A new report emerged about Microsoft auto-installing the HP Smart app on Windows 10 and 11 PCs without user consent. The company said it is investigating the reports from affected customers.
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Here is a simple trick allowing you to install Windows 11 without third-party bloatware or modifying the stock image using unofficial scripts or utilities. All you need is one simple setting.
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The Windows 11 debloater app BloatyNosy had issues with Microsoft Store policies, which had been seemingly resolved once. However, Microsoft has once again banned the app from its Store.
Several internet users are reporting that the Opera Browser is showing up as a system app on various Xiaomi phones. This essentially takes the total count of pre-installed web browsers to three.
If you are concerned about spyware and privacy on your Windows 11 Moment 2 / Windows 10 PC, you can try a popular third-party utility "DoNotSpy11". However, bear in mind that it is unsigned software.
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The developers of a Windows 11 debloater app called "BloatyNosy" (formerly "ThisIsWin11"), have confirmed that some of its features were causing conflicts with OS features and other applications.
A new video published on The PC Security Channel reveals how much more data fresh Windows 11 installation sends to various first and third-party servers than older Windows releases, such as XP.
Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra may have the biggest footprint when it comes to Android system file sizes. Clocking in at close to 60GB, it is two or three times more than Microsoft's Windows 11.
If you like tweaking and customizing your Windows 11 setup, the TIW11 app just received its latest update. Though in terms of bugfixes it's minimum, de-bloaters will now have a new tool to play with.
If you want to get a faster Windows 11 PC that is less prone to performance issues and one that is less likely to have speed problems, try these 5 tips. You'll surely see some improvement in it.
OnePlus has confirmed that it won't be pre-loading Facebook's apps and services on the OnePlus 8T. The company had faced a lot of backlash for preloading these apps on the OnePlus 8 and Nord series.
Free portable tool for disabling telemetry functions in Windows 10, uninstalling preinstalled apps, installing software packages and automating Windows tasks with integrated PowerShell scripting.
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
Over 50 organizations including the Digital Rights Foundation and DuckDuckGo have written an open letter to Alphabet's CEO Sundar Pichai about exploitive pre-installed bloatware on Android devices.
Disable Windows telemetry and online features, which send your data (sensitive and not) to Microsoft, uninstall Windows 10's built-in apps, and more...
The upcoming Creators Update to Windows 10 is expected to include an optional feature disabling the installation of x86 apps unless they are downloaded from the Windows Store for improved security.
The PC Decrapifier will uninstall many of the common trialware and annoyances found on many of the PCs from big name OEMs.
It seems Apple may have finally addressed a major complaint of iOS users regarding bloatware, as early adopters of iOS 10 are now reporting that certain stock apps can now be uninstalled.
The Lenovo Solution Centre, pre-bundled on almost every Lenovo PC, has been found to have a flaw that could put affected PCs at risk of attack, by allowing elevated privileges on the machine.
According to a Reddit user, some Dell units come with a pre-installed SSL certificate, eDellRoot, that could cause potential for SSL attacks. This is familiar - a year ago, Lenovo had a similar issue.
Another security breach was found in Lenovo's computers. The company was found automatically reinstalling its own software even when a computer had been wiped clean on an installation of Windows.
A consumer rights commission in China has sued smartphone makers Samsung and Oppo, for the bloatware installed on new devices. The group claims that the apps take up too much storage space on phones.
After users discovered what Samsung was up to, the company finally caved and decided to do the right thing and keep its users safe - by re-enabling Windows Update on its devices.
February has been a tough month for Lenovo after 'Superfish' rocked the company's credibility and now the company is promising that going forward, the company will ship PCs without 'adware” and bloat
A new rumor claims that while Samsung is cutting down on bloatware in the new TouchWiz, it's also replacing its own sub-par apps with Microsoft services such as OneNote, OneDrive and Office.
