Category: Apps

Free up storage space effectively Windows

To free up storage space effectively in Windows 11, start with the apps you no longer use. Each installed app takes room on your drive, and removing the ones you have forgotten about is one of the quickest ways to get that room back. Review your apps in Settings and uninstall the ones you don’t need.

  • Open Settings, select Apps, then Installed apps, and uninstall apps you no longer use.
  • To check that it worked, return to the list and confirm the removed app no longer appears.
  • On a work or school device, an organization may restrict this page, so some apps can’t be removed.
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Resetting default app settings

Resetting default app settings in Windows 11 sends your file type and link associations back to the defaults, so files and links open in the apps Windows normally uses for them. It is the quickest fix when the wrong app keeps opening your files after you or an installer changed something. The reset is a single action on one page of Settings.

  • In Settings, go to Apps → Default apps and select Reset default apps.
  • Afterwards, pick your own apps again with Set a default app.
  • To fix only one file type, change it directly instead of resetting everything.
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