If you’re an average PC user, you possibly leave everything by default, thus installing lots of additional unwanted programs without even knowing it. Well, it doesn’t have to be that way anymore, thanks to Unchecky! I always thought that it’s wrong to provide these potentially unwanted programs by default, but the reason for this is clear: the more users install these, the more money the setup owner makes, usually at the expense of your privacy. Unchehky’s primary feature is automatic unchecking of unrelated offers, such as potentially unwanted programs, offers to change your homepage or your search engine. With Unchecky, these offers become opt-in instead of opt-out, i.e. they will be installed only if you explicitly choose you want them (you usually don’t).Īnother important feature of Unchecky is that it warns when you accept a potentially unwanted offer. Installers often provide them as a natural part of the installation, so they can easily be accepted by mistake. With Unchecky, it’s less likely to accidentally accept such offers. Unchecky is not an universal solution, and might not support installers which were not released yet. Thus, it’s worth noting that Unchecky updates automatically, so you don’t have to worry about running the latest version. You can get a beta (update: it’s no longer beta) version of Unchecky at. Often these ‘bundlers’ are sneaky, as they will confuse you with options/mandatory clicks that seem part of the main installation, but aren’t. I was wondering if there was a way to run unchecky before installing a program, and then to remove it afterwards. Is there a reason to keep it hooked into the system and on the ready besides convenience/availability/update checks?I install software intermittently, and really see no need to keep unchecky installed itself.
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