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 ...

So, you have just got the latest Windows laptop. It is shiny and new, and you cannot wait to start using it. But there is one thing standing in your way: the bloatware. Windows 11 comes with a lot of ...

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