![]() ![]() I tested Unchecky with 5 products renowned for bundling and it worked perfectly with all five, although not always in the exact same manner… more on that later. ![]() As the final installation message indicates, just leave Unchecky running in the background and it will simply do its thing:Īnd that ‘thing’ is preventing unwanted extras from being inadvertently installed on your machine. There is nothing to configure, no settings as such. Unchecky – Download and usageĮverything about Unchecky yells simplicity from the tiny 675KB download through to the minimalistic interface. Unchecky warns you when you try to accept a potentially unwanted offer, which makes it less likely to be accepted accidentally. Warns – Installers often try to sneak additional programs as a natural part of the installation. Unchecks – Unchecky automatically unchecks unrelated offers, both saving you mouse clicks and making it less likely to miss a checkbox of an unwanted offer. Unchecky – The softwareįirstly, to avoid any confusion, it should be noted that Unchecky does NOT get rid of crapware which has already been installed on the system, it is specifically designed as a preventative measure. This is just the sort of situation Unchecky is designed to help prevent. I first came across Unchecky a few weeks ago and my immediate reaction was… what a great concept! I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve queried clients about toolbars installed on their machines and they’ve had no idea what it does or where it came from. ![]() Seems developers and vendors are bent on expanding this practice, and they aren’t averse to drawing from the sneaky tactics department either. ![]() It is, however, maybe a sign of the times… the way things are going with all this crapware constantly foisted upon us with almost every software installation, it was probably inevitable and is certainly topical.Įveryone here at DCT deplores the worsening situation involving software installations and bundling, and I suspect we are not Robinson Crusoe. The truth is, it’s all purely coincidental. You could be forgiven for thinking we are on an ‘anti crapware’ crusade this week, what with Marc’s excellent How do you handle crapware article, my recent experience installing ImgBurn, and now this article, it certainly seems that way. ![]()
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