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Re:Lenovo crams unremovable crapware into laptops by hiding ... by Wowfunhappy on Saturday September 14, 2019 @08:00AM (#20970248)
So, how can I disable the Windows functionality that makes this type of thing possible? Surely there's a way?
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Re:Lenovo crams unremovable crapware into laptops by hiding ... by Vrondi on Saturday September 14, 2019 @12:26PM (#20971823)
No. Windows does not control the BIOS. The BIOS activates when the machine is powered on, before the operating system becomes active. This is at the hardware maker level, and outside the control of Windows.
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Re:Lenovo crams unremovable crapware into laptops by hiding ... by ndidi on Saturday September 14, 2019 @12:51PM (#20972025)
The article mentions how Windows reads an ACPI table, looks for a specific executable file, and willingly runs it. It's not the BIOS forcing anything to happen, Windows goes out of its way to look for an .exe that is bundled in the BIOS and then happily runs it.
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