

If you're talking in Add/Remove Programs, then most likely not. One in particular that seemingly alsoĬame preinstalled was this "NEC Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controllerĭriver". It's built into the hardware, yes, but you do need a special driver or program to use it.Īll of these things in the control panel that I have uninstalled were This isn't a part of the standard USB-spec, so this is why you need additional drivers/software to use it. While I can attest to the fact that bloatware is bloatware, the driver/software does allow quicker charging of USB devices (e.g. I built this PC and my Gigabyte motherboard came with some unwantedīloatware such as a self-updating bios program and a driver thatĪllegedly speeds up the charging of MP3 players and such.
