Improving HDD Recovery/ startup by allowing customer selection of installed software

Would be great if recovery and first time startup options for advanced users were offered so that the computer would not install programs that a customer would then have to spend time uninstalling. For example, at an appropriate time the computer might display a radio button menu that offered an out of box recovery, or a modified out of box recovery for advanced users, or any other options [such as formatting hard drive]. If a user selected modified out of box recovery, they would be presented with a check list of software to install, from which the user could uncheck all unwanted software and thus prevent unwanted software from being installed on the machine. I have twelve software programs I uninstall everytime I do a recovery. Some software programs on my recovery are outdated, others I just don't use, and one causes conflicts with windows configuring wireless connections. Recovery could go so much easier and faster if such a menu option were available! If you agree with me, please respond -even just say "agreed" to improve the chance that this improvement might be made!

You mean something like attached..it'll never happen.
Rick...
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