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I just purchased a Lenovo laptop, and it comes with a bunch of stuff pre-bundled that I'd like to remove. I've tried all the reset options in Windows 10, but Lenovo must have a configuration file or recovery partition that I can't see, and is reinstalling all of their bloatware/crapware when Windows 10 reinstalls.

Is there some way to prevent Lenovo from reinstalling the bloatware on reset? Or is the only way to do a clean installation?

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    Download a Windows 10 .ISO and install Windows, or just remove the software you don't want
    – Ramhound
    Commented Feb 26, 2016 at 1:20
  • Yeah, was hoping there was a config file or something I could delete that would prevent all the bloatware from being reinstalled on reset.
    – hisnameisjimmy
    Commented Feb 26, 2016 at 1:24
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    pcdecrapifier.com
    – Moab
    Commented Feb 26, 2016 at 1:44
  • download a clean win10 ISO from Microsoft and reinstall Windows: microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/techbench
    – magicandre1981
    Commented Feb 26, 2016 at 5:25
  • Looks like that's the best option. I did that and it worked just fine. Still kind of a bummer, but at least it works.
    – hisnameisjimmy
    Commented Feb 27, 2016 at 6:11

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The reset option allows you to use a custom images as source. Here the custom Lenovo image with all the pre- installed apps is used. The best way to get rid of the crap is to download a clean Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft and reinstall Windows.

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