Hp Pre Installed Programs

Please understand that removing programs does very little for improving the efficiency of your computer or free space on your hard drive. There are a few exceptions when it comes to efficiency, but you need to be highly technically competent to make the selection and if you make a mistake, the consequences could be quite devastating to the system, particularly if your system is under warranty.

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Here is the advice I give my clients:

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If this was my system:

  1. I would be most suspicious of malware, run ADWcleaner and have a good antivirus program https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/

  2. I would remove all programs that claim to make your computer run better, safer or faster. The vast majority of these are in fact malware

  3. I would remove any and all 'protection' software on your computer and leave just one high quality Antivirus product -- More below...

  4. I would be using my hard drive manufacturer's drive testing program to ensure it is not failing

  5. I would want to be certain that none of the hard drives are more than 75% in use

  6. I would check my memory using Windows 7's memory checker

  7. I would install and run Autoruns to check to see what is in the start up process

  8. AND, most importantly, take a close look at the applications installed. Some of them are notorious resource pigs that insist on running on startup.

This is a controversial topic, but your choice of AV software may be something you want to take a 2nd look at. I suggest you visit this web site to get a sense of which AV software does the best job, depending on what kind of user you are: http://www.av-comparatives.org/ This is a non-profit that has been around for a long time and I trust their results. Their latest report: https://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/avc_prot_2016b_en.pdf The chart on page 8 is the most demonstrative of the differences.

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  2. How to Automatically Remove Unwanted Pre-Installed Software from Your Computer So you just bought a new computer and can’t wait to start using it right? So you fire up that bad boy eagerly awaiting the cool new features and instantaneous loading of programs with a single click of the mouse, but what do you get?
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When you interpret these results, keep in mind the difference between a product that detects 95% and another 99% of infections, is actually 5 times more likely to allow an infection.

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I am speaking from a great deal of experience. I support 150 client computers. I have been doing this for 15 years. My clients NEVER have infections.

The only products I will use or recommend are ANTIVIRUS-ONLY products. Any product that is called complete protection, Internet security or deems itself to be a comprehensive security product is prohibited on my client computers.

I have good reason for this. Over the years and hundreds of PCs, I’ve learned a lesson well. That it is very difficult to diagnose and fix the problem(s) when components of an Internet Security product are actively working to prevent that diagnosis. The software sees the technician (me in this case) as a threat. I discovered that if I uninstalled that software, I am able to much more likely and quickly discover an fix the problem. Antivirus ONLY products do not behave like this.

The other components in these IS products (other than the AV itself) cause more problems than any benefit they bring and mostly work by shutting down the Windows component that does a very good job of that particular task anyway.

It is the Antivirus software that you need. It is actually allthat you need with Windows 7.

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Most of the big name suppliers much prefer to sell their all-in products because they can sell them for a higher price. Some do not offer an antivirus-only product. Some push their all in ones and still sell the AV only product, but you may have to look for them. There is at least one and it is either the best or close to it.

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Beware of products that try to actively engage you in the security process by asking your permission to run a program named xd43_45d*.exe, or the like.

Do not use any product that claims to make your computer run better. Virtually all of them are either bogus, themselves an infection, or put your computer at risk. Remove everything that claims to be there to prevent infections or claims to make your computer run better, with the singular exception of just one antivirus product.

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Note well. You should never have more than one protection product installed. Always ensure that you completely remove any and all protection software packages before installing a new one. That includes software that may have come pre-installed on your computer when new. Some products will conflict with one another, causing yet more problems.

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You cannot fully remove most any AV software by simply using the standard Windows 7 uninstall tool. Most of the majors also publish a “removal tool” that gets the rest of it. If you do not completely remove it, it will cause very hard to understand and diagnose problems.