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Remove junk applications from new computer en masse with tracking [duplicate]

Remove junk applications from new computer en masse with tracking [duplicate]

How do I remove those pesky junk programs typically associated with a new computer? Going through Add/Remove Programs in the control panel seems very slow as it is only allowing me to uninstall one thing at a time.

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Guest [Entry]

I tend to use PC Decrapifier which will detect commonly installed crapware and prompt you for which ones you want to remove. It will then run through the uninstallers for each of those. Since it will only detect from a known list of software, you can be safer in knowing that you probably don't need it. However, I find that some vigilance on your own part may be necessary so you don't remove some things that may be useful to you, like DVD burning software.
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