Winslop Tool Lets Users Strip AI Features From Windows 11 Amid Growing Backlash

Sick of All the AI in Windows 11? This Tool Can Help You Burn It All Down

Tired of all the AI additions to Windows 11 in recent years? Well, now there's an easy way to remove them all. Winslop, a tool from the developer behind the FlyOOBE easy Windows 11 installer, offers an easy-to-use tick-box system for disabling Windows 11's AI capabilities, as well as adjusting a range of Windows default policies and practices. It can be hard to avoid AI in Microsoft products these days, with Copilot leading the charge. Some PC users, however, want to stick to the basics. As Neowin reports, Winslop is here for those who want to stay on Windows without the AI mess. It's not the prettiest tool, but it works. Winslop builds on an earlier release, Remove Windows AI. It's a fork of CrapFixer that the developer claims does a better job of clearing up "slop" in Windows, as well as operating on a smaller codebase, with a clearer intent. Each of its toggle checkboxes is designed to make Windows work more effectively without bloat. As well as disabling Recall, removing Copilot from the taskbar, and getting rid of the Click to Do function on Copilot+ PCs, Winslop also has options for axing tips and ads throughout Windows, halting tracking activity and location history, removing telemetry data collection, cleaning up the Start menu, and more. Everything can be toggled on or off within the app, and a system inspection tool checks which options may be affecting your system at the time. The app leans into Windows 95 aesthetics, a throwback to the days when Microsoft's tools weren't seen as potential invasions of privacy invasions or slop generators. It also keeps it legible and low-demand, for systems of any type and specification. Microsoft is aware of the backlash to its AI initiatives. CEO Satya Nadella recently made a plea that we stop calling AI-generated content "slop," though that seems unlikely to work. Indeed, I'd expect it to generate more of a Streisand effect, if anything. If you aren't quite sold on Winslop, there's always the Microsoft to Microslop Chromium extension. It doesn't do anything to reduce AI on your PC, but it will change every instance of the word "Microsoft" in your browser to "Microslop."

Tired of Copilot? Winslop lets you easily purge Windows 11's AI features

* Winslop is a simple app that scans Windows 11 locally and removes Copilot and other AI features. * There's a growing backlash to Copilot's Windows 11 integration. * Winslop isn't an official Microsoft app, so use it at your own risk -- early reports and my tests show it works well. I find Copilot useful sometimes, but for the most part, I do my best to avoid Microsoft's AI platform whenever I'm using my Windows 11 PC, especially as the tech giant continues to find more ways to throw it at me at every opportunity. If you're looking for a cleaner, more stripped-back Windows 11 that isn't full of questionably useful AI features, a new tool has arrived that helps users detect and remove AI-related functionality. The appropriately named Winslop runs locally, clearly shows system changes, and aims to be as transparent as possible with regard to deleting Copilot features from Microsoft's operating system. Along with AI, Winslop detects systems and preinstalled Windows 11 features some users might consider bloat and offers a quick way of removing them. Of course, Winslop isn't made by Microsoft, so use the app at your own risk. Early reports indicate the very simple tool works really well. I briefly tried it myself on my Windows 11 desktop, and while I didn't move forward with ditching Copilot entirely (I find some Windows 11 AI features useful), Winslop is easy to use and seems to work well (I removed Copilot options from a few select locations). Microsoft finally caves and lets us remove "AI Actions" from File Explorer Thank goodness. Posts By Simon Batt There's growing pushback against Windows 11's AI features It's likely more apps like Winslop are coming While Winslop has the best name I've heard so far, it isn't the first Windows 11 AI removal app. FlyOOBE, another community-made tool released back in August 2025, can also disable or remove Copilot features (Unsurprisingly, FlyOOBE is also behind Winslop). At CES 2026, it definitely seemed like (at least behind the scenes) a lot of PC makers are over the concept of Copilot+ PCs, with Dell publicly admitting that with regard to consumers, "AI probably confuses them more than it helps them." Subscribe to the newsletter for Windows 11 AI coverage Join the newsletter for focused coverage of Windows 11's AI features, tools like Winslop, and the growing user pushback -- clear analysis and context to help you follow Copilot and related removal tools. Subscribe By subscribing, you agree to receive newsletter and marketing emails, and accept Valnet's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe anytime. The launch of Winslop feels extra appropriate given Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's recent post on the company's sn scratchpad blog, where he wrote the following: "We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium in terms of our 'theory of the mind' that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other." I've found ways to integrate AI into my workflow, but it took me time to figure out how to make it work for me and naturally integrate it into my life. Shoehorning AI features into what feels like every aspect of Windows 11 to spur consumer adoption feels like the wrong approach, regardless of how much Microsoft has banking oin the success of Copilot. Winslop See at Winslop Expand Collapse Another BlackBerry-inspired QWERTY keyboard smartphone has emerged Unihertz's Titan Elite 2 offers key improvements over its predecessor, including an overall sleeker, more modern design. Posts 1 By Patrick O'Rourke