Ever installed free software in
your machine? This usually happens in Windows base Installer where the software
will be installed by clicking “Next -> Next -> Next -> Install
-> Finish”. Normal users will do it quick enough until
they do not
actually see for what reason are they clicking the “Next” button for.
It’s not
their fault (not totally) but this is where the other party takes
advantage.
Since you are not checking what you are clicking next for, they include
some
other “additional packages” along with the software that you are
installing. So
what happen once you installed the software? When you open your browser,
it
will be like below. Then all of the sudden your homepage changed to some
odd looking Chinese Google Like Website. Your searches are going in a
search engine that you never ever used in your life.
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| Bloated Browser with Bloat Wares |
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| Example of Bloat Wares (Not Harmful, But Unnecessary) |
Ever faced this problem? Believe
it or not, I have seen people where their browser is almost closing half of
their browsing screen. That much of bloatwares been installed without him/her
knowing it. Well bloatwares are not bad (some of them are). But bloat ware is
something that will bloat your PC processing power to process something unnecessary
that you will not be using. Thus this will slow down your PC. Well you might as
well say, “It’s okay I can just uninstall it if I installed it”. Believe me
guys, uninstalling this bloatwares are not easy. There will be residual pieces
of the software in your machine even after you uninstalled it. So what are the
ways to avoid installing unnecessary bloats wares in your PC and congest it?
Point 1: See What You Are Clicking!
Well the first way is simple. When
you are installing something, read every page before you press the “Next”
button. This is essential where actually the 3rd party bloat ware
guys are not that mean. They do give us choice to uncheck the installation of
the bloat ware. But then again as I said earlier, no one actually read the page
before clicking next. Now it’s the users fault. So this is the first step. See
what you are installing!
Normally, there will be options
for the user to actually choose what type of installation they want to perform.
Is it the default or customized. Usually in most cases, users will choose the
default installation as they don’t have to change any settings of the
installation like installation location, file name and such. This is where the
bloat wares will be hiding. Usually in Default Installation it will bundle up a
few bloat wares and installs it together. So you do not have control over it.
On the other hand, custom installation is giving you a certain control on what
to be installed, where and such. So by choosing custom installation you can see
the breakdown of the software and uncheck the unwanted bloatwares from the
installation and install a clean fresh software that you wanted.Point 3: Use an Awesome Tool Called “UNCHECKY”
Both of the method we saw above
is manual. This means users have to manually see and uncheck what they want and
don’t want. Wouldn’t it be great if there is a software that can identify bloat
wares and uncheck the box for us while we can just click “Next->Next->Next->Install”.
Well there is. The tool is called “Unchecky”.
It is a very small tool (no bloatwares, I have already checked) that will
uncheck any bloatwares precompiled in the software installer. So you just
install this software in your machine and it will be triggered whenever you are
trying to install something. This tool is very easy to use and does not require
any technical knowledge or any tutorial. So anybody can install and use it. And YES IT’S FREE!
Conclusion
Well this is a small tip I
thought worth sharing as it is effecting our daily life in using PCs. Well who
would like a browser filled with toolbar that God Knows How It Came There. Now
you know where it all come from. So now you will install your software
carefully or to be care free you can use Unchecky. They will always update
their tool to pick up new bloatwares available but it is also advised you take
a look while using Unchecky if it really does unchecks the bloat wares. For me,
it worked great for a few software and I’m starting to trust it. You got any
other tip in avoiding bloat wares or clean software installation process? Do
share with me in the comment section below. Share this post if you think it’s
useful. Take care. Until my next post!
Link for Unchecky
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