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• Freeware Spotlight — Bloatbox

  Posted on August 2, 2020 at 23:00 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  BEST UTILITIES

  By Deanna McElveen

  Managing privacy and removing bloatware in Windows are two of those important but annoying tasks for keeping a safe and clean system.

  Remember my review of Spydish? It’s one of my go-to utilities for running a quick check on privacy settings. It also lets you thin out some of the less useful apps included with Windows. Do you know anyone still using Zune?

  Recently, we heard that Belim from Mirinsoft was going to add a bloatware extension to Spydish. But apparently, there was a change in plan. Instead, Belim created a standalone gem called Bloatbox.

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Best Utilities AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Bloatware removal, Privacy settings, Spydish

• Freeware Spotlight — Spydish

  Posted on June 15, 2020 at 01:00 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  BEST UTILITIES

  By Deanna McElveen

  Remember a time when we could install Windows without needing to immediately go through settings and turn on “features” that impacted our privacy?

  Fast-forward to Windows 10, and managing privacy settings has become only more complicated. And looking for them can be time-consuming. To make that process easier, developer Belim from mirinsoft.com created Spydish — a small and light tool that’s easy to use, uncomplicated, and — of course — portable. You can also use it to debloat Windows 10.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.23.0 (2020-06-15).

  Best Utilities AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Group Policy Editor, Privacy settings, Spydish