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Originally Posted by danwdoo
Another problem is AV suites. Can't tell you how many computers have seemingly unrelated issues such as crashes and hangs and performance problems that magically go away after uninstalling some of the monster AV suits out there. Having unexpected, hard to track down issues? Uninstall your security suite, make sure Windows Security Essentials (Windows Defender in Win 8.X) is active and test it for a week or so. The difference might amaze you.
Just some thoughts on my experiences after having worked on hundreds of PC's.
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I totally agree with you which is why I stay away from the big AV names and from PCs that come with alot of Bloatware. My FIL's PC with Vista has become a headache for him due to all the bloatware it came with. I keep having to fix it because he wont let me get rid of the junk it's full with.
My laptop came with very little bloatware I was pleasantly surprise about that after dealing with Gateway and Acer's junk they load onto their PCs. First thing I did was get rid of all the unnecessary programs which made a huge difference in performance.