Script/Utility/Application to debloat Windows 10, to remove Windows pre-installed unnecessary applications, stop some telemetry functions, stop Cortana from being used as your Search Index, to disable unnecessary scheduled tasks, and more...
## Disclaimer
**WARNING:** I do **NOT** take responsibility for what may happen to your system! Run scripts at your own risk!
## How To Run the Windows10Debloater.ps1 and the Windows10DebloaterGUI.ps1 files
There are different methods of running the PowerShell script. The methods are as follows:
### First Method
1) Download the .zip file on the main page of the github and extract the .zip file to your desired location
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5) Next, to run either script, enter in the following:
e.g. - `.\Windows10DebloaterGUI.ps1`
### Second Method
1) Download the .zip file on the main page of the github and extract the .zip file to your desired location
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Remember this script **NEEDS** to be run as admin in order to function properly.
## How To Run the Windows10SysPrepDebloater.ps1 file
For the WindowsSysPrepDebloater.ps1 file, there are a couple of parameters that you can run so that you can specify which functions are used. The parameters are:
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4) Next, to run either script, enter in the following:
e.g. - `.\Windows10SysPrepDebloater.ps1 -Sysprep, -Debloat -Privacy`
## Sysprep, Interactive, and GUI Application
There are now 3 versions of **Windows10Debloater** - There is an interactive version, a GUI app version, and a pure silent version.
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- **`Windows10DebloaterGUI.ps1`** There is now a GUI Application named Windows10DebloaterGUI.ps1 with buttons to perform all of the functions that the scripts do. This is better for the average user who does not want to work with code, or if you'd prefer to just see an application screen.
## Switch Parameters
There are 3 switch parameters in the `Windows10SysPrepDebloater.ps1` script.
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***This script will remove the bloatware from Windows 10 when using Remove-AppXPackage/Remove-AppXProvisionedPackage, and then delete specific registry keys that are were not removed beforehand. For best results, this script should be ran before a user profile is configured, otherwise you will likely see that apps that should have been removed will remain, and if they are removed you will find broken tiles on the start menu.***
## These registry keys are
EclipseManager,
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You can choose to either 'Debloat' or 'Revert'. Depending on your choice, either one will run specific code to either debloat your Windows 10 machine.
## The Debloat switch choice runs the following functions
Debloat,
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Protect-Privacy,
Stop-EdgePDF (If chosen)
## The Revert switch choice runs the following functions
Revert-Changes,
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The Revert option reinstalls the bloatware and changes your registry keys back to default.
## The scheduled tasks that are disabled are
XblGameSaveTaskLogon,
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These scheduled tasks that are disabled have absolutely no impact on the function of the OS.
Zoran Jankov
4 years ago
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