keep hp support assistant, hp audio switch and hp wireless button driver
HP programs installed in my laptop
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I have a new HP laptop
windows 10 but i saw this HP programs installed, Do i need all of this or do i need to uninstall all of it?
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Anonymous
2018-09-21T19:25:52+00:00 Hello James,
There are in your pc for a reason, maybe you dont need them today, but maybe one day.
You certainly don't want to get rid of anything that might cause performance issues or potentially come in handy at a later date.
Some peolple dump all the HP 'support' stuff. But I would not do it as a recommendation
Hope it helps, have a good day
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DaveM121 882.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor2018-09-21T19:17:45+00:00 Hi James,
HP Systems do have a lot of bloatware pre-installed on their new laptops and PC's
For the most part you can uninstall all of those, unless they are for hardware management . . .
One thing, before ripping those out, grab a USB flash drive and use the HP Control Panel to create a Factory Recovery Drive for your new laptop, it is always best to do that with a new system as that will contain your OS, a full set of drivers, along with all that bloatware . . .
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Anonymous
2018-09-21T19:18:24+00:00 Hi, i hope you're doing good today.
You don't need everything there, just keep the ones that you think are most important like the audio switch, the wireless button driver and the eprint in my opinion.
Regards.