Windows 11 will optimize the use of the hard disk with pre-installed applications 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 is that although the new operating system from Microsoft will arrive on October 5 with pre-installed apps, these will do it with some nuances.

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

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Windows 11 will come 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 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 the hard drive, these applications will come as a shortcut in 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 downloaded from the Microsoft Store. This happens for example if you start Sticky Notes.

In the words of Microsoft employees, this is what it does “Reduce the size on the disk and you will also see less background update activity and download traffic”.

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

Also in the Microsoft support page it is referenced that some functions will only be available on demand, which means that we can delete them if we don’t want to use them. This is the case of the drivers for Ethernet and Wi-Fi, drivers that can be removed manually from the Settings application to save a little space on the hard disk.

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

Via | WindowsLatest

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