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  • bsm2
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    Get rid of Junk in Windows

    How to get rid of all the junk in your Windows 10 Start menu
  • Phil B.
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    Re: Get rid of Junk in Windows

    or you can just install " Start Is Back " and you go back to Win7 style ... gets rid of all those stupid tiles .. and you can choose the style of your start button.

    Kim Komando is a conservative techie... she used to be on all the conservative talk shows including Rush and Hannity.

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    • bsm2
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      #3
      Re: Get rid of Junk in Windows

      Originally posted by Phil B.
      or you can just install " Start Is Back " and you go back to Win7 style ... gets rid of all those stupid tiles .. and you can choose the style of your start button.

      Kim Komando is a conservative techie... she used to be on all the conservative talk shows including Rush and Hannity.
      Start is back in only shell enhancement. it does nothing to remove windows software

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      • copier tech
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        • slimslob
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          Re: Get rid of Junk in Windows

          Originally posted by Phil B.
          or you can just install " Start Is Back " and you go back to Win7 style ... gets rid of all those stupid tiles .. and you can choose the style of your start button.

          Kim Komando is a conservative techie... she used to be on all the conservative talk shows including Rush and Hannity.
          I happen to like Classic Shell. When I got my first computer that came with Windows 10 it took most of one evening to find it. Been using it ever since. The individual who originally developed it quit making any additional changes but it still works fine. Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements

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          • Phil B.
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            Re: Get rid of Junk in Windows

            Originally posted by slimslob
            I happen to like Classic Shell. When I got my first computer that came with Windows 10 it took most of one evening to find it. Been using it ever since. The individual who originally developed it quit making any additional changes but it still works fine. Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements
            Haven't tried that Start Is Back is freeware for basic.. does everything I require.

            pick the background color

            size of fonts

            style of folder/programs icon

            start button thru all win version from Vista (ugh)

            and others I can't remember right now.

            OH YEAH No damn stupid ass TILES! Yeah!

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            • slimslob
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              Re: Get rid of Junk in Windows

              Originally posted by Phil B.
              Haven't tried that Start Is Back is freeware for basic.. does everything I require.

              pick the background color

              size of fonts

              style of folder/programs icon

              start button thru all win version from Vista (ugh)

              and others I can't remember right now.

              OH YEAH No damn stupid ass TILES! Yeah!
              Sounds about the same as Classic Shell
              Classic, pre Windows 8, desktop
              I get to use my own selection of wallpaper
              Choice of original Win7 start menu, Classic Start Menu or Classic Start Menu with 2 columns
              Choice of 2 Start Buttons or you can design your own
              I know what you mean about those stupid TILES.

              The other thing I didn't like was what ever happened to the classic Windows games? If I wanted to play Xbox games I would have bought a Xbox.

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              • rthonpm
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                Re: Get rid of Junk in Windows

                Originally posted by slimslob
                Sounds about the same as Classic Shell
                Classic, pre Windows 8, desktop
                I get to use my own selection of wallpaper
                Choice of original Win7 start menu, Classic Start Menu or Classic Start Menu with 2 columns
                Choice of 2 Start Buttons or you can design your own
                I know what you mean about those stupid TILES.

                The other thing I didn't like was what ever happened to the classic Windows games? If I wanted to play Xbox games I would have bought a Xbox.
                You mean the old XP games like Freecell and Spider Solitaire? Somewhere I have a flash drive with all of them on it. Now you've made me want to play Freecell...

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                • slimslob
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                  Originally posted by rthonpm
                  You mean the old XP games like Freecell and Spider Solitaire? Somewhere I have a flash drive with all of them on it. Now you've made me want to play Freecell...

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                  That is them. I was able to find a website I could download them from. I also had an old CD, Win 98 I think, thank I was able copy Hover off of, a bumper car game. I also found BigSol3D. Big3DSol - A collection of 40 Solitaire Games with OpenGL 3D render

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                  • Tricky
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                    Re: Get rid of Junk in Windows

                    I quite like Windows 10 the tiles can be removed by right-clicking and remove this tile or something like that.

                    I think a lot of these start is back programs were written for Windows 8 because it didn't have a start button as we were used to, clicking the start in win8 bought up a screen full of tiles.

                    The pc I use came with win8 which was upgraded to win7 24 hours later
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                    • Phil B.
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                      Re: Get rid of Junk in Windows

                      Originally posted by skynet
                      I quite like Windows 10 the tiles can be removed by right-clicking and remove this tile or something like that.

                      I think a lot of these start is back programs were written for Windows 8 because it didn't have a start button as we were used to, clicking the start in win8 bought up a screen full of tiles.

                      The pc I use came with win8 which was upgraded to win7 24 hours later
                      the version of SIB I use is specifically written for WIN10

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                      • Vincent128
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                        #12
                        Re: Get rid of Junk in Windows

                        Install Linux, customize the desktop manager to your hearts content and problem solved.

                        Currently I like Mint with the default Cinnamon setup.

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                        • bsm2
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                          • Tricky
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                            #14
                            Re: Get rid of Junk in Windows

                            Originally posted by Vincent128
                            Install Linux, customize the desktop manager to your hearts content and problem solved.

                            Currently I like Mint with the default Cinnamon setup.
                            Have you tried compiz ?

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                            • rthonpm
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                              Re: Get rid of Junk in Windows

                              Originally posted by Vincent128
                              Install Linux, customize the desktop manager to your hearts content and problem solved.

                              Currently I like Mint with the default Cinnamon setup.
                              There's always one... LOL

                              I've got a mix of Linux and Windows systems. The operating system is a tool, and it comes down to the right tool for the right job.

                              Mint and Ubuntu are a good starting point, especially since drivers are much easier to install than some of the other distributions.

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