Microsoft is working at full speed on getting the Windows 10 Creators Update ready for the public launch, but according to a new discussion on reddit, the company might have made a change that many users didn’t actually expect.
A post that went live this morning reveals that the uninstall option is no longer available for some apps that come pre-loaded with Windows 10 even though the same option was there before the latest Creators Update builds.
User jantari reveals that he can no longer uninstall many of the pre-loaded Microsoft apps with a right-click in the Start menu because the “Uninstall” option is no longer there, while in the Apps & Features section of the Settings app, the same “Uninstall” button is grayed out and cannot be clicked.
Other users who responded to this thread confirm that the uninstall option is gone and many of the apps that are part of build 15014 can no longer be removed.
It wasn't that long ago that Microsoft were making news by adding the ability to remove, and keep removed, these same pre-loaded apps (because Win10's Update kept reinstalling them), but it looks like they're backsliding. Because fuck you, and what you may or may not want installed on your PC; if you've installed Windows 10, then as far as Microsoft are concerned, it really isn't your PC anymore. Also, who wants to bet that pricier versions of the OS will include the ability to uninstall these pre-loaded apps?
Linux is looking more attractive all the time.