1 Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs. 2  When you find the program Intel(R) Dynamic Platform & Thermal Framework, click it, and then do one of the following: 3  Windows Vista/7/8: Click Uninstall. 4  Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).  Follow the prompts.
In IT, a platform is any hardware or software used to host an application or service. An application platform, for example, consists of hardware, an operating system and coordinating programs that use the instruction set for a particular processor or microprocessor. In this case, the platform creates a foundation that ensures object code will execute successfully.
This post was originally published in 2012; it has been revised and expanded. Author platform is one of the most difficult concepts to explain, partly because everyone defines it a little differently. But by far the easiest explanation is: an ability to sell books because of who you are or who you can reach. Platform is a concept that first arose in connection with nonfiction authors.