Microsoft is vigorously promoting various AI features in Windows 11, but not all users are happy to accept this trend. Therefore, third-party tools that can help streamline the system, remove pre-installed components, and even turn off AI functions continue to be popular in the community. Among them, Winslop is a popular "AI removal" tool specifically for Windows 11. Its latest version has once again attracted attention through a comprehensive overhaul of the interface.
Before version 26.03.40, Winslop's interface style was quite "retro", and the overall look and feel was similar to the traditional windows of the Windows 98 era. The WinForms-based design experience on touch devices was also relatively backward. In the new version, developers have migrated the entire application to WinUI 3, the native UI framework of Windows 11. Not only does the appearance look closer to the system, but it also brings better dark mode support, so that users who prefer dark themes can get a more consistent visual experience.
It is worth mentioning that although this migration means that Winslop has been "fully WinUI 3-based", the developer did not hide his dissatisfaction with the complexity and development experience of this framework in the update notes, bluntly saying that porting the application to WinUI 3 was a "painful experience." He joked that making a simple interface on Windows today seems to require "several sets of frameworks, several patterns and a whole set of XAML rituals", and compared this complexity with the 1969 moon landing on a computer that was far less powerful than a modern toaster.
After the UI transformation was completed, the direction of Winslop was also openly submitted to users for voting by developers. Belim, the author of the tool, said that he hopes to hear the opinions of users: whether to continue to retain this "modern" WinUI 3 appearance, or to return to a more "classic retro" interface style. He described the latter as "lean, fast, efficient, and won't involve half the universe for a button," and welcomed users to participate in voting through the GitHub discussion forum to help him make his final choice.
Currently, the latest version of Winslop is available for download in the GitHub repository:
https://github.com/builtbybel/Winslop/releases/tag/26.03.40
Users can directly access the new version to experience the native Windows 11-style interface, while continuing to use it to streamline and control various AI functions and redundant components in the system.