It seems you still have a lot of those MediaSmart and Cyberlink apps there. It's of course up to you to decide what to keep and what not, but especially those MediaSmart apps are for me like a red scarf to the bull 
. Same with Cyberlink.
I know this is only my own, possibly very subjective opinion, but it is based on my personal long experience on HP computers. Before retirement, our company used only HP computers. Geeks there are still using them. Personally, in our household we only use HP's, at the moment a HP server, a HTPC, a normal desktop, two Pavilion series laptops and an Envy notebook. An average lifespan of a computer in our household is about two years, meaning I get to play with 1 to 3 new HP's a year.
Personally, I have my own system to start using a new computer. When unpacking a new HP, I boot it first time from my own Windows installation DVD and replace the pre-installed OS & bloatware with a clean install. Especially if the computer came with Home Premium or Basic; I need Ultimate or Enterprise to make my computers multilingual. I use Audit Mode(*) and sysprep to permanently move user folders and Program Data folder to a second HD or partition.
After this, I reboot the new computer, enter the names of the user accounts, download and install drivers for chipset and GPU (only these two) from HP's site, reboot once more and then let the Windows Update do it's magic. After several rounds of updating and rebooting, when WU is happy, I check the Device Manager to see which - if any - drivers are still missing, and download them from HP's site.
After one more reboot, I have a pure Windows with no trace of bloatware, programs I would not use in any case, user folders on separate disk or partition, as well as Program Data folder. I install the software needed, transfer the user settings and files from the old one, and my new computer is ready to rock and roll.
Pros:
- really "clean" install
- startup functions and features as I want them, not as HP has decided
- a lot of extra space on HD's
Cons:
- you need a separate copy of Windows, when not using pre-installed one
- this takes some time
Anyway, every geek has his / her own way to do it. This is my way.
Kari
(*) You can enter Audit Mode by pressing CTRL + Shift + F3 when installation stops to ask your username and computer name. Audit Mode can only be entered at this point and it can not be used later, after completing the installation. Audit mode lets you, with the help of sysprep, to modify your Windows 7 installation before any user accounts are created, using the built-in administrator account.
. Same with Cyberlink.I know this is only my own, possibly very subjective opinion, but it is based on my personal long experience on HP computers. Before retirement, our company used only HP computers. Geeks there are still using them. Personally, in our household we only use HP's, at the moment a HP server, a HTPC, a normal desktop, two Pavilion series laptops and an Envy notebook. An average lifespan of a computer in our household is about two years, meaning I get to play with 1 to 3 new HP's a year.
Personally, I have my own system to start using a new computer. When unpacking a new HP, I boot it first time from my own Windows installation DVD and replace the pre-installed OS & bloatware with a clean install. Especially if the computer came with Home Premium or Basic; I need Ultimate or Enterprise to make my computers multilingual. I use Audit Mode(*) and sysprep to permanently move user folders and Program Data folder to a second HD or partition.
After this, I reboot the new computer, enter the names of the user accounts, download and install drivers for chipset and GPU (only these two) from HP's site, reboot once more and then let the Windows Update do it's magic. After several rounds of updating and rebooting, when WU is happy, I check the Device Manager to see which - if any - drivers are still missing, and download them from HP's site.
After one more reboot, I have a pure Windows with no trace of bloatware, programs I would not use in any case, user folders on separate disk or partition, as well as Program Data folder. I install the software needed, transfer the user settings and files from the old one, and my new computer is ready to rock and roll.
Pros:
- really "clean" install
- startup functions and features as I want them, not as HP has decided
- a lot of extra space on HD's
Cons:
- you need a separate copy of Windows, when not using pre-installed one
- this takes some time
Anyway, every geek has his / her own way to do it. This is my way.
Kari
(*) You can enter Audit Mode by pressing CTRL + Shift + F3 when installation stops to ask your username and computer name. Audit Mode can only be entered at this point and it can not be used later, after completing the installation. Audit mode lets you, with the help of sysprep, to modify your Windows 7 installation before any user accounts are created, using the built-in administrator account.
My Computer
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP ENVY 17-1150eg
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
- CPU
- 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
- Memory
- 6 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
- Sound Card
- Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
- Screen Resolution
- 1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
- Hard Drives
- Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
- Cooling
- As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
- Keyboard
- Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
- Mouse
- Logitech Performance Mouse MX
- Internet Speed
- 50/10 Mbps VDSL
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
- Browser
- Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
