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    Windows 8 bloatware removal?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Peon, Feb 11, 2013.

  1. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Anyone have a guide on how to remove all the bloatware Acer loads onto their Windows 8 machines?
     
    Peon, Feb 11, 2013
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    xKrNMBoYx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can't you just uninstall them? I found nearly everything they provided useless.
     
    xKrNMBoYx, Feb 12, 2013
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  3. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    It's not that simple - stuff like their Netflix app doesn't even have an uninstaller.
     
    Peon, Feb 12, 2013
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    That sucks. I uninstalled all apps and programs they had on my notebook. Apps are not stable enough on Windows 8 yet.
     
    xKrNMBoYx, Feb 12, 2013
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    squee666 Notebook Evangelist

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    Get an application uninstaller program should remove anything that doesn't have an uninstaller.

    Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2
     
    squee666, Feb 13, 2013
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  6. mattcheau

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    right click app tiles to get the uninstall charm to appear along the bottom of the start screen.

    Sent from my PI39100 using Board Express
     
    mattcheau, Feb 13, 2013
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    Revo uninstaller is a good program, it clears the registry entries as well.
     
    ellalan, Feb 17, 2013
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