Lots of OEMs now ship Dolby software and drivers preinstalled but without download packages available so you can’t do a clean install without losing features you paid for. ASUS is guilty of this one as well as having other software tied to the factory install ID. It’s always a good idea to take a factory condition backup or the machine before paving it over with a clean windows install.
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lud@lemm.ee 8 months agoYou should always reinstall the OS anyways. No reason not to really.
seaQueue@lemmy.world 8 months ago
lud@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Seems like a manufacturer that one shouldn’t support.
seaQueue@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You’re not wrong. Personally I take a backup of the drive in its factory state and then install Linux - I’m over Windows in general.
mark3748@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
It was firmware-level, and installed itself. Reinstalling the OS was not a solution.
thehackernews.com/…/lenovo-rootkit-malware.html
SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Seems Linux would be immune