the only security is Windows Security so I am downloading
Avast as Jim suggested. It was free but had suggestions about how some threats require me to buy stuff.
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Originally Posted by SmartAleq
Once you get everything up and running, you can go into the control panel and uninstall stuff. Don't uninstall anything that says "Windows" but anything that says "HP" is fair game, generally speaking. When you get to that point, you can use the native snipping tool to cut a screenshot of your programs list and we can help you figure out what's safe to dump.
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I went to control panel > programs and there are only 4
Bang & Olufsen Audio
Microsoft OneDrive*
Microsoft Update Health Tools
Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
*on start up it wanted me to choose "back up your files with OneDrive" but I chose not to and "only save files to this PC". I searched on OneDrive at the link Radical Edward posted but only learned most people don't delete it
The browser is Bing but I have an icon on the desktop for Microsoft Edge and the computer really wants me to get that.
But since I am used to Chrome, I installed that. I am Google's Bitch.
it's hard to search on the machine - it keeps giving me answers on the web. like right now? I can't get back to the control panel.
there was NO paperwork in the box with the laptop - so any user manual is on the HP website?????