This is possible — for example, you could remove
the default Modern apps, language files you don't use, and various other things.
Not exact matches
Flashlight
apps are very common on
modern smartphones, and some manufacturers even provide you with one as
default.
When you install Windows 8, you'll observe that there are some
default Modern UI
apps pinned by
default to Start Screen.
The settings menu, keyboard and
default apps are just a few pixels away from being the same as before, which in this case is actually just fine considering that they were already very flat and
modern after their previous updates.
By
default, Windows 8 associates image, video, music, and PDF files with the included full - screen
Modern apps.
Modern browsers allow web
apps to have their own place on your taskbar, function as
default applications, and even run offline and in the background.
Skype isn't included in the Windows 8.1 preview, but we'll probably see the
Modern Skype
app included by
default in Windows 8.1.
Microsoft dumped its tried - and - true desktop
defaults in Windows 8, swapping them out for
modern - style
apps such as Mail, Calendar, People, and Maps.
Unfortunately, Windows Reader is a
Modern app and doesn't integrate well with the desktop, although all PDFs do open in it from the desktop by
default.