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Keep people from installing junk on windows?

CatzRuleZWorld
By CatzRuleZWorld
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My grandparents use me for their computer repair/whatever and whenever I look on either of their windows 7 computers they have 5-10 new programs like "anti malware" or "speed booster"; complete junk. I'm wondering if there's a good way of preventing this from happening. They still need to be able to install real programs that they use and they have no idea that these junk programs are even being installed or why.

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Why dont you install them programs they need?

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adblock plus, also restrict the admin account.

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My Arsenal of Granparent-Proof Software:

Avast in Hardened Mode

Unchecky

μBlock

Also, restrict admin privileges.

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My Arsenal of Granparent-Proof Software:

Avast in Hardened Mode

Unchecky

μBlock

Damn. Unchecky would have saved me a bunch of time getting rid of crapware and bonus unexpected BTC miners. 

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You can either block them from installing anything or let them install what they want...

theres no in-between

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Why dont you install them programs they need?

I don't live with them

 

Install everything they need then take away Admin privileges...

 

Then when they get a new program they get frustrated they can't use it

 

My Arsenal of Granparent-Proof Software:

Avast in Hardened Mode

Unchecky

μBlock

Also, restrict admin privileges.

 

Unchecky looks like the think that would stop most of it. Great suggestion because I'll probably actually use it on my computer now that I know about it!

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