@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ If (!([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]:
}
}
#Unnecessary Windows 10 AppX apps that will be removed by the blacklist.
$global:Bloatware = @ (
" Microsoft.PPIProjection "
@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ $Form.FormBorderStyle = 'FixedSingle'
$Form . MinimizeBox = $false
$Form . MaximizeBox = $false
$Form . ShowIcon = $false
$Form . text = " Windows10Debloa t er"
$Form . text = " Windows10Debloa d er"
$Form . TopMost = $false
$Form . BackColor = [ System.Drawing.ColorTranslator ] :: FromHtml ( " #252525 " )
@ -270,7 +269,7 @@ $Debloat.ForeColor = [System.Drawing.ColorTranslator]::FromHtml("#
$CustomizeBlacklist = New-Object system . Windows . Forms . Button
$CustomizeBlacklist . FlatStyle = 'Flat'
$CustomizeBlacklist . text = " CUSTOMISE BL O CKLIST"
$CustomizeBlacklist . text = " CUSTOMISE BL A CKLIST"
$CustomizeBlacklist . width = 460
$CustomizeBlacklist . height = 30
$CustomizeBlacklist . Anchor = 'top,right,left'
@ -290,7 +289,7 @@ $RemoveAllBloatware.ForeColor = [System.Drawing.ColorTranslator]::FromHtml("#
$RemoveBlacklistedBloatware = New-Object system . Windows . Forms . Button
$RemoveBlacklistedBloatware . FlatStyle = 'Flat'
$RemoveBlacklistedBloatware . text = " REMOVE BLOATWARE WITH CUSTOM BL O CKLIST"
$RemoveBlacklistedBloatware . text = " REMOVE BLOATWARE WITH CUSTOM BL A CKLIST"
$RemoveBlacklistedBloatware . width = 460
$RemoveBlacklistedBloatware . height = 30
$RemoveBlacklistedBloatware . Anchor = 'top,right,left'
@ -489,10 +488,6 @@ Else {
Start-Transcript -OutputDirectory " ${DebloatFolder} "
Write-Output " Creating System Restore Point if one does not already exist. If one does, then you will receive a warning. Please wait... "
Checkpoint-Computer -Description " Before using W10DebloaterGUI.ps1 "
#region gui events {
$CustomizeBlacklist . Add_Click ( {
$CustomizeForm = New-Object System . Windows . Forms . Form
@ -502,7 +497,7 @@ $CustomizeBlacklist.Add_Click( {
$CustomizeForm . MinimizeBox = $false
$CustomizeForm . MaximizeBox = $false
$CustomizeForm . ShowIcon = $false
$CustomizeForm . Text = " Customize Allowlist and Blo cklist"
$CustomizeForm . Text = " Customize Whitelist and Bla cklist"
$CustomizeForm . TopMost = $false
$CustomizeForm . AutoScroll = $false
$CustomizeForm . BackColor = [ System.Drawing.ColorTranslator ] :: FromHtml ( " #252525 " )
@ -518,7 +513,7 @@ $CustomizeBlacklist.Add_Click( {
$SaveList = New-Object System . Windows . Forms . Button
$SaveList . FlatStyle = 'Flat'
$SaveList . Text = " Save custom Allowlist and Blo cklist to custom-lists.ps1"
$SaveList . Text = " Save custom Whitelist and Bla cklist to custom-lists.ps1"
$SaveList . width = 480
$SaveList . height = 30
$SaveList . Location = New-Object System . Drawing . Point ( 10 , 530 )
@ -531,7 +526,7 @@ $CustomizeBlacklist.Add_Click( {
$ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
'$global:WhiteListedApps = @(' | Out-File -FilePath $PSScriptRoot \ custom-lists . ps1 -Encoding utf8
@ ( $ CustomizeForm . controls ) | ForEach {
@ ( $ ListPanel . controls ) | ForEach {
if ( $_ -is [ System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox ] -and $_ . Enabled -and ! $_ . Checked ) {
" "" $( $_ . Text ) "" " | Out-File -FilePath $PSScriptRoot \ custom-lists . ps1 -Append -Encoding utf8
}
@ -539,7 +534,7 @@ $CustomizeBlacklist.Add_Click( {
')' | Out-File -FilePath $PSScriptRoot \ custom-lists . ps1 -Append -Encoding utf8
'$global:Bloatware = @(' | Out-File -FilePath $PSScriptRoot \ custom-lists . ps1 -Append -Encoding utf8
@ ( $ CustomizeForm . controls ) | ForEach {
@ ( $ ListPanel . controls ) | ForEach {
if ( $_ -is [ System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox ] -and $_ . Enabled -and $_ . Checked ) {
" "" $( $_ . Text ) "" " | Out-File -FilePath $PSScriptRoot \ custom-lists . ps1 -Append -Encoding utf8
}
@ -675,7 +670,7 @@ $RemoveBlacklistedBloatware.Add_Click( {
Write-Host " ...and the final cleanup... "
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object Name -cmatch $global:BloatwareRegex | Remove-AppxPackage
}
Write-Host " `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n Removing bl o cklisted Bloatware.`n "
Write-Host " `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n `n Removing bl a cklisted Bloatware.`n "
DebloatBlacklist
Write-Host " Bloatware removed! "
} )
@ -873,64 +868,43 @@ $RemoveAllBloatware.Add_Click( {
}
Function UnpinStart {
# https://superuser.com/a/1442733
# Requires -RunAsAdministrator
$START_MENU_LAYOUT = @ "
< LayoutModificationTemplate xmlns : defaultlayout = " http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout " xmlns : start = " http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout " Version = " 1 " xmlns : taskbar = " http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout " xmlns = " http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification " >
< LayoutOptions StartTileGroupCellWidth = " 6 " / >
< DefaultLayoutOverride >
< StartLayoutCollection >
< defaultlayout : StartLayout GroupCellWidth = " 6 " / >
< / StartLayoutCollection >
< / DefaultLayoutOverride >
< / LayoutModificationTemplate >
" @
$layoutFile = " C:\Windows\StartMenuLayout.xml "
#Delete layout file if it already exists
If ( Test-Path $layoutFile )
{
Remove-Item $layoutFile
}
#Creates the blank layout file
$START_MENU_LAYOUT | Out-File $layoutFile -Encoding ASCII
$regAliases = @ ( " HKLM " , " HKCU " )
#Credit to Vikingat-Rage
#https://superuser.com/questions/1068382/how-to-remove-all-the-tiles-in-the-windows-10-start-menu
#Unpins all tiles from the Start Menu
Write-Host " Unpinning all tiles from the start menu "
( New-Object -Com Shell . Application ) .
NameSpace ( 'shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}' ) .
Items ( ) |
% { $_ . Verbs ( ) } |
? { $_ . Name -match 'Un.*pin from Start' } |
% { $_ . DoIt ( ) }
}
#Assign the start layout and force it to apply with "LockedStartLayout" at both the machine and user level
foreach ( $regAlias in $regAliases ) {
$basePath = $regAlias + " :\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows "
$keyPath = $basePath + " \Explorer "
IF ( ! ( Test-Path -Path $keyPath ) ) {
New-Item -Path $basePath -Name " Explorer "
}
Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name " LockedStartLayout " -Value 1
Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name " StartLayoutFile " -Value $layoutFile
Function Remove3dObjects {
#Removes 3D Objects from the 'My Computer' submenu in explorer
Write-Output " Removing 3D Objects from explorer 'My Computer' submenu "
$Objects32 = " HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{0DB7E03F-FC29-4DC6-9020-FF41B59E513A} "
$Objects64 = " HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{0DB7E03F-FC29-4DC6-9020-FF41B59E513A} "
If ( Test-Path $Objects32 ) {
Remove-Item $Objects32 -Recurse
}
#Restart Explorer, open the start menu (necessary to load the new layout), and give it a few seconds to process
Stop-Process -name explorer
Start-Sleep -s 5
$wshell = New-Object -ComObject wscript . shell ; $wshell . SendKeys ( '^{ESCAPE}' )
Start-Sleep -s 5
#Enable the ability to pin items again by disabling "LockedStartLayout"
foreach ( $regAlias in $regAliases ) {
$basePath = $regAlias + " :\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows "
$keyPath = $basePath + " \Explorer "
Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name " LockedStartLayout " -Value 0
If ( Test-Path $Objects64 ) {
Remove-Item $Objects64 -Recurse
}
}
#Restart Explorer and delete the layout file
Stop-Process -name explorer
Function CheckDMWService {
# Uncomment the next line to make clean start menu default for all new users
#Import-StartLayout -LayoutPath $layoutFile -MountPath $env:SystemDrive\
Param ( [ switch ] $Debloat )
If ( Get-Service dmwappushservice | Where-Object { $_ . StartType -eq " Disabled " } ) {
Set-Service dmwappushservice -StartupType Automatic
}
Remove-Item $layoutFile
If ( Get-Service dmwappushservice | Where-Object { $_ . Status -eq " Stopped " } ) {
Start-Service dmwappushservice
}
}
Function CheckInstallService {
@ -947,7 +921,7 @@ $START_MENU_LAYOUT = @"
DebloatAll
Write-Host " Removing leftover bloatware registry keys. "
Remove-Keys
Write-Host " Checking to see if any Allow listed Apps were removed, and if so re-adding them."
Write-Host " Checking to see if any White listed Apps were removed, and if so re-adding them."
FixWhitelistedApps
Write-Host " Stopping telemetry, disabling unneccessary scheduled tasks, and preventing bloatware from returning. "
Protect-Privacy