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CleanWin v0.3.5 Release - February 2021

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@pratyakshm pratyakshm released this 06 Feb 11:44
Released on 6th February 2021
Last edited on 14th April, 2021, 16:25 IST

Fixes

This release fixes the following issues:

  • OneDrive not uninstalling.
  • Disable Suggestions in Settings not working.
  • Disable websites' access to language list not working.
  • Hide Seconds from Taskbar clock not working.

Changelog

Apps & Features

  • Integrate OneDrive uninstaller into "Uninstall all bloat apps".
  • Uncheck the following apps in "Uninstall apps selectively" by default:
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    - Calculator
    - Excel
    - OneNote
    - Outlook
    - PowerPoint
    - Photos
    - Word
    - Xbox
  • Automatically unpin all start menu live tiles properly in "Uninstall All Bloat Apps".

Privacy & Security

  • Remove "O&OShutup10" and "Block Telemetry".
  • Remove Disable Speech recognition in "Disable data collection" since the code no longer works with newer revisions of 20H2.
  • Fix "Disable websites" access to language list" not working in "Disable data collection".
  • Fully & properly disable app suggestions and silent install of bloatware in "Disable data collection".

Product

  • Fix grammatical errors.
  • Fix general padding issues.
  • Cleanup a lot of code.

Tasks and Services

  • Add SysMain service.
  • Remove Disk defragmentation service.
  • Update logic of "Disable services".

Windows Explorer

  • Automatically unpin all start menu live tiles properly in "Clean Windows Explorer".
  • Clean Windows Explorer will now no longer show seconds hand in taskbar by default.
  • Remove individual revert buttons and migrate to a universal "Revert Windows Explorer tweaks" button to revert all Windows Explorer changes back to stock settings.
     

Contributors

  • I'd like to thank Craft Computing for the code that unpins all tiles in Start menu (check him out on Twitter).
  • I'd like to thank @uncannyjish for helping me fix an issue with the updated OneDrive uninstaller command. It was a very stupid error, but made a difference.
     

Release notes

  • Regular drill: If you have a suggestion, feature request or a bug report, please go to the respective places (Issues and Pull Requests) and do the needful.