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Re:Microsoft explains the lack of Registry backups in Window... by agumonkey on Monday July 01, 2019 @07:35PM (#20330783)
Of all the stuff crammed automatically on Windows 10 install .. they can't be serious about saving space.

I had to powershell candycrush off the drive for god's sake.

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Re:Microsoft explains the lack of Registry backups in Window... by Dylan16807 on Monday July 01, 2019 @11:05PM (#20331802)
The candycrush install trigger is annoying but mere KB, it's not disk space bloat.
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Re:Microsoft explains the lack of Registry backups in Window... by agumonkey on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @03:44AM (#20333040)
I'm not sure it's always the case. They were accounted for hundreds of MB. Removing them (many games) increased free space.
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Re:Microsoft explains the lack of Registry backups in Window... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @02:08PM (#20337764)
Looking into it further, apparently windows keeps a secret cache even after you uninstall those apps, so powershell is necessary not just to remove the install trigger but to remove that extra copy. Thanks, windows.
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