Win11Debloat is a simple, easy to use and lightweight PowerShell script that can remove pre-installed Windows bloatware apps, disable telemetry and declutter the experience by disabling or removing intrusive interface elements, ads and more. No need to painstakingly go through all the settings yourself or remove apps one by one. Win11Debloat makes the process quick and easy!
The script also includes many features that system administrators will enjoy. Such as support for Windows Audit mode and the ability to run the script without requiring user input during runtime.
Features:
- App Removal
- Remove a wide variety of bloatware apps.
- Remove all pinned apps from start for the current user, or for all existing & new users. (Windows 11 only)
- Telemetry, Tracking & Suggested Content
- Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, activity history, app-launch tracking & targeted ads.
- Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications, File Explorer, and on the lockscreen.
- Disable the ‘Windows Spotlight’ desktop background option.
- Bing Web Search, Copilot & More
- Disable & remove Bing web search & Cortana from Windows search.
- Disable & remove Windows Copilot. (W11 only)
- Disable Windows Recall snapshots. (W11 only)
- File Explorer
- Change the default location that File Explorer opens to.
- Show hidden files, folders and drives.
- Show file extensions for known file types.
- Hide the Home or Gallery section from the File Explorer navigation pane. (W11 only)
- Hide the 3D objects, music or OneDrive folder from the File Explorer navigation pane. (W10 only)
- Hide duplicate removable drive entries from the File Explorer navigation pane, so only the entry under ‘This PC’ remains.
- Taskbar
- Align taskbar icons to the left. (W11 only)
- Hide or change the search icon/box on the taskbar. (W11 only)
- Hide the taskview button from the taskbar. (W11 only)
- Disable the widgets service & hide icon from the taskbar.
- Hide the chat (meet now) icon from the taskbar.
- Context Menu
- Restore the old Windows 10 style context menu. (W11 only)
- Hide the ‘Include in library’, ‘Give access to’ and ‘Share’ options from the context menu. (W10 only)
- Other
- Disable Xbox game/screen recording. (Also stops gaming overlay popups)
- Sysprep mode to apply changes to the Windows Default user profile.
What’s Changed
Add option to export/import settings configuration by @Raphire in #522
Add drive letter position and visibility options (#527) by @natanheringer in #533
Add support for multiple AppIds for app removal by @Raphire in #526
Fix: Skip confirmation when running last used settings with -Silent parameter by @Raphire see #521
Fix inconsistent search highlighting after sorting by @Raphire
Fix: Close app preset menu when main window loses focus by @Raphire
Set default launch mode to CLI for deployment-targeted parameters by @Raphire
Improve registry file import error handling by @Raphire
Improve Window controls by @Raphire
Improve user validation by @Raphire
Improve styling on various UI elements by @Raphire
Fix: block window resizing beyond min. height/width by @Raphire
Remove DisableSearchHighlights from default mode as this is already implicitly disabled by DisableBing setting by @Raphire
