。找到其中一个,单击它并选择Uninstall。
uTorrent
uTorrent 是一种流行的 torrent 客户端,近年来,它变得臃肿、臃肿甚至危险。它现在被许多人认为是不可信的,因为它被发现与加密货币挖掘软件捆绑在一起,包括垃圾浏览器的优惠,并浪费你的系统资源。
要卸载 uTorrent,首先尝试在计算机上的程序列表中找到它,然后使用常规卸载方法。如果您找不到列出的 uTorrent,请使用以下方法之一。
手动卸载和删除剩余(Manually Uninstall & Delete Leftover)
- 首先以管理员身份登录。在 Windows 10 中按Ctrl + Alt + Delete键打开任务管理器(Task Manager)。
- 在后台进程(Background processes)下查找与uTorrent相关的任何内容,然后单击结束任务(End Task)按钮。请注意,错误地修改注册表可能会导致严重的系统错误。如果您不精通技术,最好将此步骤留给 PC 专家。
- 要删除无效的注册表项,请在搜索栏中键入控制面板>(Control Panel)外观和个性化(Appearance and Personalization)>文件夹资源管理器选项(Folder Explorer Options)。然后选择查看(View)。
- 勾选高级设置下的(Advanced settings)显示隐藏文件(Show hidden files)和文件夹。
- 按Windows + E打开文件资源管理器(File Explorer)。在搜索栏中输入 uTorrent 并删除您找到的任何 uTorrent 剩余内容。
上面列出的程序和应用程序不是必需的,因为它们没有任何有用的用途,并且可能会导致您的系统受损。如果您发现您需要或再次想要其中之一,您可以重新安装它。
通过删除不再需要或不再需要的不需要的Windows 10应用和程序来保持计算机清洁始终是一个好主意。(Windows 10)
How to Remove These 9 Unwanted Windows 10 Apps and Programs
Do you use all the programs іn your Microsoft Windows instаllation? It is not uncommon for your system to have installed apps or programѕ that you don’t reаlize are there.
All Windows installations come with built-in apps. They take up valuable space on your hard drive. Often these are start-up programs that can also affect your computer’s performance by running in the background and slowing it down.
Unused or outdated programs can also contain dangerous or malicious code. These unwanted programs that you never asked for in the first place are called bloatware. They include:
- Junkware
- Preinstalled trials
- Toolbars
- Adware
How do you identify and remove unwanted Windows 10 apps and programs?
Scan Your Installed Programs & Use Regular Uninstall
- Look through every installation by typing Control Panel in the search bar and clicking on it.
- Click on Programs and Features to see a list of every program and app installed on your computer.
- Browse through the list and see if there are any programs you don’t want or need. If there are, click on each of them and then hit the Uninstall button to remove them.
Don’t delete something if you are not sure what it does. Some work with other programs or apps to enable them to work. For example, drivers and some support programs are related to your hardware, so don’t delete them. If you do, you might break something.
If you aren’t sure, do a Google search for the name of the unwanted Windows 10 app or program to see what it does and if your computer needs it.
Uninstall Preinstalled Or New Windows Apps
For Windows 8 and 10 users, many apps come pre-installed. Some are isolated from the rest of your system, unwanted, and difficult to find.
- To find them click on the Start button and then click on the cog icon.
- Click on Apps and then Apps and features.
- Scroll through the list to see if there are any games or apps you don’t use or want. For example, if you don’t play games on your computer, you might want to remove programs such as Xbox and its components.
- To uninstall, click on the app, and then select Uninstall.
Your Windows system might include outdated, redundant apps or programs that are no longer supported and potentially malicious.
Below are nine examples of unwanted Windows 10 apps and programs, and how to remove them.
PC Optimizer Pro
Many users have at some point, intentionally or by accident, installed a PC-cleaning app. Most of these products are useless, and many are harmful because registry cleaners don’t improve Windows’ performance.
PC Optimizer Pro is an example. It is advertised as a system optimizer that claims it has detected several issues on your computer when installed.
If you try to fix the issues, it will tell you that you need to buy the full version to do so.
To remove it from your computer, follow the steps below.
- First, try to uninstall PC Optimizer Pro via the Windows Control Panel. Right-click on the Start button, Control Panel > Programs and features.
- Search for PC Optimizer Pro. If you find it, click on it and then select Uninstall. If it doesn’t show up in your programs, try Revo Uninstaller to remove it completely.
MyCleanPC
MyCleanPC is another fraudulent system registry cleaner. The Microsoft community strongly recommends against using MyCleanPC and other programs that claim to clean your registry and optimize your system.
Instead, they often cause harm to systems by destroying necessary settings and files and rendering Windows unusable.
Microsoft’s Windows Defender is preinstalled and built into the operating system. It will detect MyCleanPC and associated tag files as a potentially unwanted program.
- Windows Defender quarantines the files in real-time and blocks them from accessing your computer. Type Windows Defender into the search bar and click on it.
- Click on Virus & threat protection > Threat history. Under Quarantined threats, click on See Full History.
- Look for MyCleanPC and click Remove.
Java
Only certain features of some programs such as LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice need Java to run correctly.
Java doesn’t run on the most recent browsers. Unless you are an Android developer or are using specialized software that requires Java, you should uninstall it.
At the very least, make sure you are using the most updated version of Java to avoid putting your privacy and computer at risk.
- To manually uninstall Java from Windows 10, click Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features.
- Search for Java and then click the Uninstall button.
If you don’t know if you need Java, be sure you are running the latest version.
- Start by typing Java into the Start menu. Click on Check for Updates to open the Java Control Panel.
- Click Check Now.
- If there is an update available, you will see a popup that says Java Update Available.
- Click Update to complete the installation of the latest version of Java.
QuickTime
QuickTime is currently used on macOS as Apple’s video player. However, the Windows version has not been supported since 2016. It also has a few critical vulnerabilities and is therefore no longer safe for Windows machines.
- Uninstall QuickTime using the Regular Uninstall process described above. Go to Control Panel > Programs and Features.
- Start by searching for QuickTime, click on it and select Uninstall.
Coupon Printer
The Windows Coupon Printer provides access to deals from Coupons.com. However, the software is often bundled with other programs, and many users don’t realize they installed it. You can use the same program without downloading any software.
Uninstall the Coupon Printer with the same Regular Uninstall process as follows: Control Panel > Programs and Features > select Coupon Printer by Coupons.com > Uninstall.
Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft Silverlight is a web framework developed for running Internet apps and is like Adobe Flash. It is not supported anymore by modern browsers because most of them have transitioned to HTML5.
- To uninstall Microsoft Silverlight, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features > Add or remove programs.
- Scroll to find Microsoft Silverlight, click on it, and then click Uninstall.
Shockwave Player
Like Adobe Flash Player, Shockwave Player is a runtime plugin. It was discontinued in April 2019 and is no longer offered for download. You can uninstall it using the conventional Windows 10 standard removal as many of the programs and apps above.
Go to Control Panel > Programs and Features > Add or remove programs. Find Shockwave Player, click on it, and then select Uninstall.
My News Wire
My News Wire is an ad-supported app developed by SaferBrowser that claims to give users easy access to live coverage and favorite news channels. It often sneaks onto your computer without your knowledge. Once installed, it will start redirecting searches and show annoying popups.
Since its business model is to make money from ads, it is known to spread malware and adware infections.
- Uninstall My News Wire the usual way by navigating to Control Panel > Programs and Features > Add or remove programs.
- From the list of programs, look for My News Wire or SaferBrowser. Find either one, click on it and select Uninstall.
uTorrent
uTorrent is a popular torrent client that has, in recent years, got chunky, bloated, and even dangerous. It is now considered untrustworthy by many because it has been found to bundle with cryptocurrency mining software, includes offers for junk browsers, and wastes your system resources.
To uninstall uTorrent, first try finding it in the list of programs on your computer, and use the regular uninstall method. If you can’t find uTorrent listed, use one of the methods below.
Manually Uninstall & Delete Leftover
- Start by logging in as an administrator. Press the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys in Windows 10 to open the Task Manager.
- Look under Background processes for anything related to uTorrent and click the End Task button. Be warned that incorrectly modifying the registry can cause serious system errors. If you aren’t tech-savvy, it’s best to leave this step to a PC expert.
- To remove invalid registry entries, type Control Panel in the search bar > Appearance and Personalization > Folder Explorer Options. Then select View.
- Check off Show hidden files and folders under Advanced settings.
- Press Windows + E to open File Explorer. Type uTorrent in the search bar and delete any uTorrent leftovers you find.
The programs and apps listed above aren’t necessary because they aren’t serving any useful purpose and could be causing your system harm. If you find that you need or want one of them again, you can reinstall it.
It’s always a good idea to keep your computer clean by removing unwanted Windows 10 apps and programs you no longer need or want.