You can just get precise Windows version that was installed and format all the drives (including recovery) and then do clean install.
Result: no bloat and no malware
Result: no bloat and no malware
We can't just dismiss this sort of behavior because you can reformat the computer and "Result: no bloat and no malware". They need to learn that people won't let them get away with this. So no this is unacceptable, I too will never buy nor recommend a Lenovo product in the foreseeable future!