This is a particularly in-your-face example of that monetization strategy. It's also unfortunate that Microsoft is resorting to some of the same behavior it criticized its OEM partners for a few years ago. All of those apps can be uninstalled fairly easily, of course. Because they're Store apps, they can't install performance-damaging system files or run processes at startup. Aside from consuming a few megabytes of storage, these preinstalled apps don't even have a trivial impact on system performance.
So how do you avoid having that assortment of apps installed in the first place? Two options are fully supported; not surprisingly, each assumes that you're paying Microsoft for an additional business product or service.
Instead of games, you get these productivity apps when you use an enterprise edition or an organization account. Using either of those options results in a different set of additional apps being installed. There is, of course, a theoretical anti-crapware argument that some have with any additional apps being installed as part of setting up a new account. But this assortment, at least, feels like it has more of an emphasis on productivity.
The free Code Writer editor is installed automatically on enterprise, domain, and Azure AD installations. As with the consumer-focused apps, you can uninstall or hide these extra apps with just a few clicks: Scroll through the Apps list on the Start menu until you find the icon of the unwanted app, and then right-click that icon and click Uninstall. Of course, if you're deploying Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise in a large organization, you have access to specialized tools that let you build a custom image with only the apps you want your users to have.
Those without a crew of IT overlords will just have to stay on the lookout for new crapware variants. Running Windows 10? Here's how Microsoft plans to milk more profits out of its cash cow. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.
Learn how your comment data is processed. Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Basically the subject's name. It's free real estate for different versions of the games i didn't even install and some for example minecraft i did.
Yes, hackers have managed to break into the free game market and exploit players for money by inserting a virus called Mapin into otherwise non-malicous packages. The malware was uploaded to Google Play on November , and November 22, On the same dates System optimizer, Zombie Tsunami, tom cat talk, Super Hero adventure, Classic brick game and the applications mentioned earlier from Google Play Store, packaged with same backdoor, were uploaded to several alternative Android markets by the same developers.
Naturally the thing is difficult to remove and will resist your efforts in that direction. Although the number of users having solid anti-malware apps installed on their smartphones and tablets is growing in India, the number of malware created for smartphones is growing at a much faster pace. All these infected games are still available for download from Android market places other than Google Play and have been downloaded thousands of times, ESET said.
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