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If they wrote and installed remote execution exploit on the Windows they would do the same if they shipped with Ubuntu.

• ams6110 10y ago
  Which is a good reason to always do a fresh OS reinstall before you even boot the system for the first time. That's what I've done the past couple of times I've bought a new PC. the very first boot is off a USB drive to do a clean OS install. Completely wipe the existing disk partitions too.
  • franciscop 10y ago
    I couldn't do this, I had to boot windows once to disable UEFI first. Didn't set up the wifi though.
    • ams6110 10y ago
      Isn't that just a BIOS setting? Addmitedly I've not dealty with UEFI much.
      • franciscop 10y ago
        Well I just found an even faster guide than what I did back in the day. Still, cannot boot into the BIOS until starting/shutting down Windows: > Windows 10 keeps the [Fast Startup] feature as Windows 8. (For more information, please refer to Windows 8-Introduction of [Fast Startup]) > Due to the reason, you CANNOT press F2 to enter BIOS configuration when booting the system. Source: https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1013015/ https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1013015/
  • pietroalbini 10y ago
    Unless you bought a Lenovo and you need Windows [1]. [1] http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/lenovo-used-windows-anti-theft-feature-to-install-persistent-crapware/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/lenovo...