Siguran sam da su mnogi čuli za programe koji obećavaju da će eliminirati svu napuhanost koja dolazi unaprijed instalirana na našim računalima. Alati kao što su PC Decrapifier, SlimComputer ili Decrap preporučili su mnogi blogovi i stručnjaci. Ali... rade li stvarno? Jesu^(Are) li stvarno učinkoviti u uklanjanju svih bloatware i crapware s vašeg računala? Saznajte odgovor iz ove analize:

Bloatware , Crapware , softver^(Software) koji vam nije potreban

Ovaj problem je dobio mnoga imena. Kako god to nazvali, tužna je i uobičajena praksa. Svaki put kada kupite novo računalo (stolno ili prijenosno računalo), proizvođač će ga prodati s nekim unaprijed instaliranim softverom, od kojih vam većina neće biti potrebna.

Ovaj unaprijed instalirani softver može vas iznervirati upitima da kupite licencu za njega ili instalirate dodatne alate. Ponekad ovaj softver pruža malo korisnih značajki i ima negativan utjecaj na performanse vašeg sustava. Kako biste dobili dobru sliku o tome kako se može utjecati na performanse, preporučujem ovu staru i još uvijek pronicljivu analizu: The Crapware Con .

Sada... kako se riješiti bloatwarea, crapwarea - kako god to želite nazvati? Jedno rješenje koje prodaju mnoge web stranice i blogovi je korištenje softvera kao što su PC Decrapifier , SlimComputer ili Decrap .

Barem u teoriji, ovi će programi skenirati vaše računalo u potrazi za promotivnim programima, alatnim trakama, poveznicama na oglašavanje ili probnim ponudama. Zatim će vam pomoći da ih uklonite na više-manje automatiziran način.

PC Decrapifier - kako radi?

PC Decrapifier je besplatan alat koji možete preuzeti i pokrenuti izravno, bez potrebe za instalacijom. Započinje analizom vašeg računala prema unaprijed definiranom popisu poznatog crapwarea. Zatim prikazuje sav softver za koji misli da je crapware i razvrstava se u tri različita popisa:

• Preporučeno:^{(Recommended:)} mnogi korisnici uklanjaju programe prikazane na ovom popisu.
• Upitno: neki korisnici ^{(Questionable:)}PC Decrapifiera^{(PC Decrapifier)} uklanjaju te programe . Možda nisu svi crapware.
• Sve ostalo:^{(Everything Else:)} su programi i aplikacije o kojima PC Decrapifier nema dovoljno informacija. Alat ne zna jesu li ovo crapware ili ne.

Možete pregledavati ove popise i odabrati crapware koji želite automatski deinstalirati. Kada ste odabrali, pritisnite gumb Ukloni odabrano^{(Remove Selected)} na dnu prozora PC Decrapifier .

Na sljedećem zaslonu vidjet ćete potpuni popis svega što će biti uklonjeno s vašeg računala. Na dnu prozora također možete odabrati hoće li PC Decrapifier automatski stvoriti točku vraćanja sustava^{(create a system restore point)} prije nego što nastavite s postupkom deinstalacije. Ovo je dobra praksa i preporučujemo da to učinite.

SlimComputer – kako radi?

SlimComputer , barem u konceptu, vrlo je sličan PC Decrapifieru^{(PC Decrapifier)} . SlimComputer je alat koji morate preuzeti i instalirati da biste ga mogli koristiti.

 

SlimComputer skenira vaše računalo prema popisu poznatog bloatwarea. Ako su poznate stavke identificirane, možete ih automatski ukloniti. Ako ne, možete otići na odjeljak Uninstaller i ručno ukloniti programe koji vam nisu potrebni.

Decrap – kako to radi?

Decrap je još jedan program koji se oglašava kao alat za uklanjanje crapware-a.

Slično kao PC Decrapifier i SlimComputer , počinje analizom vašeg računala u potrazi za poznatim bloatwareom.

Nakon što završi, Decrap prikazuje sav takozvani crapware u zasebne popise: softver za automatsko pokretanje, stavke za stolno računalo, upravljačke programe i drugi vjerojatno važan softver, stavke izbornika Start, softver treće strane i softver koji^{(Automatically Starting Software, Desktop Items, Drivers and other probably important software, Start Menu Items, Third Party Software)} se odnosi na Windows^{(Windows Related Software)} . Uz dvije iznimke, Upravljački programi i drugi vjerojatno važan softver^{(Drivers and other probably important software)} i Windows povezani softver^{(Windows Related Software)} , svi ostali popisi automatski se odabiru za uklanjanje.

Međutim, pazite da pritisnete Next . Pronašli smo vrlo nesretan problem s Decrapom^(Decrap) : on automatski odabire za uklanjanje gotovo sve što je instalirano na vašem računalu. Pod tim zapravo mislimo na sve: čak se i Internet Explorer deinstalira ako ne obratite pozornost i poništite odabir.

Ako želite koristiti Decrap , preporučujemo vam da ručno odaberete koji će se programi ukloniti s vašeg računala.

Bloatware Bloatware / Crapware smo koristili za testiranje

Kako bismo testirali učinkovitost ova tri programa, instalirali smo sljedeći softver koji je u paketu s određenim modelima računala: CyberLink PowerDVD , Adobe Reader , Magic Desktop , WeatherBug , DVD Menu Pack za HP MediaSmart Video , HP Advisor , Asus FancyStart , Picasa 3.9 , Norton Security Scan , AVG Security Toolbar , Ask Toolbar i Ask Toolbar Updater .

Dok neki od ovih programa (npr. Adobe Reader ) mogu biti korisni nekim korisnicima, drugi će ih smatrati nepotrebnim nadutošću.

Nakon instaliranja gore spomenutog softvera, pokrenuli smo svaki alat kako bismo saznali koje stavke identificiraju kao bloatware i uklanjaju li ih.

Rade li PC Decrapifier , SlimComputer i Decrap^{(Decrap Work)} ?

Jednostavan i vrlo iznenađujući odgovor je: "Ne! Ne rade!". Korisni su kao i većina bloatwarea instaliranog na vašem nedavno kupljenom računalu.

Saznali smo da svi ovi programi nisu tako dobri u prepoznavanju crapwarea:

• PC Decrapifier identificirao je samo tri stavke - Ask Toolbar , WeatherBug i DVD Menu Pack za HP MediaSmart Video .
• SlimComputer nije identificirao nijednu stavku kao crapware.
• Decrap je sve identificirao kao bloatware, uključujući Windows programe poput Internet Explorera^{(Internet Explorer)} .

Jedini način na koji smo mogli koristiti ove alate bio je da ručno pokrenemo postavku programa koje nismo željeli i ručno ih deinstaliramo. A to možete učiniti iz sustava Windows^(Windows) , bez instaliranja dodatnih aplikacija, koristeći korake koje smo opisali u ovom vodiču: Jesu li programi za dodavanje ili uklanjanje programa nestali? Gdje ga pronaći? ^{(Did Add or Remove Programs Disappear? Where to Find It?)}.

Mogli biste reći da smo koristili kratki popis bloatware / crapware programa. Ali to nije problem.

Pravi je problem što ovi programi ili koriste unaprijed definirani popis stavki koje se smatraju bloatwareom ili ih ne koriste. Na primjer, PC Decrapifier uključuje samo 50 aplikacija na svom popisu s uklonjenim najpopularnijim aplikacijama^{(Top Applications Removed)} . Nismo uspjeli pronaći sličan popis za SlimComputer , ali sigurni smo da ga koristi. Što se tiče Decrapa^(Decrap) , činjenica da se gotovo sve instalirano na računalu smatra bloatwareom dovoljna je da dokaže da ne koristi nikakav popis.

Ako se takvi popisi ne ažuriraju redovito i ne uključuju bloatware instaliran od strane svih velikih proizvođača računala, onda neće raditi baš dobro.

Dakle... Kako ukloniti Crapware?

Nakon ovog iskustva, ne preporučujemo korištenje alata koji obećavaju uklanjanje sranja koje je instalirano na vašem računalu. Oni jednostavno neće raditi, osim ako se puno truda ne uloži u održavanje ovih proizvoda i vođenje vrlo ažurnih popisa crapware-a.

Jedini način da uklonite softver koji vam nije potreban je da to učinite ručno iz sustava Windows^(Windows) ili da koristite naprednije programe za deinstalaciju softvera kako biste eliminirali i stvari koje ostavljaju za sobom. U ovom članku možete pronaći prijedloge za dobre alate: Pregled programa za deinstalaciju softvera - Pregled IObita protiv Ashampooa protiv Revoa^{(Roundup of Software Uninstallers - Reviewing IObit vs Ashampoo vs Revo)} .

How To Remove Crapware With PC Decrapifier, SlimComputer Or Decrap

I'm sure many have heard about programs that promise to eliminate all the bloat thаt comes preіnstalled on our computers. Toolѕ like PC Decrapifier, SlimComputer or Decrap have been recommended by many blogs and experts. But... do they really work? Are they really effective in removing all the bloatware and crapware from your computer? Learn the answer from this analysis:

Bloatware, Crapware, Software You Don't Need

This problem has been given many names. No matter what you call it, it is a sad and common practice. Each time you buy a new computer (desktop or laptop), its maker will sell it with some pre-installed software, most of which you won't need.

This pre-installed software may annoy you with prompts to buy a license for it or install additional tools. Sometimes this software provides little in terms of useful features and has a negative impact on the performance of your system. To get a good picture of how performance can be affected, I recommend this old and still insightful analysis: The Crapware Con.

Now... how do you get rid of bloatware, crapware - whatever you want to call it? One solution marketed by many websites and blogs is to use software such as PC Decrapifier, SlimComputer or Decrap.

At least in theory, these programs will scan your computer for promotional programs, toolbars, links to advertising or trial offers. Then, they will help you remove them in a more or less automated manner.

PC Decrapifier - How Does It Work?

PC Decrapifier is a free tool that you can download and run directly, without any installation required. It starts by analyzing your computer against a predefined list of known crapware. Then, it displays all the software it thinks is crapware and classifies into three different lists:

• Recommended: the programs displayed in this list are removed by many users.
• Questionable: these programs are removed by some PC Decrapifier users. They might not be all crapware.
• Everything Else: are programs and applications about which PC Decrapifier doesn't have enough information. The tool doesn't know if these are crapware or not.

You can browse these lists and select the crapware you want automatically uninstalled. When you've made your selection, press the Remove Selected button on the bottom of the PC Decrapifier window.

On the next screen, you'll see the complete list of everything that will be removed from your computer. On the bottom of the window, you can also choose whether PC Decrapifier will automatically create a system restore point before proceeding with the uninstall process. This is a good practice and we recommend that you do so.

SlimComputer – How Does It Work?

SlimComputer, at least in concept, is very similar to PC Decrapifier. SlimComputer is a tool that you must download and install in order to be able to use it.

 

SlimComputer scans your computer against a list of known bloatware. If known items are identified, you can remove them automatically. If not, you can go to the Uninstaller section and manually remove the programs you don't need.

Decrap – How Does It Work?

Decrap is another program that advertises itself as a crapware removal tool.

Similarly to PC Decrapifier and SlimComputer, it starts by analyzing your computer for known bloatware.

Once done, Decrap displays all the so called crapware into separate lists: Automatically Starting Software, Desktop Items, Drivers and other probably important software, Start Menu Items, Third Party Software and Windows Related Software. With two exceptions, Drivers and other probably important software and Windows Related Software, all the other lists are automatically selected for removal.

However, beware of pressing Next. We found a very unfortunate problem with Decrap: it automatically selects for removal almost everything installed on your computer. By that we really mean everything: even Internet Explorer is uninstalled if you don't pay attention and deselect it.

If you want to use Decrap, we highly recommend that you to manually choose which programs will be removed from your computer.

The Bloatware / Crapware We Used For Testing

In order to test the effectiveness of these three programs, we installed the following software that is bundled with certain models of computers: CyberLink PowerDVD, Adobe Reader, Magic Desktop, WeatherBug, DVD Menu Pack for HP MediaSmart Video, HP Advisor, Asus FancyStart, Picasa 3.9, Norton Security Scan, AVG Security Toolbar, Ask Toolbar and Ask Toolbar Updater.

While some of these programs (e.g. Adobe Reader) can be useful to some users, others will consider them unnecessary bloat.

After installing the software mentioned above, we ran each tool to learn what items they identify as bloatware and if they remove them.

Do PC Decrapifier, SlimComputer and Decrap Work?

The simple and very surprising answer is: "No! They don't work!". They are as useful as most of the bloatware installed on your newly purchased computer.

We learned that all these programs are not that good at identifying crapware:

• PC Decrapifier identified only three items - Ask Toolbar, WeatherBug and DVD Menu Pack for HP MediaSmart Video.
• SlimComputer identified no items as being crapware.
• Decrap identified everything as being bloatware, including Windows programs like Internet Explorer.

The only way we could use these tools was to manually launch the setup of the programs we did not want and uninstall them manually. And you can do that from Windows, without installing any additional applications, using the steps we described in this tutorial: Did Add or Remove Programs Disappear? Where to Find It?.

You might say that we used a short list of bloatware / crapware programs. But that's not the issue.

The real issue is that these programs either use a predefined list of items that are considered bloatware, or they don't use any. For example, PC Decrapifier includes only 50 applications on its list with Top Applications Removed. We could not find a similar list for SlimComputer, but we're sure it uses one. As for Decrap, the fact that almost everything installed on a computer is considered bloatware is enough to prove that it uses no list whatsoever.

If such lists are not updated regularly and they don't include bloatware installed by all the big PC makers, then they won't work very well.

So... How Do You Remove Crapware?

After this experience, we do not recommend using tools that promise to remove the crap that's installed on your computer. They just won't work, unless a lot of effort is invested into maintaining these products and keeping very up-to-date crapware lists.

The only way to remove the software you don't need is to do it manually from Windows, or to use more advanced software uninstallers, to eliminate also the things that they leave behind. You can find suggestions for good tools, in this article: Roundup of Software Uninstallers - Reviewing IObit vs Ashampoo vs Revo.

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