Degunking Windows 7

Introduction

Your brand new PC was awesome when you took it out of the box. You were in heaven. You told everyone how great Windows 7 was, how sleek Internet Explorer was, and how much faster your Internet connection seemed. You could find files easily, you could save files in their proper places, and you had no problems whatsoever installing hardware and software.

You started to notice you had a lot of stuff you weren’t using, though. Some people refer to it as “crapware.” That’s the stuff like a 60-day trial of antivirus or office software, photo editing software, music programs, DVD burning programs, and the like. You don’t want it. You don’t need it. So you spend a little time trying to uninstall it, only to find yourself either bored or ...