Back to Windows Forum. Start or search. Start New Discussion. Create a new discussion If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem. Track this discussion and email me when there are updates. Reset Post Submit Post. Related Discussions. Related Forums. We had to carefully look for the fine print on the dialog boxes that read "Delete Only" or similar.
Tricks and traps abounded. It appears to have been discontinued, but at the time it kept a database of crapware and helped identify it on a new Windows PC. The problem is, even though these utilities may point out some bloatware, they may not automate removal. You may still have to go through the regular uninstall process, which-as we noted above-may be filled with tricks and traps to keep your new PC full of crap.
So you may still be on your own to an extent, but there are ways around it. The programs don't call themselves that; it's a term used by anti-malware companies, like MalwareBytes. It describes programs you probably didn't install on purpose, don't want, and probably find unusable-but they have to say "potentially" because, sure, it's possible you wanted to install a toolbar for your browser called "Search Protect" from a company named Conduit , or a search engine for your browser called Binkiland.
In reality, it's about as likely as wanting to be set on fire. Both of those "programs," among others, were on my dad's PC. They existed only to take over his browsing experience; each appears on a list of browser hijackers on Wikipedia. The list can and will go on and on, as the hijackers make new threats. It's telling that searching for "Search Protect" or "Binkiland" brings up absolutely no link for people to get those programs-only to remove the damnable hijackers' files. The hijackers did a number on my dad's PC.
I couldn't get the installed browsers IE and Firefox to go to a web page to download new tools to deal with these threats. I had to download the clean-up software to my workstation, then use TeamViewer to do a remote file transfer of the EXE installer to dad's desktop. Also note that at this point, we uninstalled McAfee Security Suite , which came free with the Acer as well.
You may not consider antivirus software as shovelware, but it certainly can be. Show Ignored Content. Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? For each tile you want to remove, right click and select Unpin from Start. Once you do this with all tiles, you'll have a Start menu that looks and feels the way a Start menu should look and feel. So there you go. Quick, clean, and easy. Let me know what you use to clean up your Windows 10 installations.
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