Windows is fine if you do the install yourself, but every major device manufacturer does this to some extent. When you issue a computer for work IT will almost

Windows is fine if you do the install yourself, but every major device manufacturer does this to some extent. When you issue a computer for work IT will almost always, without fail, emulate this by installing a bunch of their own junk spyware and “security” software. Reviewers of laptops do a fresh install of Windows before reviewing like that is normal consumer behavior.