Our phones and computers come to us with a certain storage capacity. In the ever-growing new digital world, our need for storage capacity is increasing. More storage capacity unfortunately also means more money. However, there is another step that needs to be taken before increasing the storage space.
Unnecessary applications on Windows computers
We host many applications on our phones and computers. However, many of these applications are far from being available anymore. On the other hand, most applications have now reached the unnecessary status. You can also save storage space and avoid some risks by deleting such unnecessary applications. Here are the unnecessary apps you should remove from Windows:
QuickTime
QuickTime stands out as Apple’s video player. While it’s still an up-to-date program on macOS, the company has unfortunately not supported the Windows version since 2016. With the parent company removing its support, this application is among the risky products.
Shortly after Apple announced the retirement of QuickTime for Windows, Trend Micro announced that the software had several critical vulnerabilities. It is no longer safe to have QuickTime installed on your computer, which will no longer receive updates. You can use VLC instead of QuickTime.
CCleaner and other computer cleaning programs
CCleaner and similar cleaning applications were very useful software for previous Windows versions. Such applications were quite useful due to the many vulnerabilities in Windows 7 and earlier versions.
However, with the elimination of security vulnerability problems to a large extent, CCleaner and similar computer cleaning applications can now be considered unnecessary. In addition, after being acquired by Avast, CCleaner has been the address of various malware many times.
Adobe Flash Player and Shockwave
Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported by Adobe or browsers as of January 2021. It is useful to remove local copies of Flash, although it is now blocked in all modern browsers. This application, which is no longer updated, may come back to you as various security vulnerabilities.
Similarly, Adobe Shockwave Player was retired in 2019. The company no longer offers this app, and you’re extremely unlikely to find a website that needs it. Therefore, we can characterize both Shockwave Player and Flash Player as applications that take up unnecessary space.
Java
Although once quite common, very few websites today use Java anymore. According to the latest data, it has been revealed that less than one percent of websites use Java.
Modern versions of Chrome and Firefox have also said goodbye to Java support. Therefore, if you are not an Android developer or do not use special Java-based software, we recommend that you uninstall this application.
Microsoft Silverlight
Silverlight is an application similar to Adobe Flash that once enabled rich media content in your browser. Years ago, these plugins were required on many websites. But with the change in technology, the use of Microsoft Silverlight has decreased to a great extent.
Let us remind you that this application, which Chrome and Firefox have not supported for years, is never compatible with Edge. Silverlight was only officially supported in Internet Explorer, which Microsoft discontinued in mid-2022. So you can get rid of one more unnecessary application by uninstalling Silverlight.
By removing the applications mentioned above, you can get rid of security vulnerabilities and free up space on your computer. On the other hand, it may be possible to get rid of the clutter on your computer in this way. So what do you think about unnecessary applications on computers? You can share your views with us in the comments section.