All Favorites

How to Suppress Those Awful Ask.com Options When Installing Java

the #eager0 comments:

I only deal with Java these days because my kids play Minecraft. A lot. Not as much as this dude, but still. And since Java receives security patches on a frequent basis (we’ll call it weekly, and we won’t be far off), I spend time updating Java more often than I’d like. I grew tired of the gratuitous attempts by Oracle to install Ask.com software for you in an opt-out manner. And I’m not alone: many of us have banded together to petition Larry Ellison to stop  bundling Ask Toolbar with the Java installer. Sadly, only ~20,000 people of the Internet have signed up. So…. yeah.

Until then, here’s what you can do to prevent seeing that damned Ask.com screen during the installer.

Michael is a life saver.

Read more at: How to Suppress Those Awful Ask.com Options When Installing Java

About the author

Tom Hollingsworth

Tom Hollingsworth is a networking professional, blogger, and speaker on advanced technology topics. He is also an organizer for networking and wireless for Tech Field Day.  His blog can be found at https://networkingnerd.net/

Leave a Comment