I got a new laptop. Seems like many others here got new ones recently too.
I do a bit of gaming. Not a whole lot but I do enjoy having a computer that runs well, and I know that if I want my computer to run at its best, all that damn Windows 7 bloatware needs to go.
Which brings me to the topic of the thread. I did some searching and found several ways to go about it. However, I am unsure as to the best method. I think my options are:

1. Reinstall the OS and the drivers
2. Get this PC Decrapifier or CCleaner program thing
   3)Manually get rid of all that stuff.
   I'm more apt to use option 2 and not wanting to manually get rid of the stuff.
   What I would like to know is the best method to go about. This forum is full of tech smart people
   Thanks everyone!

The best is to reinstall the OS/drivers. It will give you a fresh baby smooth laptop 😉 . You need to download all drivers and back up license key (oem OS, so you cannot just use a retail disc) before reinstalling. First, what's your laptop? (brand/mdel)

Its a dell studio xps. Well, its more like about 6 months old.
I looked in the box and it looks like they gave me the drivers but not the OS

doing a fresh install of the OS will give you the best performance. i did that with my old laptop and it was noticeably faster
i bought a new laptop recently but just uninstalled the bloatware. it actually starts up slower than my old one

Ok. Reinstalling the OS it is.
So I need to back up all my data.
The hard drive will be completely empty right?

Yeah, all your files and programs are going to be erased

Excellent. You guys are bosses among bosses. Thank you so much 😀

Good luck 🙂