this machine came full of bloatware. How can I delete the unnecessary apps (ebay, etc.) so it runs fast? All I need is a browser & MS Office.
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Go to the windows tile to your left hand corner at the bottom. Click it and then once you see all the tiles on the screen select a tile by right clicking it and then un install the tile. Its really simple. Once you select the tile at the bottom of the screen you should see the un install tab. Click it and it should automatically install it.
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Use the following to uninstall e-bay (etc.): Start menu - control panel - (find the program for uninstalling) - right click - uninstall. You might have to restart your computer for the process to be completed. If this does not work, then I would try to google it out! Best of luck!!!
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Yes, but it was excruciatingly slow, no matter what I tried. I tried deleting programs and defragmenting, along with a couple of other things, and it was just SLOW. I ended up selling it and buying a full laptop.
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Well, it comes with office, many, if not most apps are free...at least the ones that I use. For surfing, browsing and watching movies or videos, I rarely touch my PC or laptop anymore. Having said that, it's not a powerhouse. I have purchased nothing for use on this tablet and would buy it again, or the new one with the atom processor ( or is it tegra 4?)
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Came with Chrome and Windows essentials. I installed Open Office for word processing.
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I had to install all of Microsoft Office (that I purchased). There may have been a trial offer, but I didn't even check because I know there wasn't any permanent version, so I just installed what I had.
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Unfortunately not; The unit does not come with any sort of bloatware (trial software) or full versions of the Office Suite. I am sure Microsoft has a link for a trial on their website or you can try a free alternative like Open Office.
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ASAP remove all the provided software bloat and the Macafee security as it SLOWS the Acer down to a crawl. Once gone it runs great!
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I haven't had that experience, but I am having trouble with the 64 gig memory. I have windows 8 and Office 365 installed and I am out of storage space. Get wierd freezes and messages pretty often now. No way to upgrade the storage either, as far as I know.
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there is bloatware, some things you might want to keep, others you wont, shut off the ones you wont use, removing them is easy enough but they come back so turn them off so they arent running. you can customize it and make some changes to get rid of many things but some stuff is just there.
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just free trial for MS office 2010 and 2 months of Norton Internet Security. There is some HP stuff but nothing of any real value.
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Yes, Windows takes a lot of space. There's about 11 GB left free out of the box with the 32 GB model. You can get 5 GB more free space by deleting the recovery partition (after making one or more flash drive copies!); it's very simple, with an app already set up to do it in the "all apps" view. You can get another 1.6 GB by disabling hibernate mode (Google for it if you're interested), which doesn't really cost you anything since hibernate is not available anyway. You can also add a micro-SD card with up to 64 GB of storage (it's drive D:) and put all your heavy applications and data there. Yes, you can use a mouse and keyboard -- either Bluetooth or, if you buy a USB OTG (On-the-Go) adapter for a couple of bucks, via USB. You just can't charge the tablet and use USB peripherals at the same time, since the USB port is used for both and even with a splitter cable the Encore only does one or the other at a time.
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Mostly Add/Remove Programs will work, but I like to use CCleaner (aka Crap Cleaner). It is a good utility for disk health and full removal of programs.Hope that helps!
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Office 2000 runs very nicely on mine. I've upgraded the RAM to 2 GB's, and am also running Kaspersky Internet Security, which is known as a memory hog....
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Windows 8 and that is about it. No office or It does have a fair amount of junkware so it does need to be wiped before use or is kind of slowish, but other than that great comp.
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To me, the biggest problem with bloatware is the installation of McAfee - - which I find very obtrusive, slow and real pain in the you know what. I had to go Dell support (which was fantastic) to completely remove McAfee and switch over to Windows Defender (which has always worked for me) that is integral to 8.1 windows. Outside of that - - not too bad for bloatware. Easily removable.
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Microsoft Office Starter 2010 (Word and Excel) which I am happy with since I have the full versions on my other computers so this works out for me. Also loaded is a unlockqble full version of Office but need to buy this.McAfeeAt least 16 Asus programs. Notables include Lifeframe3, PowerGear Hybrid, Asus Vibe, Asus WebStorage, Splendid utility .. I don't use any of these.Intel WiDiIntel AT Service Signup
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No idea. I tossed everything. But it probably is because it ran so slow on my Windows 7. I think it's designed for older software.