How to Remove Bloatware From a New Laptop

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Beat it, bloatware: How to clean Superfish and other crap off your PC More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Mike Ciferri | permalink
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Preloaded software bogs down your hard drive, your start menu, and worse. We're looking at you, Superfish. Clean it out with these handy tools and tricks.

For further reading: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2141881/beat-it-bloatware-how-to-clean-the-crap-off-your-pc.html ^[1]

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How to Remove Bloatware More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by evgeny losev | permalink
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Many of us who buy new desktops or laptops are surprised by the number of programs that litter our screen. We call that bloatware. Find out if you need it or want it, and how to remove bloatware if you don't.
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For further reading: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400136,00.asp ^[2]

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How To Remove Bloatware & Avoid It On New Laptops More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Claudia Berndt | permalink
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Bloatware has been a problem on Windows PCs for years. Computer makers sell the hard drive space of new computers like ad space, which helps pad the manufacturer's margins. Users don't like it, of course, but by the time they see it they've already purchased the PC! Eventually, the problem became severe enough to cause…

For further reading: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/remove-bloatware-avoid-new-laptops/ ^[3]

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Refreshing Your PC Won’t Help: Why Bloatware is Still a Problem on Windows 8 More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by chantal gourlay | permalink
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Bloatware is still a big problem on new Windows 8 and 8.1 PCs. Some websites will tell you that you can easily get rid of manufacturer-installed bloatware with Windows 8’s Reset feature, but they’re generally wrong.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/174587/refreshing-your-pc-wont-help-why-bloatware-is-still-a-problem-on-windows-8/ ^[4]

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Decrap Uninstalls All the Bloatware on Your New PC Automatically More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Chris Johnson | permalink
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No one likes bloatware, especially on a shiny new laptop. If you find wading through the program manager in Windows tedious and annoying, Decrap will volunteer to do the work for you.
Tags: downloads, windows, windows downloads, bloatware, Lifehacker

For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/decrap-uninstalls-all-the-bloatware-on-your-new-pc-auto-1469611234 ^[5]

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The Complete Guide to Avoiding (and Removing) Windows Crapware More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Peter Seymour | permalink
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Windows has a lot going for it, but it's also saddled with one of computing's biggest annoyances: crapware. Here's everything you need to know about identifying, avoiding, and removing unwanted software from your system.
Tags: windows, crapware, bloatware, uninstall, malware, annoyances, cleaning, emailable tech support, feature, Lifehacker

For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/the-complete-guide-to-avoiding-and-removing-windows-c-1630577558 ^[6]

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How to Remove Crapware Bloatware from Your Windows Computer More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Felipe Martinez | permalink
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Sony made news by charging customers $50 for a bloatware-free computer. People were outraged and Sony rescinded the charge... and the service. After spending $1200 on a laptop, $50 to get it to work out of the box doesn't sound so bad. But...
Tags: WikiHow, Remove Crapware Bloatware from Your Windows Computer, wiki, how to articles, how to instructions, DIY, tips, howto, learn, how do I

For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Crapware-Bloatware-from-Your-Windows-Computer ^[7]

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Mike Ciferri, Peter Seymour, chantal gourlay, evgeny losev, Felipe Martinez, Chris Johnson, Claudia Berndt

References & Citations

1. http://www.pcworld.com/article/2141881/beat-it-bloatware-how-to-clean-the-crap-off-your-pc.html

2. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400136,00.asp

3. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/remove-bloatware-avoid-new-laptops/

4. http://www.howtogeek.com/174587/refreshing-your-pc-wont-help-why-bloatware-is-still-a-problem-on-windows-8/

5. http://lifehacker.com/decrap-uninstalls-all-the-bloatware-on-your-new-pc-auto-1469611234

6. http://lifehacker.com/the-complete-guide-to-avoiding-and-removing-windows-c-1630577558

7. http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Crapware-Bloatware-from-Your-Windows-Computer