People end up saying Windows is slow, when it is actually
this crapware which slows down Windows.
These are often limited versions or trial versions of software or
crapware which are after a certain time period have no use.
Not exact matches
Acer Explorer has links to support and tutorials but mostly just promotes apps the company would like you to buy or use, some of
which are among the preloaded
crapware and others of
which you'd need to pay for.
More likely than not Nintendo is going to do with the Wii U exactly what they did with the Wii,
which is the only new IPs will be casual
crapware and then they will pump out the obligatory Mario, Metroid, and Zelda sequels and expect that the Core crowd is going to be kept satisfied with that and nothing else.
The ADS - 2000 comes with PaperPort SE (though you don't need to use it),
which is barely a step above
crapware, and it definitely doesn't make up for the lack of TWAIN.
Lenovo is attempting to defuse controversy over its pre-installed Superfish
crapware —
which appears to have run man - in - the - middle attacks against consumers in order to sling ads — by saying it has discontinued use of the visual - recognition technology on new laptops and promising to review outstanding concerns.
Note that we aren't talking about Ninite (
which we do recommend) in this article because that isn't so much a download site as it is a service to install software while skipping the
crapware.
And then they are wrapping their awful
crapware wrapper on top of it,
which hijacks your browser, injects ads everywhere, and installs even more
crapware.
It's worth noting that if you know where to look, MajorGeeks does actually tell you
which items contain bundled
crapware, as they put the license as Bundleware for those terrible items.
Whenever you install a new program, this tool will become proactive and spontaneous, and deselect the irrelevant offers,
which will not only save you a lot of mouse clicks, but also keeps your system away from the unwanted adware, PUPs and other
crapware.
We were testing out some freeware download sites to prove our assertion that all download sites are pushing bundled
crapware (and yes, they are) when we ran across a truly terrible piece of malware called BoBrowser
which replaces Chrome with a lookalike that is chock full of adware.
Whenever you install a new program, this tool will become proactive and spontaneous, and deselect the irrelevant offers,
which will not only save you a lot of mouse clicks, but also keeps your system away from the unwanted bundled software and other
crapware.
They are typically
Crapware or Bundleware, and such software that you really do not want on your system, and
which could potentially do more harm than good.
Microsoft sells «Microsoft signature» PCs in its Microsoft stores,
which are laptops free of the usual manufacturer - installed
crapware.