Re:uninstalling bloatware

hi everyone.. anyone help me regarding this issue..if possible nabeel,session,auni help me.. i think i have succesfully rooted my neo v using andriod emulator trick and i see a superuser symbol in my app box.. how do i uninstall the bloatware...using root explorer or some thing else???
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Hi, I recently purchased a S10-3T and upgraded from Win 7 Starter to Win 7 Premium.
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you can uninstall bloatware like firstboot, idea central, readycomm 5, ms office trial, veriface, veritouch. Natural touch can be deleted on the c: drive folder. Lenovo autorotate is for the screen rotation only in tablet mode.
Clean install always the best option.

[R&R + software] partitions and stock install

Hey there,
model: ThinkPad L530
I'm planning on giving my laptop a fresh start and need some info before I can start doing that.
current status:
internal drive - 500Gb - holds the stock windows 7 pro OS (and the usual R&R ~15Gb partition)
external drive - 500Gb - holds my linux distros (ubuntu and archlinux)
future goal:
internal drive: 4 partitions, 200Gb for my windows, 200Gb for my ubuntu, the usual R&R partition, the rest goes to storage space/random OS to mess around with.
external drive: storage, backups, images, in case the hdd fails probably.
I could go two ways here depending on the fact whether I can get my stock windows on a partition or not. (instead of recovering the original state of my HDD using the typical recovery):
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Find a way to retrieve the stock windows on a new partition: this would be great but I'm not sure if R&R allows this. My product manual does say the following: "Restore your hard disk drive to the factory default settings. The R&R workspace enables you to restore the complete content of your disk drive to the factory default settings. If you have multiple partitions on your hard disk drive you have the option to restore the factory default setting to the C: partition and leave the other partitions intact."
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RNR comes with Rescue function and Recovery function.
(1) Rescue... this uses a backup YOU create with RNR. You can select which partitions to restore, if multiple partitions are backed up to the backup file.
(2) Recovery is the factory restore to factory state option.  This options erases the whole HDD and populates it with the recovery partition, which gets control on the next boot. I am not aware of ANY preserve other partitons option when factory recovery is used.
The full quote from the user guide follows:
• The Full Restore operation restores the operating system, applications, and data files from a previous
backup. If you have multiple backups, you choose which backup the restore operation is to use. The list
of available backups provides the backup name and the date when the backup was created.
Restore system drive only:
This function enables you to restore only system drive to the backed-up state.
If you have multiple partitions on your hard disk drive, in some cases you have the option to restore only
system drive to the backed-up state and leave the other partitions intact.
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The above documentation refers to a backup YOU have taken, and does not refer to a factory recovery.
What partitions exist now on your internal HDD, just C drive and q/s factory partitions? Are you happy with your current C drive, ie why do you want to go back to factory install? You can resize your C drive size to add other partitions.
If you goal is a start over fresh, do the factory install.  Uninstall unwanted bloatware. Update to current levels. Resize for your second user partition. Most Lenovo systems do not ship that much useless bloatware these days.
If you go this route,after you uninstall bloatware, come up to current levels, take a RNR backup of drive to dvd set. This can save you time down the road if you need to restore your HDD to after factory install state.

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Auto updating windows and letting windows reboot your machine whilst it has not finished is always risky. You should set your windows updates to prompt so you can manually control what gets updated when. To call the hardware junk because of the OS having screwed up your HDD is a bit naïve.
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Hey,
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Once you've done all this Windows will be extremely responsive, and iTunes likely will run with no issues at all.
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2: Consult your PC vendor site how to do a "factory restore". Old machines used a disk, new ones have a encrypted locked partition on the drive someplace usually called "Recovery". Before you start, make sure the computer can't connect to the Internet. This may mean turning off your router and disconnecting Ethernet cables. You need power and you need to set the screensaver & monitor NOT to activate or sleep in your Control Panel (and set again after you restored)
3: Note that your going to lose everything, that's the object. And get the machine like it was when you bought it. (All self installed programs you'll install again from fresh sources later)
The factory restored anti-virus, Flash, Java, Reader, and all old programs on it are vulnerable. These all your going to have to remove, along with the PC vendor bloatware, trial ware, games and other garbage. In your Add/Remove Programs. If you don't do this, these old programs will get online and do a update and your machine can get pawned. Why you don't want a internet connection until they are removed. You just want Windows and nothing else. Enable your Windows Firewall in Security.
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Install and activate the free Microsoft Security Essentials or free Avast anti-malware the first chance you get.
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This is an excellant topic. Computer manufactures mass produce Windows computers and lease a liscense from Microsoft for the operating system at a discount. To offset that cost they load up so called bloatware, a lot of the software they include is good, and some you can uninstall.
Some years ago I bought Windows XP pro it cost $400, not practicle for most people to do. Considering you could purchase a computer for as low as $400 with XP already installed.
The advantage then was if you built your on computer or even had a store bought one you could reformat the hard drive install the OS, and not have any of the pre-installed crap. But then you'd have to have all the drivers for the hardware, not a problem if you don't mind going thru all that. But that is one thing you didn't have to do with a pre-installed system, the drivers are already installed.
So it seems you'd have to be able to purchase the Android OS. Know how to install it to the smartphone and have access to all the drivers from whatever smartphone manufacturer, for their hardware.
That day could come, but don't see it happening real soon? Myself at this time don't have the knowledge to do that on a smartphone, don't think most people do at this time?

Bloatware and other junk - what's what and how do I get rid of it.

I have a new Toshiba Satellite L650 series. For the most part I am very pleased with it. I am aware that there is "bloatware, Junk" software preloaded. However, I do not know how to tell what is junk and what I might actually need. Names and even the brief descriptions of the stuff has not proved helpful. Sooooo, the limited info I have found about getting rid of it seems to assume I know what I want to get rid of and what I want to keep.
Q 1) Is there anywhere that will give me a more detailed explanation of what each of these items are or do?
Q 2) Any lists of what I absolutely need to keep and not uninstall or I will have a big problem somewhere?
Q 3) If there are no specifics how about some general guidelines?
Q 4) Is there any downloads out there that are safe (free would be nice too) that just removes the unnecessary crap?
Q 5) Why oh why to otherwise honorable computer companies like Toshiba plauge us with this stuff? At least give us an easy button to get rid of it. I understand having to put up with advertisements when you get something free but not when you fork out money.
Any assistance would be appreciated.

A 1) Read your User Guide, do a search on Google, read the info on these utilities on the Toshiba site. I've never had a problem finding what each utility was for/did when I really looked for it.
A 2) I wouldn't uninstall anything. At sometime or another almost all the utilities are needed/useful. Instead use MSConfig.exe and remove the check marks in the 'Startup' tab from the utilities loading there that you do not use. Use services.msc to stop and/or disable the Toshiba services you do not use. Both these methods make it easy to re-enable or restart these utilities, should you find it necessary.
A 3) See A1 and A2
A 4) Not that I know of. What is necessary or unnecessary here is actually a very subjective thing. It depends on the user.
A 5) This a peer support forum. This is just other users and Toshiba owners trying to help each other out. Please contact customer service, write a letter to the CEO, write a review on a consumer report site, etc, with your complaints.
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Bloatware and Censorship Evil

I understand the counter argument of rooting your phone, but it’s actually illegal under the DMCA (See MetroPCS vs Virgin Mobile) and it completely misses the censorship issue.
If I want to watch porno, uninstall yahoo finance bloatware or engage in some politically sensitive subject I should be able to do that. It’s our hardware and we paid for it. Restricting our ability to make our own decisions is an poor move.
Hopefully the FCC steps in as consumer advocates and forces LTE carriers to remove these restrictions.. I hear they’re trying but it’s always an uphill battle against some people with evil ideas.. (enters no more unlimited data.)
-Brian
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A 1) Read your User Guide, do a search on Google, read the info on these utilities on the Toshiba site. I've never had a problem finding what each utility was for/did when I really looked for it.
A 2) I wouldn't uninstall anything. At sometime or another almost all the utilities are needed/useful. Instead use MSConfig.exe and remove the check marks in the 'Startup' tab from the utilities loading there that you do not use. Use services.msc to stop and/or disable the Toshiba services you do not use. Both these methods make it easy to re-enable or restart these utilities, should you find it necessary.
A 3) See A1 and A2
A 4) Not that I know of. What is necessary or unnecessary here is actually a very subjective thing. It depends on the user.
A 5) This a peer support forum. This is just other users and Toshiba owners trying to help each other out. Please contact customer service, write a letter to the CEO, write a review on a consumer report site, etc, with your complaints.
Mike

Is it safe to uninstall or delete AIR? How?

As far as I know—and I won't be shocked if I'm wrong—I have no AIR programs installed in any of my Macs, yet I see some AIR folders and icons on them.
Is it safe to uninstall them? Is there an Unistaller somewhere, or can they just be moved to the Trash and nuked?
I do run Photoshop 13.0.5, Bridge 3.0, DNG Converter 6.4, Illustrator 12.0.1, Acrobat Professional 8.3.1, InDesign 4.0.5, Adobe Media PLayer 1.1, Adobe Reader and 9.3.0. Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger, G5 Quad PPC Power Mac.
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Vituvius wrote:
Before I go ahead and uninstall random things, I like to do some research and see if I need it and if it will ruin my laptop with out it. So far I haven't seemed to be able to find anything on getting rid of certain built in software like Lenovo's Thinkvantage Toolbox.
A couple others I've been curious about are anything with Lenovo as the Publisher. I'm sure some of them are beneficial to the architecture of the laptop, but is there any I can go without?
Only you can decide if you need a particular ThinVantage utility. Research what each utility does. Use Search on the Lenovo Support site or a general tool like Google. Then make an informed decision whether you really need it.
For example:
• If you don't often use WiFi and/or you find that the standard support in Windows is good enough, then you don't need Access Connections.
• If you've upgraded to a solid state disk then you no longer need Active Protection.
• If you don't use an external monitor or projector then you don't need Presentation Manager.
etc.
Even if you uninstall a utility that you later decide you still need, you can always download and reinstall it using ThinkVantage System Update. (There are a few exceptions, typically third-party bloatware like Norton.)
P.S. Be careful about uninstalling something just because the publisher is Lenovo. Lenovo provides software like device drivers that are needed to run some of the specialized hardware in your system, e.g. the TrackPoint/TrackPad.
Cheers... Dorian Hausman
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Verizon PLEASE stop pushing bloatware on us!

Verizon did it again. Today they pushed an update to Bionic. However, along with it came more bloatware. Now it is welded to my phone and I can uninstall it without rooting. I guess we will all just have to root to clean this off our phones. It is getting ridiculous. The new apps they installed:
SlingBox: $9.99/month video service
Mog: Another $9.99/mo music service.
This in addition to all the other bloatware already there:
CityID, Backup assistant (the worst of all), Vcast stuff, video surf, NFL mobile, etc...
If I wanted these I would have downloaded them. Forcing them on me makes me irate! I will NEVER use these EVER now. I will never do business with the companies that make these bloatware apps. Are you getting the message Verizon? Please stop the bloatware. If you want to preinstall apps, fine. Just don't lock them so we cant uninstall. That is all I ask. You don't have to put them in the system/app directory and lock them down. Just leave them in the regular app directory where we can uninstall them if we choose. Forcing them on us drives serous customer dissatisfaction and is entirely ineffective. Those who want to uninstall them will never use them anyway. Now they are hogging resources and space for no reason. Every time I open my apps I have to sort through all this junk. Just look at the rating of apps you forced as bloatware.

I don't see why apps that are not uninstallable would be worth any more to the service provider. There is no valid case for this. Do they really think that we will just cave and start using it just because we can't uninstall? Seriously? I don't think so. Those that will use them will use them regardless if they can be uninstalled or not. Those that won't use them won't ever use them. Again, I have no problem with preinstalled apps as long as I can uninstall them if I don't plan to use them. The approach you took for the bloatware only hides them of course. They still launch background tasks, chew up resources, and receive broadcast intents to perform actions. For instance, if you want to find an address on the map it will try to launch VZnavigator. You have to set all your app preferences to instead go to Google.
As for rooting, there are several one click roots available for most devices. As you point out, it is far from risk free. Honestly I would prefer not rooting but I feel forced into it because of the issues on this thread. One of the big downsides is the fact warranty is void. Support now comes from forums (which is generally better anyway). If you have a problem, you are on your own (with the help of tons of forums).
As for your regular backup, Google provides this already for free. Just sign in to your Google account and use their backup services. Its all there, all free, and actually works very well. Then you can edit them on your Google website too. It has far more flexibility that backup assistant.
It is true that this happens to be one of my many pet peeves. It does annoy others to the extent it does me but likely not the majority. For most users they just ignore it and instead complain about poor battery life, laggy apps, and other issues and they have with no idea that this bloatware helps to cause these issues. They leave unhappy but never realize that bloatware is part of the cause. I can't blame all of this on bloatware of course. It is one of many contributors though and there is no excuse for it. I would argue that Verizon could increase customer satisfaction by allowing us to uninstall the bloatware. This would result in less returned devices which would save them far more than forcing the bloatware ever gained them (since I would argue this is $0). They could still preinstall whatever they want. I am fine with that as long as I can uninstall what I don't want. That should not impact any kickbacks they get from the bloatware since it has no impact on the number of people who use it. It would impact the apps ratings on Android Market though. Just take a look at some of the ratings on these bloatware apps. Tons of 1 star ratings with all kinds of comments about bloatware. If we could just uninstall those ratings would not be there and the developers would likely get more users, not less.

Which programs are bloatware on H500S?

I just purchased a Lenovo H500s desktop pc for basic use. Many believe It has a lot of bloatware installed by Lenovo. Should I uninstall or delete these programs? I can uninstall them in control panel, but I can't figure out how to disable them. Some recommended going into Tools then Startup in Ccleaner and disabling the programs there, but none of these programs are listed there. I have the latest version of Ccleaner installed. Disabling then seeing if the disabling limited the computer's use in any way is safer than uninstalling.
This is the list of what many consider bloatware installed on my H500s:
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b. CyberLink MediaStory
c. CyberLink PhotoDirector
d. CyberLink PowerDirector
e. Lenovo Assistant
f. Lenovo Black Silk USB Keyboard Driver
g. Lenovo Browser Guard
h. Lenovo Photos
i. Lenovo Power2Go
j. Lenovo PowerDVD 10
k. Lenovo Reach
l. Lenovo Rescue
m. Lenovo SoftAp
n. Lenovo Web Start
o. LVT (Lenovo Vantage Technology)
p. Maxthon Cloud Browser
q. McAfee LiveSafe (trial)
r. Nitro PDF Reader
My computer is running very slowly and the hd seems to run constantly. Some of these programs may be slowing down my computer.
Thanks for any replies.

hi Jay777,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums.
From the list of softwares that you listed, I recommend you keep the following:
1. Lenovo Black Silk USB Keyboard Driver
- if the machne came with a wireless keyboard and mouse, this is the driver that keeps these devices functioning properly
2. Lenovo Power2Go
- CD/DVD burning software. Keep this if you burn files to discs frequently
3. Lenovo PowerDVD 10
- Software for playing DVD discs
4. Lenovo Rescue / OneKey Recovery
- System Recovery software. Keep this to trigger factory recovery and create backups.
5. LVT (Lenovo Vantage Technology)
- System utility to check system health (eg. software updates, hardware status, etc.)
In addition, try the following to speed things up:
- Set the power settings to High Performance
- Perform a clean boot and enable important startup items only (eg. Security Softwares (antivirus, firewall, etc.)).
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Allowing Android users to uninstall preloaded 3rd party Applications.

Here's an idea that is a well known problem with Android Tablets that causes many to have to root their tablets to be able to achive getting rid of unwanted bloatware. While I know there are plenty who love to tweak their tablets by flashing custom ROM's and the like.Many of us would just like to beable to uninstall "UNWANTED" Third Party Apps. I for one just bought an A1-810-L888 Tablet.And on it I find McAfee AntiVirus, Amazon Kindle, Amazon MP3, Ebay Application, As well as the Amazon Shopping Application just to name the few that drive me crazy. While I know that we can go into settings and disable these if we don't want to have to look at them or waste time updating constantly applications that we do not want or use. Why shouldn't we have the ability to uninstall them if we so choose?It is no different then if we buy a windows pc we are allowed to uninstall them on these computers, Why then shouldn't we be able to uninstall them from our Android Tablets? The same reason here using Android is the same reason I delete a lot of the Bloatware off of my Windows Computers, I neither want them or need them. PLUS it saves SSD Space... For example I don't like McAfee but instead prefer Norton's, If I want to shop on Ebay or Amazon I do so through my Browser{s}.The Amazon Android Store App I use because I have used this app for years.But others may not choose to do so. Just some what I think are useful ideas.To help those of us who don't want to have to root their phones just to get rid of stuff we don't need! THANKS...

OK point made.All I was wondering is why it isn't installed like an app that we install ourself? The Software Mfg would still get the chance of someone deciding to use it as I know many do in a Windows install.Hey it's there we can't use anything else. ie: A Ford it's got Ford parts I can't use anything else but Ford Parts.I know plenty of people like this. I am not arguing the price factor as I know it's your way of keeping the prices down, As Amazon does the Kindle.It's just would be nice to have a little more Freedom with our tablets.But for the money I can live with just disabling it. I just came back and re read my comment and you had mentioned about noboady saying.HEY This stuff is GREAT load us up with more!!! I had bought an A500 a few years back that had came with a few FREE Games of decent quality which I truly enjoyed.But I was saddened when I had to send it back to for service and they did a wipe of the SSD when I got it back and I went to download the games again they told me that I "NO LONGER" had the right to the games.I noticed the A1-810 also had the sametype of Games that I am most grateful for.But I had to send it back as well for the dreaded BootLoop problem and it is due back here in a couple of days, I don't expect to be able to download them again and pickup where I had left off, Like I can when I download one from lets say Google Play or Amazon.My point is this if I am not going to be able to reuse lets say the things that are put on my tablet as so called gifts, If I should have to have my tablet reserviced or I have to ReSet it back to factory specs.That are also put on there so as I can not remove them ie: Bloatware. Then what would make me want to shell out hard earned money for the use of Apps that are considered Bloatware?If in the end I lose the use of them if I have to doing anything to reset the tablet back to Factory Specs, ONLY to come back and shell out more of my Money to use them again once I had already paid for them. Although I will give Kudos to Acer for one thing though.You don't put near the amount of Bloatware on your tablets that other Mfgs do.And we are talking tablets in the $500 range.Both my A500 and A1-810 have almost 13gb of 16gb usable space avalible, As compared to a few others I've seen have only 11gb of 16gb free.So for that I think we are all Grateful.

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Lenovo M72e Tiny: What bloatware can I remove?

G'day there,
Erik from Australia here, very happy M72e Tiny owner. Only one problem though, would like to remove all the bloatware on the computer as it is for home use. How would I be able to go about removing the various Lenovo applications without causing issues with the OS (already tried removing via Control Panel Programs & Features, but that only messed up my default web browser and email settings (which were fixed easily) as well as some other issues that necessitated using System Restore to go back to before these programs were uninstalled (Lenovo System Update still has issues with language packs and won't start).
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