The news he's broken has been covered by outlets like the BBC, The Verge, Slate, Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, ZDNet, The Next Web, and Techmeme. Beyond the column, he wrote about everything from Windows to tech travel tips. He founded PCWorld's "World Beyond Windows" column, which covered the latest developments in open-source operating systems like Linux and Chrome OS. He also wrote the USA's most-saved article of 2021, according to Pocket.Ĭhris was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Beyond the web, his work has appeared in the print edition of The New York Times (September 9, 2019) and in PCWorld's print magazines, specifically in the August 2013 and July 2013 editions, where his story was on the cover. With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. To remove these tiles, just right-click the tile and select "Unpin from Start." You won't see an "Uninstall" option because the tiles are just links that take you to the Windows Store where you can download the app.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. Some apps are simply given a tile but aren't yet downloaded.
To do so, just open your Start menu, locate any apps you don't want to use, right-click them, and select "Uninstall." Apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga and FarmVille 2: Country Escape will appear as tiles by default, but you can also find them under the all apps list. You can remove these apps and tiles, however. Only Windows 10 Enterprise users-not even Windows 10 Professional users-can turn this off. There was a group policy setting to disable this, but it was removed from consumer versions of Windows 10 in the Anniversary Update. These apps are installed as part of the "Microsoft Consumer Experience". PC manufacturers can also add their own apps and live tiles that appear installed by default. Windows 10 "automatically downloads" apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga, Flipboard, Twitter, and Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition when you sign in for the first time. Uninstall Candy Crush Saga and Other Automatically Installed Apps
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