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Your best bet is to buy a laptop from Microsoft (no 3rd party software) or buy an extra Windows license and do a fresh install.
by AlexeyBrin 9y ago
Your best bet is to buy a laptop from Microsoft (no 3rd party software) or buy an extra Windows license and do a fresh install.
- myopinions 9y agoI'm not sure if that's safe either. I installed Windows 10 recently and the install included apps like Facebook and Twitter. In fact a good portion of the start menu was essentially mini-billboards.
- breakingcups 9y agoNot to mention Candy Crush and a Minecraft trial.
- kortex 9y agoThat's disgusting.
- walterbell 9y agoWindows 7 is still supported on Skylake and earlier machines.
- devopsproject 9y agoare you sure they were actually installed and not just shortcuts to the web app or to install from the store?
- AlexeyBrin 9y agoI know, it is sad that they do this even on the Pro version. (You can manually uninstall the FB and Twitter apps.) Still, the OS is cleaner than what you usually get with the default OEM install.
- HillaryBriss 9y agothis reminds me of the android marketplace, where, in order to get a nice, clean, stock android installation (as opposed to an "enhanced" OEM android flavor), some consumers are eager to buy a device directly from Google. interesting that a significant (supposed) advantage of separating the software company (e.g. MS, or Google) from the hardware company (e.g. Lenovo, Samsung) -- of making the software generic and capable of running on a broad universe of devices -- also became a powerful source of FUD.