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"OS decides to install Candy Crush and other games I never asked for. Unacceptable. " - I would like more details on this. I don't think I've heard of that befo

by UK-AL 10y ago

"OS decides to install Candy Crush and other games I never asked for. Unacceptable. " - I would like more details on this. I don't think I've heard of that before?

Aldo_MX 10y ago
It does happen after an upgrade (ex. the anniversary update). Although it does not install Candy Crush, just a stub to install it, anyway, it is certainly unappealing.
- UK-AL 10y ago
  Showing a featured app on the windows store tile != Installing an app.
  - Aldo_MX 10y ago
    It is certainly not "the" Windows Store Tile, they're annoying stubs like the "Get Office" one. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Windows_10_build_14393_(Redstone).png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Windows_10_bu...
shimo5037 10y ago
Not sure if you're being sarcastic (there's the non-Nexus Android experience after all), but I did a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro on my gaming machine a while ago. Full retail license and an official .iso downloaded from Microsoft. There's barely anything installed on that machine, however I was also surprised to find Candy Crush in my start menu after a while. It's probably just a shortcut to the store, but it does look quite a bit like it's already installed.
- UK-AL 10y ago
  Showing a featured app on the windows store tile != Installing an app without permission.
- bwat48 10y ago
  by default windows 10 will show you 'suggested' apps in your start menu programs list. This can be disabled in the settings (just open settings and search for suggestions)
criddell 10y ago
The OS puts Candy Crush in your menu and it's installed on demand. So to users it will seem like it's always been installed. All the pre-installed software is my big pet peeve for Windows 10. I don't want weather, or contacts, or xbox, or 3d builder, or email, or alarms, or skype, or office, or calendar, or groove, or money, or news, etc... I've deleted them and they just come back because of some provisioning setting.
- mark_l_watson 10y ago
  Buy a signature edition laptop directly from the microsoft store, then you will not et any crap-ware.
  - criddell 10y ago
    Things like Candy Crush, Skype, and Office aren't the full installs but instead are stubs that install the applications on first run. Even if you buy a retail copy of Windows 10, that junk is still in there. A signature edition makes sure that the only crapware is stuff that Microsoft installed.
  - lmm 10y ago
    This isn't true. You get Candy Crush. That's the whole problem.
    - mark_l_watson 10y ago
      OK, then Microsoft changed what gets installed. A year ago when I bought a signature laptop, no junk was pre-installed, IIRC

by UK-AL 10y ago

"OS decides to install Candy Crush and other games I never asked for. Unacceptable. " - I would like more details on this. I don't think I've heard of that before?

Aldo_MX 10y ago

It does happen after an upgrade (ex. the anniversary update). Although it does not install Candy Crush, just a stub to install it, anyway, it is certainly unappealing.

UK-AL 10y ago
Showing a featured app on the windows store tile != Installing an app.
- Aldo_MX 10y ago
  It is certainly not "the" Windows Store Tile, they're annoying stubs like the "Get Office" one. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Windows_10_build_14393_(Redstone).png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Windows_10_bu...

shimo5037 10y ago

Not sure if you're being sarcastic (there's the non-Nexus Android experience after all), but I did a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro on my gaming machine a while ago. Full retail license and an official .iso downloaded from Microsoft. There's barely anything installed on that machine, however I was also surprised to find Candy Crush in my start menu after a while. It's probably just a shortcut to the store, but it does look quite a bit like it's already installed.

UK-AL 10y ago
Showing a featured app on the windows store tile != Installing an app without permission.
bwat48 10y ago
by default windows 10 will show you 'suggested' apps in your start menu programs list. This can be disabled in the settings (just open settings and search for suggestions)

criddell 10y ago

The OS puts Candy Crush in your menu and it's installed on demand. So to users it will seem like it's always been installed. All the pre-installed software is my big pet peeve for Windows 10. I don't want weather, or contacts, or xbox, or 3d builder, or email, or alarms, or skype, or office, or calendar, or groove, or money, or news, etc... I've deleted them and they just come back because of some provisioning setting.

mark_l_watson 10y ago
Buy a signature edition laptop directly from the microsoft store, then you will not et any crap-ware.
- criddell 10y ago
  Things like Candy Crush, Skype, and Office aren't the full installs but instead are stubs that install the applications on first run. Even if you buy a retail copy of Windows 10, that junk is still in there. A signature edition makes sure that the only crapware is stuff that Microsoft installed.
- lmm 10y ago
  This isn't true. You get Candy Crush. That's the whole problem.
  - mark_l_watson 10y ago
    OK, then Microsoft changed what gets installed. A year ago when I bought a signature laptop, no junk was pre-installed, IIRC