The best way - don’t install it in the first place.

As with mostsuite programs, we don’t need the whole ball of wax especially in standalone home machines.

Say… in the Microsoft Office suite, it’s just MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.

Gboard’s editing mode on an Android phone.

One program we give the go by isMicrosoft Groove.

Its core job is tosynchronize common databetween different sets of people.

But it’s no help to me in a home computer where it’s just me and the missus.

Lenovo laptop showing file explorer in Windows 11

That’s the biggest reason to remove the program from the system.

Sorry fella, you aren’t vital.

But there are a few other grounds as well.

The file explorer on the Dell XPS 14 9440.

The process is similar for bothWindows XP and Vista.

from the Explorer and the right-click context menu.

This keeps the Groove program intact but only removes the shell references.

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It can easily be removed from the Windows startup list.

A leaner computer is a healthier and a faster machine.

So let’s hope this how-to helped to boost the unclutter habit up another notch.

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