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> **Note:**
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> "winslop" might refer to Windows 11 in some corners of the internet.
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> **Winslop**, however, is an actual tool designed to clean it up.
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>
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# Built to remove things. Not to impress you.
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> *“We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication…”*
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> — Satya Nadella
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> Slop describes unnecessary, low-value system components that are added by default, consume resources, and reduce user control without providing meaningful benefit.
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<img width="1536" height="1024" alt="Winslop" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3c165b1a-22c2-4122-bc9a-a305ef07dbc2" />
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> “Slop” = stuff that ships by default, wastes resources, and takes control away, while doing basically nothing for you
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This started as a joke.
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Then Microsoft said “slop vs sophistication” out loud and it stopped being one.
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If this tool needs marketing, it probably shouldnt exist 😆
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To be clear:
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**Windows is not bad.**
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I actually like it.
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To be clear:
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**Windows isn’t bad.** I actually like it.
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**But the direction of Windows 11 is.**
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And I probably hate it more than I'm willing to admit.
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So I shipped this again. Cheaper than therapy. Comes with toggles.
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So I built this again. Cheaper than therapy. Comes with toggles.
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## What it does
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**The slop is.**
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Winslop does exactly what the name suggests:
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- removes slop
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- reduces slop
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- makes slop visible
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- gives control back to the user
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- removes slop
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- tones down what can’t be removed
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- shows what’s running / enabled
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- gives you control back
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No cloud. No assistants. No “smart” magic.
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Just local changes, explicit choices, and a way back.
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Winslop is what happens when you take that idea seriously.
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Not anti-Windows, not anti-AI, just anti-slop.
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Everything is deterministic and reversible.
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It removes the unnecessary stuff, tones down the rest and shows you exactly what’s going on.
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No cloud, no assistants, no magic.
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Everything is local, deterministic and reversible.
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## Where it comes from
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**Under the hood this is a very small, very focused fork of my earlier project [CrapFixer](https://github.com/builtbybel/CrapFixer)**.
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Localization never really happened there.

docs/Help.md

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Quick links:
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- Feature Reference: [features.md](features.md)
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- Plugins section in Feature Reference: [plugins](https://github.com/builtbybel/Winslop/blob/main/docs/features.md#plugins)
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- Plugins Reference: [plugins.md](plugins.md)
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- Extensions Reference: [extensions.md](extensions.md)
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## Quick start
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2. Use the **tabs** to switch between areas:
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- **Windows**: system tweaks (feature tree)
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- **Applications**: app scan/uninstall (if enabled in your build)
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- **Extensions**: additional modules/extensions
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- **Tools**: additional modules/extensions
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3. Use **Inspect system** to scan/analyze.
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4. Select the tweaks you want (checkboxes).
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<img width="1031" height="880" alt="Winslop_annotated_outside_EN_v3" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f661f0ee-b87b-401e-9121-f48addc38fe3" />
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### Top bar
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- **Menu button (☰)**
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- **Start button (☰)**
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Opens the main menu (selection actions, import/export, plugins, etc. depending on your build).
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- **Search**
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Filters the current view (e.g., feature tree).
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Tip: clear the search to show all items again.
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- **Heart button (❤)**
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About this app and versioning information
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- **Refresh**
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Updates the view and clears the log in the log window.
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### Tabs
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- **Windows**
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Shows the feature/plugin tree. Items are grouped (e.g., *Issues*, *System*, *MS Edge*, *Privacy*…).
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- **Applications**
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Scans installed apps and allows uninstalling selected ones (if present).
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- **Extensions**
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- **Tools**
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You can install and manage them via **Main Menu → Manage plugins**.
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Once installed, you’ll find them in the main tree under the **Plugins** section.
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Anyone can create plugins — a small demo pack + explanation is here:
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Anyone can create plugins. This page explains how the plugin system works:
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https://github.com/builtbybel/Winslop/blob/main/docs/plugins.md
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And here’s a small demo plugin pack you can use as a starting point:
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https://github.com/builtbybel/CrapFixer/blob/main/plugins/DemoPluginPack.ps1
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</details>
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