Anyone who doesn’t play close attention when they’re installing new software will often find they have not just added one program, but also several other pieces of so-called bloatware. — dpa
Anyone who doesn’t pay close attention when they’re installing new software will often find they have not just added one program, but also several other pieces of so-called bloatware offered during the installation routine.
Keeping these unwanted piggyback programs at bay from Windows computers is the mission of the free-to-download tool Unchecky.
It automatically removes ticks from pre-completed checkboxes during installation and protects users from unwanted additional programs, toolbars or so-called "crapware".
"You are about to install a potentially unwanted program. Are you sure you want to proceed?" the software warns if it spots something you might not need.
There's no guarantee that this background software will recognise every checkbox in every installation, but it should help the average user save some hard drive space from being unnecessarily used up. — dpa
