Between the pre-installed app store promotions, system apps you never use, and background services, your "lightweight" emulator can feel like a sluggish laptop from 2015. If you are seeing high RAM usage, long boot times, or stuttering in games,
Every major BlueStacks update (version 5.5 to 5.6, etc.) will reinstall the bloatware. Keep this guide bookmarked—you will need to run the ADB script again after each update. Have a specific app that BlueStacks won't let you remove? Drop the package name in the comments below. bluestacks debloat
(if you break something):