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FYI reinstalling windows, even with a fresh OEM USB, does not guarantee it will be a fresh copy of windows if there is bloatware living on the BIOS https://www.
by chipperyman573 7y ago
FYI reinstalling windows, even with a fresh OEM USB, does not guarantee it will be a fresh copy of windows if there is bloatware living on the BIOS https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150812/11395231925/lenovo-busted-stealthily-installing-crapware-via-bios-fresh-windows-installs.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150812/11395231925/lenov...
- josteink 7y agoAll vendors caught doing this has been shamed into rolling out a BIOS-update without the embedded crap ware. That said, this is really a Windows-feature being misused by OEMs and as a user I would be interested in having a way to disable it.