Keep in mind this only occurred with the consumer brands. It was not done with ThinkPads.
Also, it made use of a new "feature" that Microsoft had made available to all manufacturers in Windows 8 and 10, primarily for installing anti theft software: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/lenovo-used-windows-anti-theft-feature-to-install-persistent-crapware/ On Sunday, September 13, 2015, Steve Tomporowski <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/08/12/lenovo-used-a-hidden-windows-feature-to-ensure-its-software-could-not-be-deleted/?utm_source=howtogeek&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter > -- --------- Brian
