1 00:00:00,919 --> 00:00:10,160 okay here let's just test out your internet browser and oh oh my eyes it 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:11,880 burns oh the toolbars this is probably a 3 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:16,160 pretty familiar experience if you have ever worked in a computer repair shop or 4 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:21,400 helped a less tech-savvy member of your family fix an issue with their computer 5 00:00:18,439 --> 00:00:25,400 browser toolbars pre-installed programs Auto starting apps and tools that change 6 00:00:23,439 --> 00:00:31,640 your default search engine no I don't want to use ask gum.com are referred to 7 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:34,600 as crapware and blow Weare many people use these terms interchangeably but I 8 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:38,840 think there's actually a pretty important distinction between them 9 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:43,039 crapware is used to describe software that has no sensible use like those 10 00:00:41,239 --> 00:00:46,399 awful toolbars that take up half the browser with sponsored links to sites 11 00:00:44,719 --> 00:00:50,760 you would never want to visit and leave you with no space to actually view the 12 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:54,480 web content that you came to see whereas bloatware is software that can be 13 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:59,280 legitimately useful but that was installed without your approval usually 14 00:00:57,199 --> 00:01:03,199 by the manufacturer of your computer and that you probably wouldn't have 15 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:07,439 installed if given the choice so how do you get bloatware and crapware well as 16 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:11,720 mentioned before a lot of bloatware comes pre-installed on your PC and 17 00:01:09,479 --> 00:01:16,600 actually the same goes even for mobile devices the Samsung Galaxy S4 was 18 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:21,320 particularly notorious for shipping with excessive bloatware with about 7 gigs of 19 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:25,119 the capacity of the 16 gig model taken up by pre-installed apps and software 20 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:30,240 that you couldn't remove without a pretty solid understanding of how 21 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:31,920 Android Works yikes not all blare is 22 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:36,000 pre-installed on Hardware though sometimes you'll find it hidden in the 23 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:39,479 recommended or Express installation options for free software 24 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:43,640 subscription-based antivirus Solutions are notorious for this hiding in 25 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:48,840 countless installers just waiting to eat up your CPU and RAM resources and in 26 00:01:46,439 --> 00:01:53,560 this regard crapware is no different if I had a penny for every time I had to 27 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:55,880 uncheck install ask toolbar when trying 28 00:01:53,560 --> 00:02:00,360 to install a new program on my PC I would already have my kids college 29 00:01:57,119 --> 00:02:02,880 education paid for now in a world where 30 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:07,719 PC manufacturers often spend countless hours and funds designing and developing 31 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:11,280 their latest and greatest new laptop or whatever why on Earth would they include 32 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:16,440 pre-loaded programs that seem to do nothing but slow your PC down sometimes 33 00:02:14,239 --> 00:02:20,200 the answer is pretty innocent and it's just a matter of they wanted to put on 34 00:02:18,239 --> 00:02:22,760 this like feature that it turns out people didn't really care about that 35 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:27,160 much it wasn't very well-coded and it used up resources you just pull it off 36 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:35,840 other times the answer's a little more Sinister cash cheddar green backs Yen 37 00:02:31,959 --> 00:02:37,879 Dong Dong anyway um back on topic 38 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:43,239 companies like oh let's just use Norton as an example will pay PC manufacturers 39 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:47,319 to preload their software onto their computers because once it's there many 40 00:02:45,599 --> 00:02:51,440 people don't know how to get rid of it or even know that they should want to 41 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:56,280 well hold on lonus the apps pre-installed on my PC were free I mean 42 00:02:54,200 --> 00:03:00,920 how is there a benefit to anyone to have it installed there here's how let's take 43 00:02:58,920 --> 00:03:06,000 hypothetical dude Jeff who brings his new pc home and it's pleased to discover 44 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:08,000 it is protected by Norton Antivirus an 45 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:12,440 antivirus program that was included with his purchase how nice only a year from 46 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:18,519 now that software is going to be all like yo Jeff man I'm expired man your PC 47 00:03:15,920 --> 00:03:22,840 is like unprotected unless you purchase another year of the service act now 48 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:28,360 before the hacker worm Trojan monster virus steals all your personal 49 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:30,480 information man because Norton was 50 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:35,000 pre-installed on that PC Jeff never realized that he could shop around and 51 00:03:32,519 --> 00:03:40,239 find free Alternatives that work just as well or better so now they get to rake 52 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:44,400 in $54.99 a year for the lifetime of that computer pretty smart well okay 53 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:47,840 lonus now that I know about bloatware and crapware how do I get rid of it and 54 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:51,959 what can I do to make sure I don't get any more lucky for us life hacker has 55 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:55,840 come to the rescue once again with their excellent article about removing bloat 56 00:03:53,599 --> 00:03:59,480 Weare and crapware from Windows that article served as inspiration for 57 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:02,519 today's episode as fast as possible so be sure to check it out at the link in 58 00:04:00,879 --> 00:04:07,519 the video description as 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