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Ron Obvious

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1. This sort of thing is why I always wipe a new laptop

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Sep 5, 2017, 08:51 PM

Sep 2017

And install a fresh Windows from scratch after writing down the activation code. Most manufacturers are guilty of this and similar practices: craplets, introductory versions, and I've even found malware on new laptops straight from the box.

As it happens, the Lenovo I'm using to type this one was bought in 2013, before this was installed.

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