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    Toshiba Bloatware

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Sezso, Oct 6, 2011.

  1. Sezso

    Sezso Newbie

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    Just got a Toshiba Satellite C655 and it's of course full of bloatware.

    I know that these programs are harmless and for the most part have little affect on the system, but I really dislike things happening to my computer than I didn't explicitly allow. So bloatware, do not like. But I don't know if any of this is important for actually running the computer so. Do I need to keep any of these or can I uninstall all of them? Thanks a lot.

    Atheros Communications Inc.(R) AR81 Family Gigabit/Fast Ethernet Driver
    Atheros Driver Installation Program
    Conexant HD Audio
    [email protected]
    Realtex USB 2.0 Card Reader
    Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
    Toshiba Assist
    Toshiba Bulletin Board
    Toshiba Disc Creator
    Toshiba Face Recognition
    Toshiba Hardware Setup
    Toshiba HDD/SSD Alert
    Toshiba Media Controller
    Toshiba Media Controller Plug-in
    Toshiba Quality Application
    Toshiba Quality Application
    Toshiba Recovery Media Creator
    Toshiba ReelTime
    Toshiba Service Station
    Toshiba Supervisor Password
    Toshiba Value Added Package
    Toshiba Web Camera Application
    ToshibaRegistration
     
    Sezso, Oct 6, 2011
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  2. V_Chip

    V_Chip Be about it.

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    DO NOT uninstall any drivers.

    Atheros, Conexant, Realtex, and Synaptics.
     
    V_Chip, Oct 6, 2011
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  3. Sezso

    Sezso Newbie

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    Does that mean I CAN uninstall all of the Toshiba stuff? Is any of that necessary?
     
    Sezso, Oct 6, 2011
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    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    I would not delete that
     
    alexUW, Oct 6, 2011
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  5. 1994F7PT

    1994F7PT Notebook Evangelist

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    i would create the recovery media, then delete that!lol!

    and if you like the FN key functions and flash cards that popup at top of the screen dont delete the value added package.

    rest of the tosh can go ;-)
     
    1994F7PT, Oct 10, 2011
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