New computers often come with a surfeit of "crapware" software that lowers the price of the PC but also bogs it down before your first use. Enter SlimWare Utilities' SlimComputer 1.0.
The new software, announced Wednesday, is designed to bring your PC to the pristine state you expect from a new machine. Most new PCs come with multiple installers, advertising links, trial apps, games, and toolbars that can make what should be a clean, fast, new computer sluggish from day one. SlimComputer is a cloud-based software-cum-service that identifies the likely unwanted extras and offers to remove them.
"New computers come pre-loaded with dozens of unnecessary programs that drain resources and slow down a machine," said Chris Cope, chief executive of SlimWare Utilities. "By giving consumers the ability to remove software they didn't ask for and don't want, we're letting people customize their online experience and have the best, most optimized new computer."
Since its launch in beta form at the Black Hat Conference last July, the software has undergone an interface redesign based on feedback from its over 2,000 testers. Key to this was preventing the deletion of items users might actually want.
"We've added features that give consumers more detail about applications that are slowing or disrupting their new PC," said Cope. "By providing more information about what's on a consumer's PC, we empower people to make better decisions about which applications they keep and which they should remove."
A simple "run scan" button starts the process of SlimComputer looking online for the latest software profiles for new PCs. Users can see community ratings for preinstalled software, and are able to reinstate disabled startup programs, toolbars, and shortcuts.
Interested potential users can download SlimComputer for free at slimcomputer.com starting today. Just don't tell the maker of your new PC, which got a good chunk of cash from the makers of all that software you'll be uninstalling.
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