Software that comes with a computer, tablet or smartphone. The operating system is the primary pre-installed software component. However, there may be several pre-installed applications as well, in ...

Picture the ultimate replacement for the Windows Store app. Let’s imagine it allows for installing nearly any Windows application; no clicking through software installation wizards; automatically ...

The standard method of installing software through an optical drive is not the only way to acquire software for your Mac. Apple has provided other alternatives. These are necessary if you have a ...

I just got a new Lenovo x230. Lenovo seems to have pre-installed significant amounts of software (See the pic below). Some I obviously want to remove like the Norton Internet Secuirity Suite but with ...

The hotkey drivers come pre-installed on all HP laptops. When a user turns on his laptop, these drivers run automatically. But sometimes, when the hotkey drivers quit ...

A large-scale independent study of pre-installed Android apps has cast a critical spotlight on the privacy and security risks that preloaded software poses to users of the Google developed mobile ...