How do I get rid of bloatware?

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  1. Posts : 138
    MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
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    How do I get rid of bloatware?


    I have a HP Pavillion. and I love it.
    But..

    It is full of bloatware.

    What is, a real easy way of getting rid of all these programs that I don't want, nor need ?

    Also, it has a lot of games installed. I don't want them either.

    I don't want peripheral.. I want tunnel.
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  2. JMH
    Posts : 7,952
    Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.
       #2

    Clean Install is the way to go...

    Clean Install Windows 7
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  3. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #3

    First thing I did with mine. Clean install. Benchmarks went up substantially.
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  4. Posts : 1,167
    Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit
       #4

    First you back up your existing System. Then you download an ISO image of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (your OS as per your specs) from Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life. After that make a Windows 7 Installation DVD from it.

    Once the DVD is ready, clean install Windows 7 from that and use your existing genuine Product Key to activate Windows, if need be by phone from Microsoft.

    This shall install a retail version o0f Windows 7 without any bloatware. If everything goes well then you can discard the system image of the existing system that you had made.

    Good luck to you.
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  5. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #5

    If you choose not to go the clean install route. Have a look at PC Decrapifier.

    The PC Decrapifier Wipes Unwanted Junk | The PC Decrapifier

    Top Applications Removed | The PC Decrapifier

    A Guy
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  6.    #6

    Work thought these steps to Clean Up Factory Bloatware - Windows 7 Forums

    If performance isn't instantaneous with no hangs ever, then consider Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
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  7. Posts : 100
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
       #7

    I didn't know about PC Decrapifier when I bought this, and it had shovel-ware up to the gills.

    Uninstalled the crap manually, then spent a couple of hours manually editing the registry (yes
    I do know what I'm doing) as I did with my last 'factory install', and am now very happy with it.

    Starts and runs much better. And just FEELS more slick and stable.

    Am currently running Win 7 HP 64-bit, but will do a clean install when I switch to W7 Ultimate
    in the next few months.


    **I did run PC Decrap a week or so ago, and it would appear that I succeeded in getting rid of most of it**
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  8. Posts : 2,913
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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    HP/Compaq has the worst bloatware in the industry. I've "de-crapified" a few HP/Compaqs, and having done so I don't recommend wasting the time, because HP is notorious for installing stuff you can't get rid of. Get yourself a clean copy of Windows 7 and install it; you'll spend less time in the end, believe me.
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  9. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
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    gregrocker said:
    Hey Greg, I wasn't aware of this one. Good tute

    A Guy
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  10. Posts : 1,167
    Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit
       #10

    I agree wholeheartedly with this observation.

    kegobeer said:
    HP/Compaq has the worst bloatware in the industry. I've "de-crapified" a few HP/Compaqs, and having done so I don't recommend wasting the time, because HP is notorious for installing stuff you can't get rid of. Get yourself a clean copy of Windows 7 and install it; you'll spend less time in the end, believe me.
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