We originally published this article about a year ago, but in light of Lenovo’s Superfish fiasco, cleaning crapware off your PC is now more relevant than ever. For Superfish-specific instructions, see ...

Bloatware, crapware, shovelware: No matter what you call it, the junk that PC makers dump onto new PCs is nothing short of a mess. The situation was thrust into the spotlight last week when it was ...

As PC manufacturers attempt to make their computers more affordable for customers, they usually turn to pre-loaded programs, where the developers will pay a fee to have their software included on the ...

买手机的时候说存储空间有4G，可买回家一看发现剩余空间不到1G了，查来查去才知道原来是预装软件太多，占去了大部分的存储空间。更可气的是，这些预装软件你几百年都可能用不到。 Bloatware refers to pre-installed software on your phone that provides more bells and whistles ...

It seems even Microsoft is getting sick of bloatware. The software giant has built a tool designed to "refresh" systems with a new copy of Windows 10, which takes aim at preinstalled junk apps, the ...

Roger is a long-time tech journalist with many site credits including AppleInsider and Android Authority. His specialties include everything from Apple, Android, and Windows devices through to ...

Pixel phones have a lot less bloatware than most other Android brands. But they still come packed with a whole raft of Google ...

Most major PC makers are shipping their desktops and notebooks with pre-installed software, which researchers say is riddled with security vulnerabilities. A highly-critical report by Duo Security ...

Bloatware has been a long-time problem for Android devices, but some brands have stood against it for a while. OnePlus, though, seems to be sneaking more bloatware onto its devices as of late. OnePlus ...

Update 8/12/2015 1:20PM: Lenovo has released an official statement regarding this issue. In it, the company says “Lenovo’s use of LSE was not consistent with these new guidelines,” which references a ...

Five tools for dealing with bloatware on your Android device Your email has been sent If mobile device bloatware is getting in your way, hide it or delete it with one of these five handy tools. Most ...

So you’ve just bought the best Windows laptop, you’ve gritted your teeth through Cortana’s obnoxiously cheery setup narration, and the above screenshot is the Start menu you’re presented with. Exactly ...