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# Windows10Debloater
Script/Utility to debloat Windows 10
# Purpose
I have found many different solutions online to debloat Windows 10 and many either worked but caused issues in the long run, or they did so little that it wasn't enough of a "debloat" experience. I decided to create a script that will debloat Windows 10 the way that I envision it, with the option of even being able to revert changes.
This comes in hand when setting up new Windows 10 machines without needing to manually remove the bloatware found within Windows 10, along with some "fail safe" features via the Revert-Changes function, and even stops Windows from installing the bloatware in new user profiles.
# How To Run
Warning: This MUST be run before creating new profiles, otherwise you will find that there will be empty tiles in your start menu or that the bloatware wasn't completely removed. Results are varied, and some can run it just fine with great results on their existing account, and others have an issue with the bloatware remaining.
Download the Windows10Debloater.ps1 file. Next, open PowerShell ISE/VSCode as an Administrator, copy the source code from Windows10Debloater.ps1 and throw it into PowerShell ISE/VSCode/etc and run it.
Alternatively, download the Windows10SysPrepDebloater.ps1 file, place it in any directory of your choice, load PowerShell ISE or PowerShell (64-Bit)/VSCode as an administrator, change to the directory where you placed the Windows10SysPrepDebloater.ps1 file, and run one (or all) of the 3 switch parameters: -SysPrep, -Debloat, and -StopEdgePDF. E.g., C:\Windows10SysPrepDebloater.ps1 -SysPrep -Debloat -StopEdgePDF.
# 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:
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Xbox Identity Provider, and
ContactSupport.
# Purpose
I have found many different solutions online to debloat Windows 10 and many either worked but caused issues in the long run, or they did so little that it wasn't enough of a "debloat" experience. I decided to create a script that will debloat Windows 10 the way that I envision it, with the option of even being able to revert changes.
This comes in hand when setting up new Windows 10 machines without needing to manually remove the bloatware found within Windows 10, along with some "fail safe" features via the Revert-Changes function, and even stops Windows from installing the bloatware in new user profiles.
# Silent and Interactive
There are now 2 versions of my Windows10Debloater - There is an interactive version, and a pure silent version. The silent version now utilizes the switch parameters: -Sysprep, -Debloat, and -StopEdgePDF. The silent version can be useful for deploying MDT Images/sysprepping or any other way you deploy Windows 10. This will work to remove the bloatware during the deployment process.
The interactive version is what it implies - a Windows10Debloater script with interactive prompts. This one should not be used for deployments that require a silent script with optional parameters.
# How To Run
Download the Windows10Debloater.ps1 file. Next, open PowerShell ISE/VSCode as an Administrator, copy the source code from Windows10Debloater.ps1 and throw it into PowerShell ISE/VSCode/etc and run it.
Alternatively, download the Windows10SysPrepDebloater.ps1 file, place it in any directory of your choice, load PowerShell ISE or PowerShell (64-Bit)/VSCode as an administrator, change to the directory where you placed the Windows10SysPrepDebloater.ps1 file, and run one (or all) of the 3 switch parameters: -SysPrep, -Debloat, and -StopEdgePDF. E.g., C:\Windows10SysPrepDebloater.ps1 -SysPrep -Debloat -StopEdgePDF.
# Switch Parameters
There are 3 switch parameters in the Windows10SysPrepDebloater.ps1 script.