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Windows: remove bloatware
Win11Debloat
https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat?tab=readme-ov-file.
Quick method
& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm "https://win11debloat.raphi.re/"))) & ([scriptblock]::Create((irm "https://win11debloat.raphi.re/"))) -RunDefaults -Silent
Traditional method
Download the latest version
Extract it
Double click the Run.bat file to start the script.
Advanced method
Download the latest version
Extract it
Open PowerShell as an administrator.
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope Process cd c:\the_extracted_path .\Win11Debloat.ps1 .\Win11Debloat.ps1 -RemoveApps -DisableBing -Silent
| 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
Download the latest version
Extract it
Run it (ad admin)
msoffice-removal-tool
WebSite
Download the latest version
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
| 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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