# https://github.com/andrew-s-taylor/public/blob/main/De-Bloat/RemoveBloat.ps1 # https://github.com/marlock9/edge-debloat/blob/main/edge-debloat.reg # TODO # export registry, supremo.exe clear-Host # Open PowerShell as administrator if (-Not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) { Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList "-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"$PSCommandPath`"" -Verb RunAs exit } Write-Host "" Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow " ###################################################### # # # # # SCRIPT FOR CONFIGURING AND DEBLOATING WINDOWS 11 # # # # by dado # ###################################################### " # Sleep for 5 seconds Start-Sleep -Seconds 10 clear-Host ########################################################################################## # # # Software # # # ########################################################################################## # https://winstall.app/ - Browse the winget repository Write-Host "" Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Upgrade packages... <<<" Write-Host "" winget upgrade --all Write-Host "" Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Install default software... <<<" Write-Host "" winget install --disable-interactivity Microsoft.PowerShell Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit IZArc.IZArc Oracle.JavaRuntimeEnvironment Google.Chrome 7zip.7zip Microsoft.VCRedist.2010.x64 --source winget Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Copy 'Supremo' to Public Desktop <<<" $supremo_path=".\supremo.exe" If (Test-Path $supremo_path ) { Copy-Item -Path "$supremo_path" -Destination "C:\Users\Public\Desktop\supremo.exe" } Write-Host "" ########################################################################################## # # # Taskbar # # # ########################################################################################## # Taskbar Adjustment Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Manage Taskbar <<<" Write-Host "" # Define registry paths for taskbar settings $RegistryPaths = @( "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced", "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced", "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search", "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer", "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" ) # Set left align Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Set left align <<<" foreach ($path in $RegistryPaths[0..1]) { New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "TaskbarAl" -Value 0 -Type DWORD -Force | Out-Null } # Hide search Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Hide search <<<" Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPaths[2] -Name "SearchBoxTaskbarMode" -Value 0 -Type DWORD -Force | Out-Null # Hide TaskView button Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Hide TaskView button <<<" foreach ($path in $RegistryPaths[0..1]) { Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "ShowTaskViewButton" -Value 0 -Type DWORD -Force | Out-Null } # Disable widgets in the taskbar Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Disable widgets in the taskbar <<<" Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPaths[0] -Name "TaskbarWidgetsEnabled" -Value 0 | Out-Null Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPaths[1] -Name "TaskbarWidgetsEnabled" -Value 0 | Out-Null # Disable the 'Windows + W' keyboard shortcut to open widgets Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Disable the 'Windows + W' keyboard shortcut to open widgets <<<" Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPaths[3] -Name "ShowWindowsW" -Value 0 | Out-Null Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPaths[4] -Name "ShowWindowsW" -Value 0 | Out-Null # Remove Chat from the Taskbar Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Removes Chat from the Taskbar <<<" foreach ($path in $RegistryPaths[0..1]) { New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "TaskbarMn" -Value 0 -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null } # Disabling 'Recommended' section Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Disabling 'Recommended' section <<<" foreach ($path in $RegistryPaths) { New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "Start_IrisRecommendations" -Value 0 -Type DWORD -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "Start_TrackDocs" -Value 0 -Type DWORD -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "Start_Layout" -Value 1 -Type DWORD -Force | Out-Null } Write-Host "" # Define the registry paths for TaskbarDa $RegistryPaths = @( "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced", "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" ) # Iterate over each registry path foreach ($taskbarDa_path in $RegistryPaths) { # Check if the TaskbarDa property exists and remove it if it does If (Test-Path "$taskbarDa_path\TaskbarDa") { Remove-ItemProperty -Path $taskbarDa_path -Name "TaskbarDa" -Force | Out-Null } } ########################################################################################## # # # Explorer # # # ########################################################################################## Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Configure File Explorer <<<" Write-Host "" Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Set File Explorer to Open to This PC Instead of Quick Access <<<" Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Enable Compact View <<<" Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Show file extensions in Explorer <<<" # Set the registry paths for both HKLM and HKCU $RegistryPaths = @( "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced", "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" ) # Create a hashtable to store the property names and their corresponding values $ExplorerProperties = @{ "LaunchTo" = 1 "UseCompactMode" = 1 "HideFileExt" = 0 } # Iterate over each registry path foreach ($RegistryPath in $RegistryPaths) { # Create the key if it does not exist If (-NOT (Test-Path $RegistryPath)) { New-Item -Path $RegistryPath -Force | Out-Null } # Set the values based on the hashtable foreach ($Name in $ExplorerProperties.Keys) { $Value = $ExplorerProperties[$Name] New-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPath -Name $Name -Value $Value -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null } } ########################################################################################## # # # Spotlight # # # ########################################################################################## Write-Host "" Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Disable Spotlight <<<" Write-Host "" # Define registry paths for Windows Spotlight settings $RegistryPaths = @( "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager", "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager", "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent", "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent" ) # Disable Windows Spotlight on lockscreen Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Disabling Windows Spotlight on lockscreen <<<" foreach ($spotlight in $RegistryPaths[0..1]) { If (Test-Path $spotlight) { Set-ItemProperty -Path $spotlight -Name "RotatingLockScreenOverlayEnabled" -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null Set-ItemProperty -Path $spotlight -Name "RotatingLockScreenEnabled" -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null } } # Disable Windows Spotlight on background Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Disabling Windows Spotlight on background <<<" foreach ($spotlight in $RegistryPaths[2..3]) { If (Test-Path $spotlight) { Set-ItemProperty -Path $spotlight -Name "DisableSpotlightCollectionOnDesktop" -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null Set-ItemProperty -Path $spotlight -Name "DisableWindowsSpotlightFeatures" -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null } } ########################################################################################## # # # Lock Screen Notifications # # # ########################################################################################## Write-Host "" Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Disable Notifications on Lock Screen <<<" # Set the registry paths for notifications settings $RegistryPaths = @( "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings", "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings", "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications" "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications" ) # Create a hashtable to store the property names and their corresponding values $NotificationProperties = @{ "NOC_GLOBAL_SETTING_ALLOW_TOASTS_ABOVE_LOCK" = 0 "LockScreenToastEnabled" = 0 } # Iterate over each registry path foreach ($RegistryPath in $RegistryPaths) { # Create the key if it does not exist If (-NOT (Test-Path $RegistryPath)) { New-Item -Path $RegistryPath -Force | Out-Null } # Set the values based on the hashtable foreach ($Name in $NotificationProperties.Keys) { $Value = $NotificationProperties[$Name] New-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPath -Name $Name -Value $Value -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null } } Write-Host "" ########################################################################################## # # # Control Panel # # # ########################################################################################## Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Change Control Panel View <<<" # Set the registry paths for both HKLM and HKCU $RegistryPaths = @( "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel", "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel" ) # Create a hashtable to store the property names and their corresponding values $ControlPanelProperties = @{ "AllItemsIconView" = 1 "StartupPage" = 1 } # Iterate over each registry path foreach ($RegistryPath in $RegistryPaths) { # Create the key if it does not exist If (-NOT (Test-Path $RegistryPath)) { New-Item -Path $RegistryPath -Force | Out-Null } # Set the values based on the hashtable foreach ($Name in $ControlPanelProperties.Keys) { $Value = $ControlPanelProperties[$Name] New-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPath -Name $Name -Value $Value -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null } } Write-Host "" ########################################################################################## # # # Welcome Experience # # # ########################################################################################## Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Turn off Windows Welcome Experience <<<" New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager" -Name "SubscribedContent" -Value "0" -Type DWORD -Force | Out-Null Write-Host "" ########################################################################################## # # # Edge # # # ########################################################################################## Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Disable Microsoft Edge First Run Welcome Page <<<" # Set the registry paths for both HKLM and HKCU $RegistryPaths = @( "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge", "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" ) # https://gist.github.com/asheroto/e18500e7d206f3ae99f9bd0da0cf6bc6 # Create a hashtable to store the property names and their corresponding values $EdgeProperties = @{ "NewTabPageHideDefaultTopSites" = 1 "HideFirstRunExperience" = 1 "ShowRecommendationsEnabled" = 0 "CopilotPageContext" = 0 "Microsoft365CopilotChatIconEnabled" = 0 "NewTabPageContentEnabled" = 0 "NewTabPageBingChatEnabled" = 0 "NewTabPageAppLauncherEnabled" = 0 "UserFeedbackAllowed" = 0 "PersonalizationReportingEnabled" = 0 "PersonalizeTopSitesInCustomizeSidebarEnabled" = 0 "EdgeCollectionsEnabled" = 0 "ShowMicrosoftRewards" = 0 "ShowAcrobatSubscriptionButton" = 0 "DefaultBrowserSettingsCampaignEnabled" = 0 "EdgeShoppingAssistantEnabled" = 0 "VisualSearchEnabled" = 0 "NewTabPageAllowedBackgroundTypes" = 3 } # Iterate over each registry path foreach ($RegistryPath in $RegistryPaths) { # Create the key if it does not exist If (-NOT (Test-Path $RegistryPath)) { New-Item -Path $RegistryPath -Force | Out-Null } # Set the values based on the hashtable foreach ($Name in $EdgeProperties.Keys) { $Value = $EdgeProperties[$Name] New-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPath -Name $Name -Value $Value -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null } } Write-Host "" ########################################################################################## # # # Export Registry # # # ########################################################################################## ## Export the registry keys #Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Exporting registry settings... <<<" # ## Create a temporary folder for export #$exportPath = "C:\temp" #if (-Not (Test-Path $exportPath)) { # New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $exportPath | Out-Null #} # #reg export "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" "$exportPath\TaskbarSettings.reg" /y | Out-Null #reg export "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" "$exportPath\SearchSettings.reg" /y | Out-Null # #Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Importing registry settings to Default Profile <<<" # ## Copy the registry files to the default profile #Copy-Item "$exportPath\TaskbarSettings.reg" "C:\Users\Default\Desktop" #Copy-Item "$exportPath\SearchSettings.reg" "C:\Users\Default\Desktop" # ## Remove the temporary folder #Remove-Item -Path $exportPath -Recurse -Force # #Write-Host "" ########################################################################################## # # # Power Plan # # # ########################################################################################## Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Power Plan <<<" Write-Host "" Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Activate High performance power plan <<<" $powerPlan = Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\cimv2\power -Class Win32_PowerPlan -Filter "ElementName = 'High Performance'" $powerPlan.Activate() # AC power powercfg -change -monitor-timeout-ac 10 powercfg -change -standby-timeout-ac 10 powercfg -change -hibernate-timeout-ac 0 powercfg -change -disk-timeout-ac 0 # On battery powercfg -change -monitor-timeout-dc 10 powercfg -change -standby-timeout-dc 10 powercfg -change -hibernate-timeout-dc 0 powercfg -change -disk-timeout-dc 0 powercfg /hibernate off # Set the power button behavior for AC power to "Shut down" Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Setting the power button behavior to 'Shut down' <<<" powercfg -setacvalueindex SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_BUTTONS PBUTTONACTION 3 powercfg -setdcvalueindex SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_BUTTONS PBUTTONACTION 3 # Set the sleep button behavior to "Do nothing" Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Setting the sleep button behavior to 'Do nothing' <<<" # Set the sleep button behavior for battery power to "Do nothing" powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_BUTTONS SBUTTONACTION 0 powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_BUTTONS SBUTTONACTION 0 Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Disabling fast startup <<<" Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Power" -Name HiberbootEnabled -Value "0" -Force | Out-Null Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Disable Energy-Efficient Ethernet <<<" $adapter = Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq "Ethernet" } Disable-NetAdapterPowerManagement -Name $adapter.Name -NoRestart Set-ItemProperty -Path ("HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{0}\{1}" -f "{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}", $idNIC) -Name "PnPCapabilities" -Value "24" -Type DWORD -Force | Out-Null Write-Host "" ########################################################################################## # # # Windows Update Setting # # # ########################################################################################## Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Windows Update settings <<<" Write-Host "" Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Enable 'Get updates for other Microsoft products' <<<" try { $UpdateServiceManager = New-Object -ComObject "Microsoft.Update.ServiceManager" $ServiceID = "7971f918-a847-4430-9279-4a52d1efe18d" # GUID for Microsoft Update $UpdateServiceManager.AddService2($ServiceID, 7, "") | Out-Null } catch { Write-Error "An error occurred while configuring Microsoft Update: $($_.Exception.Message)" } #################################################################################################################################### Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Set the notification behavior for updates to 'Do not show any notifications (excluding restart notifications)' <<<" $RegistryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings" $RegistryName = "ConfigureNotificationsForWU" $RegistryValue = 0 # Do not show any notifications (excluding restart notifications) # Explanation of values for ConfigureNotificationsForWU: # 0: Do not show any notifications (excluding restart notifications) # 1: Show standard notifications (includes restart alerts) # 2: Notify for download and installation # 3: Disable all notifications try { # Check if the registry path exists if (-not (Test-Path -Path $RegistryPath)) { Write-Warning "The registry path '$RegistryPath' does not exist." Write-Host "Windows Update may need to be initialized." exit } # Set the registry value Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPath -Name $RegistryName -Value $RegistryValue -Force } catch { Write-Error "An error occurred while modifying the registry: $($_.Exception.Message)" } #################################################################################################################################### # Set "Do not restart if user is logged on" Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray ">>> Set 'Do not restart if user is logged on' <<<" # Define the value to disable automatic reboots when a user is logged on $NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers = 1 $WindowsUpdateRegistryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update" # Check if the registry key exists, otherwise create it if (!(Test-Path $WindowsUpdateRegistryPath)) { New-Item -Path $WindowsUpdateRegistryPath -Force | Out-Null } # Set the NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers value Set-ItemProperty -Path $WindowsUpdateRegistryPath -Name "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers" -Value $NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers -Type DWORD | Out-Null #################################################################################################################################### # Restart the Windows Update service to apply the change immediately Restart-Service -Name "wuauserv" -Force | Out-Null # Restart File Explorer to apply the changes taskkill /f /im explorer.exe | Out-Null start explorer.exe | Out-Null ########################################################################################## # # # Available Updates # # # ########################################################################################## # Checking for Available Updates Install-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdate -Force -Confirm:$False Write-Host "" Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Checking for Available Updates... <<<" Get-WindowsUpdate Write-Host "" # Installing Windows Updates Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Installing Windows Updates... <<<" Install-WindowsUpdate -AcceptAll -Force -Verbose -NoReboot # Monitoring Update Installation # Write-Host "" # Get-WindowsUpdateLog Write-Host "" ########################################################################################## # # # Remove Bloatware # # # ########################################################################################## Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Starting the process to remove unnecessary bloatware applications... <<<" Write-Host "" # Get the directory of the currently executing script $scriptDirectory = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path # Construct the path to the bloatware-apps.txt file $appsToRemove = Get-Content (Join-Path $scriptDirectory "bloatware-apps.txt") # Remove the specified apps from the list foreach ($app in $appsToRemove) { try { winget uninstall --name $app Write-Host "Removed: $app" } catch { Write-Host "Error removing: $app. Details: $_" } } Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> Uninstallation of Microsoft Office <<<" Start-Process "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" "https://aka.ms/SaRA-officeUninstallFromPC" Write-Host "" # >>>>>> https://pureinfotech.com/windows-11-policy-remove-bloatware/ <<<<<< Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow ">>> From Windows 24H2, enable the policy " Write-Host "" Write-Host -ForegroundColor Magenta "Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > App Package Deployment > 'Remove Default Microsoft Store packages from the system' " Write-Host "" Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "to prevent bloatware from being installed for every user... <<<" Write-Host "" # Sleep for 30 seconds Start-Sleep -Seconds 60 ########################################################################################## # # # End # # # ########################################################################################## # Show the message Write-Host -ForegroundColor Cyan ">>> Press any key to continue... <<<" # Wait for a key press $null = $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey('NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown') Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "Restart the system to apply the changes..." Restart-Computer -Force