Note: "winslop" might refer to Windows 11 in some corners of the internet.
Winslopr is the tool designed to clean it up.
Windows slop remover
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication…"
— Satya Nadella
"Slop" = stuff that ships by default, wastes resources, and takes control away, while doing basically nothing for you.
This started as a joke.
Then Microsoft said "slop vs sophistication" out loud and it stopped being one.
📋 What annoys you most about Windows 11?
59 community-sourced annoyances. Filterable. With fixes.
See what Winslopr handles and what needs extra tools.
winslopr
Windows
└── slop
├── telemetry
├── assistants
├── ads
├── suggestions
└── background junk
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removed by winslopr
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thanks
Satya
remove the slop. Nothing fancy. Just tools.
FAQ
Click to expand. No assistant required.
Is Winslopr anti-Windows?
No.
Windows itself is fine.
The unnecessary stuff layered on top of it isn’t.
Winslopr targets slop, not Windows.
Is there a help file / quick start guide?
Yes.
There's a small, lightweight entry guide to get you going:
- Quick Start / Help: https://github.com/builtbybel/Winslop/blob/main/docs/Help.md
Is this an anti-AI project?
Also no.
Winslopr doesn’t care whether something is AI, scripted, cloud-based or hand-written.
If it’s forced, opaque, or unnecessary, its slop.
If it’s optional, transparent and useful, it’s fine.
Does Winslopr use AI?
No.
There is no model, no prompt, no inference step.
Everything is deterministic and based on explicit user choices.
Is anything uploaded to the cloud?
No.
Winslopr does not upload logs, telemetry, system data or usage statistics.
All actions happen locally on your machine.
Can Winslopr break my system?
Any system tool can if misused.
That’s why Winslopr:
- shows exactly what it will change
- never runs anything automatically
- allows changes to be reviewed and reverted
You stay in control.
Why not just use Copilot / Settings / PowerShell?
You can.
Winslopr exists for people who prefer:
- fewer layers
- less abstraction
- no opinions
- no assistants
Just tools.
Is this related to CrapFixer?
Yes.
Winslopr is a very small, focused fork of CrapFixer.
The goal was to remove complexity, reduce scope and make things easier to maintain.
Smaller codebase.
Clearer intent.
Less slop.
Why the name?
Because Microsoft said “slop vs sophistication” out loud.
And because Windows isn't bad.
The slop is.
Winslopr is anti-slop by design.
That’s why the UI is intentionally small, plain and functional.
No glossy visuals.
No animations.
No AI-generated fluff.
Slop comes in many forms:
- AI slop > mass-produced, soulless output
- Feature slop > unnecessary features that make UX worse
- UX / Design slop > bloated, unclear interfaces
- Corporate slop > buzzwords, filler and dark patterns
Winslopr does the opposite: It removes more than it adds.
Confession: I like Windows, but...
I just hate what Windows 11 keeps trying to become.
So I built the “stop doing that” button again.
Consider this stress relief with a UI.
Is "Slopr" even a real word?
Not really.
Its a constructed name
Winslopr is a made-up tool name, somewhere between cleaner, remover, and something that just sounds like it belongs in a Windows utility folder.
"Sloper" isnt a real word in this context.
But Winslopr still reads like one: the thing that removes the slop
So no, the word didn’t exist. Now it does
What is Winslopr written in?
C# with WinUI 3. Started as a fork of CrapFixer, rebuilt from scratch to be smaller and more focused.