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Crapware is usually found on consumer machines, where installing crapware pays for the OS and reduces the price. Pro machines from Dell and HP generally don't have crapware apart from anit-virus), in my experience.

However, they may have "useful" extra software, which I could do without. (Dell Data Safe backup etc. Lenovo is the worst.)

But you can download a crapware-free version of Windows 7 or 10 from Microsoft and do a clean installation.



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