Re:Avoid Non-Microsoft Antivirus Software
by EvilTerran on Thursday January 26, 2017 @04:26AM
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This should do it:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10s...
They've had similar tools since at least Windows 7 IIRC, if not XP - you've just always had to download them separately, and they've never been advertised with much enthusiasm. Probably trying to strike a balance between pleasing power-users and keeping the bundled-bloatware ecosystem happy, seeing as MS benefit financially from both.
Re:Avoid Non-Microsoft Antivirus Software
by romanovcode on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:57AM
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Interesting, I will try this on my laptop this week and will report if it will work.
Re:Avoid Non-Microsoft Antivirus Software
by danieldk on Thursday January 26, 2017 @04:55AM
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Can't you just download a pristine Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft's website and install from that? I've done that on my Dell Precision and it works great.
Re:Avoid Non-Microsoft Antivirus Software
by floatboth on Thursday January 26, 2017 @07:59AM
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You can! Just make sure it's the exact same edition and language that came with the laptop. It will just pick up the OEM key from the ACPI table.
Re:Avoid Non-Microsoft Antivirus Software
by romanovcode on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:57AM
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The problem is that if it's not the same edition as is pre-installed you will lose your OEM license.
Re:Avoid Non-Microsoft Antivirus Software
by Kipters on Thursday January 26, 2017 @04:39AM
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Microsoft released a tool[0] that does exactly that
[0]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10s...
Re:Avoid Non-Microsoft Antivirus Software
by i_live_there on Thursday January 26, 2017 @07:46AM
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Uh, yes you can. Couple weeks ago I reset my Windows 10 MSI laptop to a clean state using nothing but Windows itself. Somewhere in Windows 10 restore options there's an option to format your HD and install only Windows and nothing else. You don't need a DVD nor a USB drive. A click of a button and off you go.
Re:Avoid Non-Microsoft Antivirus Software
by romanovcode on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:59AM
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Didn't work for me.
Re:Avoid Non-Microsoft Antivirus Software
by scott_karana on Thursday January 26, 2017 @12:35PM
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For instances where it's not worth the time to reformat, I've always liked PC Decrapifier. Hard to forget the name once you've heard it :D
For example if you get some Acer laptop and reset it using windows built-in functionality it'll still reset it with all the bloatware - including AV.