bloatware

Forum discussion tagged with bloatware.
  1. P

    Bloatware or third party apps, what can be safely removed?

    Win 10 with numerous bloatware and programs installed that I do not recognize. Which ones are safe to remove? I know how, but don't know where they all came from and which ones (typically) can be safely uninstalled without any adverse consequences. Or maybe, more simply, just tell me the ones I...
  2. watrhous

    Expelling Android Bloatware

    How do i get rid of all of the google apps that came with my phone? And all of the other apps that are on it. Every time i uninstall it just uninstalls an update then the update comes back. I have heard of rooting but that seems to have issues and people use it to steal somehow. I am not...
  3. MultiCofy

    Opening adds instead of hyperlinks

    Hey guys, I've recently come across a rather (to me) unusual problem - sometimes when I click the links (or open anything HTML related, like Steam), I get redirected to weird sites (namely Reimage Repair and utrack), which I find reeeeally annoying. I've tried running an antivirus (original...
  4. K

    Delete bloatware or fresh Windows installation?

    Hi, I just bought my first laptop (Lenovo Flex 2 15D) since my office will now become a baby room. I have always built by desktop because it's often cheaper, got what I wanted and it didn't come installed with a bunch of bloatware that you find in manufacture computers. My instinct and...
  5. C

    Asus X550 Windows 8.1: Clean install (remove bloat, recovery)

    I know that this kind of question has been asked a LOT of times already. I usually know my stuff and if it was my laptop I would just try it, but this is for a friend and for her I have to be 100% sure! There is no trial and error! She bought the Asus X550...
  6. S

    Annoying Driver Bloatware, Delete?

    Hi, I recently got my new gaming computer up and running. First thing I did was install everything that the driver CDs I had prompted me to, appears that was a bad idea. I now have Samsung Magician, FNet, XFast USB/RAM/etc and the Raptr Gaming Evolved app popping up every time I start my...