====== Windows: remove bloatware ======
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==== Win11Debloat ====
[[https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat?tab=readme-ov-file.]]

**Quick method**
<file>
& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm "https://win11debloat.raphi.re/")))
& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm "https://win11debloat.raphi.re/"))) -RunDefaults -Silent
</file>

**Traditional method**
\\ [[https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/archive/master.zip|Download the latest version]]
\\ Extract it 
\\ Double click the Run.bat file to start the script.

**Advanced method**
\\ [[https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/archive/master.zip|Download the latest version]]
\\ Extract it 
\\ Open PowerShell as an administrator.
<file>
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope Process
cd c:\the_extracted_path

.\Win11Debloat.ps1
.\Win11Debloat.ps1 -RemoveApps -DisableBing -Silent
</file>

|Parameter 	|Description|
|-Silent 	|Suppresses all interactive prompts, so the script will run without requiring any user input.|
|-Sysprep 	|Run the script in Sysprep mode. All changes will be applied to the Windows default user profile and will only affect new user accounts.|
|-RunDefaults 	|Run the script with the default settings.|
|-RunSavedSettings 	|Run the script with the saved custom settings from last time. These settings are saved to and read from the SavedSettings file in the root folder of the script.|
|-RemoveApps 	|Remove the default selection of bloatware apps.|
|-RemoveAppsCustom 	|Remove all apps specified in the 'CustomAppsList' file. IMPORTANT: You can generate your custom list by running the script with the -RunAppConfigurator parameter. No apps will be removed if this file does not exist!|
|-RunAppConfigurator 	|Run the app configurator to generate a list of apps to remove, the list is saved to the 'CustomAppsList' file. Running the script with the -RemoveAppsCustom parameter will remove the selected apps.|
|-RemoveCommApps 	|Remove the Mail, Calendar, and People apps.|
|-RemoveW11Outlook 	|Remove the new Outlook for Windows app.|
|-RemoveDevApps 	|Remove developer-related apps such as Remote Desktop, DevHome and Power Automate.|
|-RemoveGamingApps 	|Remove the Xbox App and Xbox Gamebar.|
|-ForceRemoveEdge 	|Forcefully remove Microsoft Edge, this option leaves Core, WebView and Update components installed for compatibility. NOT RECOMMENDED!|
|-DisableDVR 	|Disable Xbox game/screen recording feature & stop gaming overlay popups.|
|-ClearStart 	|Remove all pinned apps from start for the current user (Windows 11 update 22H2 or later only)|
|-ClearStartAllUsers 	|Remove all pinned apps from start for all existing and new users. (Windows 11 update 22H2 or later only)|
|-DisableTelemetry 	|Disable telemetry, diagnostic data & targeted ads.|
|-DisableBing 	|Disable & remove Bing web search, Bing AI & Cortana in Windows search.|
|-DisableSuggestions 	|Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications and File Explorer.|
|-DisableDesktopSpotlight 	|Disable the 'Windows Spotlight' desktop background option.|
|-DisableLockscreenTips |Disable tips & tricks on the lockscreen.|
|-RevertContextMenu 	|Restore the old Windows 10 style context menu. (Windows 11 only)|
|-ShowHiddenFolders 	|Show hidden files, folders and drives.|
|-ShowKnownFileExt 	|Show file extensions for known file types.|
|-HideDupliDrive 	|Hide duplicate removable drive entries from the File Explorer navigation pane, so only the entry under 'This PC' remains.|
|-TaskbarAlignLeft 	|Align taskbar icons to the left. (Windows 11 only)|
|-HideSearchTb 	|Hide search icon from the taskbar. (Windows 11 only)|
|-ShowSearchIconTb 	|Show search icon on the taskbar. (Windows 11 only)|
|-ShowSearchLabelTb 	|Show search icon with label on the taskbar. (Windows 11 only)|
|-ShowSearchBoxTb 	|Show search box on the taskbar. (Windows 11 only)|
|-HideTaskview 	|Hide the taskview button from the taskbar. (Windows 11 only)|
|-HideChat 	|Hide the chat (meet now) icon from the taskbar.|
|-DisableWidgets 	|Disable the widget service & hide the widget (news and interests) icon from the taskbar.|
|-DisableCopilot 	|Disable and remove Windows Copilot. (Windows 11 only)|
|-DisableRecall 	|Disable Windows Recall snapshots. (Windows 11 only)|
|-HideHome 	|Hide the home section from the File Explorer navigation pane and add a toggle in the File Explorer folder options. (Windows 11 only)|
|-HideGallery 	|Hide the gallery section from the File Explorer navigation pane and add a toggle in the File Explorer folder options. (Windows 11 only)|
|-ExplorerToHome 	|Changes the page that File Explorer opens to to Home|
|-ExplorerToThisPC 	|Changes the page that File Explorer opens to to This PC|
|-ExplorerToDownloads 	|Changes the page that File Explorer opens to to Downloads|
|-ExplorerToOneDrive 	|Changes the page that File Explorer opens to to OneDrive|
|-HideOnedrive 	|Hide the OneDrive folder from the File Explorer navigation pane. (Windows 10 only)|
|-Hide3dObjects 	|Hide the 3D objects folder under 'This pc' in File Explorer. (Windows 10 only)|
|-HideMusic 	|Hide the music folder under 'This pc' in File Explorer. (Windows 10 only)|
|-HideIncludeInLibrary 	|Hide the 'Include in library' option in the context menu. (Windows 10 only)|
|-HideGiveAccessTo 	|Hide the 'Give access to' option in the context menu. (Windows 10 only)|
|-HideShare 	|Hide the 'Share' option in the context menu. (Windows 10 only)|

==== Office365RemovalScript ====
\\ [[https://github.com/kronflux/Office365RemovalScript/archive/refs/heads/master.zip|Download the latest version]]
\\ Extract it
\\ Run it (ad admin)

==== msoffice-removal-tool ====
\\ [[https://github.com/Admonstrator/msoffice-removal-tool|WebSite]]
\\ [[https://github.com/Admonstrator/msoffice-removal-tool/archive/refs/heads/main.zip|Download the latest version]]

<file>
iwr https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Admonstrator/msoffice-removal-tool/main/msoffice-removal-tool.ps1 -OutFile msoffice-removal-tool.ps1; powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass .\msoffice-removal-tool.ps1
</file>

|Parameter 	|Usage|
|-InstallOffice365 	|The script will try to install the newest Office365 build after removal|
|-SuppressReboot 	|No reboot will be executed after script is done|
|-UseSetupRemoval 	|Will use the official Office365 setup instead of SaRA|
|-RunAgain 	|Will skip the stage mechanism - whole script will run again|
|-Force 	|Non-interactive - No user interaction required|
|-SecondsToReboot [int] 	|Seconds until the computer will reboot|


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