How do you "clean up" your computer and get rid of programs?

I want to get rid of things I don't use. But how do you do that without deleting something important by accident? How do you do that when you don't recognize certain programs? Open each one at a time and decide if I want to keep it or not?
I'm referring mainly to things I may have downloaded but some of them on there make no sense and having a hard time reading the names. Is there a faster way to approach this without destroying something that doesn't need to be? Thanks.

How do you do that when you don't recognize certain programs? Open each one at a time and decide if I want to keep it or not?
I'm not aware of another way to decide which applications to delete.
These links may be helpful.
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