He suggested that the experience of people buying a new Windows computer can be damaged by poorly designed, uncertified third-party applications installed by vendors. Ī Microsoft executive mentioned that within the company these applications were dubbed craplets (a portmanteau of crap and applet).
Most of these programs are included without the user's knowledge, and have no instructions on how to opt-out or remove them. Often new PCs come with factory-installed software which the manufacturer was paid to include, but is of dubious value to the purchaser. Some "free download" websites use unwanted software bundling that similarly installs unwanted software. Unwanted factory-installed software (also known as crapware or bloatware ) can include major security vulnerabilities, like Superfish, which installs a root certificate to inject advertising into encrypted Google search pages, but leaves computers vulnerable to serious cyberattacks that breach the security used in banking and finance websites. The operating system is usually factory-installed, but because it is a general requirement, this term is used for additional software apart from the bare necessary amount, usually from other sources (or the operating system vendor). Pre-installed software (also known as bundled software) is software already installed and licensed on a computer or smartphone bought from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Software already installed and licensed on a computer by OEM
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