I'm no help on work arounds, sorry. I had a Lenovo myself and it also came loaded to the gills with a ridiculous software setup. I didn't even bother trying to work with it, I just wiped the machine the day after I got it and used a fresh install. I've been using custom-built desktops for so long now that I really annoys me whenever I have to use a machine that's got factory-loaded anything on it.