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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by ImprobableTruth on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @09:46AM (#23390932)
I'd be pretty surprised if that's true. I've recently switched to windows 10 pro and I don't have candy crush or anything installed.
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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by Nextgrid on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @12:22PM (#23392773)
I think it depends on the region or maybe even the time period (maybe those promotional deals only run for a certain period of time and eventually get renewed, if you're unlucky enough to reinstall while in the correct region/period you get it).
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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by criddell on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @10:58AM (#23391704)
Was there a Candy Crush ad in the menu that would install it as soon as you click on int?
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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by ImprobableTruth on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @11:42AM (#23392242)
No, I specifically looked to remove any crapware and was surprised that there wasn't anything. I also just did a search for candy crush and I only got the website.
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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by criddell on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @12:05PM (#23392556)
Are you signing in with a domain account? I think the crapware is only made visible for local accounts and microsoft.com sign ins.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-steer-clear-of-windows-...

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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by jdsully on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @03:44PM (#23395434)
I'm on Pro and while Candy Crush was removed, I now have Farm Hero's Saga and something called "Groove Music". Netflix also somehow made its way there even though I've never once tried to watch it on this PC.

They are less brazen about it, I had to look in my Applications list.

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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by criddell on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @03:52PM (#23395556)
I think Groove/Zune Music is Microsoft's music player.
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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by jbay808 on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @02:05PM (#23394003)
Just make this part of your setup process

https://www.howtogeek.com/269331/how-to-disable-all-of-windo...

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