The comments here are really reinforcing the stereotypes about Lemmy.
Are there any actual free programs that clean up all bloat ware on a new laptop? Without them putting hidden stuff in?
Submitted 2 weeks ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
No lie. OP is clearly asking about a factory Windows install.
“LINUX!”
Yeah. We know. That wasn’t the question.
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
How do I see the mod log for someone else? I want to see!
meldrik@lemmy.wtf 2 weeks ago
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Don’t use a pre-installed OS, ever. You don’t know who’s had their hand in it between the manufacturer and you.
Wipe it and install from scratch; Windows, Linux, whatever.
morphballganon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
What’s the best version of Windows, and the best place to get it?
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
At the moment, Windows 10 IoT LTSC.
Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
This is a good one, been using it for years if I ever need to install Windows for some godforsaken reason.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 weeks ago
j4k3@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
[deleted]Kbobabob@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I thought those were operating systems and not a program as asked.
pennomi@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Give them what they want, not what they asked for. If you really care about bloat, no proprietary system will save you.
finalarbiter@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Honestly? Easiest method is to do a fresh install. I use Windows LTSC which essentially skips all the bloat and spyware in consumer versions of Windows.
If a fresh reinstall isn’t viable, there’s a collection of batch scripts someone built a while ago called Tron (it fights for the user!). It does a lot of diagnostics, repair, debloat, and optimization, but takes a long time to run.
LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
Tron comes with a huge caveat: make sure you know what you’re doing, and don’t run it blindly.
Patnou@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I got the laptop less than a week ago was basically asking just to make sure i got at least 90 percent of the stuff but wanted to make sure.
Blaster_M@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
irm christitus.tech/win | iexin admin command prompt
slazer2au@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
For context because running random commands from the internet with an admin prompt is how you rm -fr /*
It can go through and disabled bloat, install what you wasn’t and hard set config on windows.
MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Good lord how did I just learn about this? This is amazing it’s like Ninite on steroids.
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
At this point basically all drivers will reinstall automatically from windows update. Just grab a USB drive and reinstall windows fresh if you don’t want to deal with uninstalling everything.
Magister@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This, and for missing drivers, I always have a SSD with SDIO and the latest driver pack (something like 30GB)
Gerudo@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
I can’t believe this is the first time I’ve heard about this tool. Amazing
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Also, if Windows was ever activated on that machine, it’s good to go forever. Far quicker to reinstall and wipe (as part of the process) than mucking around removing crap.
SOURCE: Done this a 100 times for corporate machines.
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Simply uninstall everything you don’t want. There’s not a lot, MS told OEMs to stop loading excessive crap a while back else they would make them stop loading anything at all.
You can uninstall any 3rd party antivirus. Defender is good enough these days.
urheber@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
windows generally collects all unnecessary data in a folder, including some system files that aren’t required, its called system 32 (I think originally it held 32 bit programs in 64 bit systems, which were obsolete and just “failsafe” options) but they don’t want you to know this so they hid it deep in the system and also removed your permission to delete this.
EleventhHour@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah, Linux
adarza@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
using a third-party utility to forcibly remove or delete programs is somewhat risky and may screw something up or otherwise cause more problems than you believe it to be ‘fixing’.
nearly all the ‘bundleware’ on mass market systems is well-behaved (as far as uninstalling goes), these days. just uninstall the crud you don’t want. leave stuff designed for the hardware, though, like hotkeys and osd and whatnot. if you’re unsure if something is needed, ask someone knowledgeable.
then go through windows settings and turn off the crap you don’t want or use tried-and-true shutup10 (which works with 11, too) and its ‘recommended’ settings. note that disabling settings in it may require you to use that utility again later to re-enable something (some settings can no longer be modified from windows itself unless switched-back by su10), so keep the shutup10 executable around in case it’s needed later.
Boozilla@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yup. I’ve installed and re-installed Windows more times than I care to count, and this is basically my method when dealing with new PCs with bundleware. It’s not like the bad old days. The provided uninstallers work just fine as long as the PC is from a reputable source.
Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
BCUninstaller is pretty good
jewbacca117@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Added bonus, you can tell everyone you use Arch!
Boomkop3@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
The windows installer, just wipe the thing and reinstall
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
What OS would be helpful. I assume you mean Windows.
If running Home, that’s half the problem. It’s got more crap than Pro, and lacks support for Group Policy. If you can run Pro, it’s a bug help.
WinDebloat on Github works very well.
Even better is to use the LTSC (Long-term Service Channel) versions of Windows. These already have almost no bloat, and won’t break stuff from updates, because they only get security updates twice a year. No monthly feature updates.
The LTSC link above also has activation scripts, provided by microsoft.
Venator@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
What other OS comes pre-installed with bloatware? I guess maybe chromeos?