Win11Debloat

I finally updated a couple of months ago after putting it off forever and it's been fine for me too. I'm on Pro version and I just used this as the first step after upgrading: https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat No issues so far, no ads, none of the complaints others are seeing. I'm a power user too: I do gaming, programming, music production, video editing, etc. All of those things are fine. My only real problem was not being able to have two rows on the taskbar, which I solved with Windhawk's "Multirow taskbar for Windows 11" mod. Done and done.

If you decide to dual boot: https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat I run this as the first step on any new Win 11 machine, the recommended defaults remove nearly all annoyances I care about. It's a popular tool that's been around for years with a lot of users so isn't some random repo, and it's just Powershell so pretty easy to understand what it's doing if you want to audit the code yourself. After running it once, I've seen nothing that I would consider an "ad" on Windows 11, and search looks only at the filesystem without any web/store trash. Somewhat ironically, it makes for a cleaner experience than MacOS where I regularly get spammed by Apple trying to cross-sell me something (iCloud, Apple TV, Apple Music, etc). (FWIW, I have also never needed to re-run after an update or anything, based on 6+ full Win11 installs across three diff

I am not surprised. My Windows 11 systems with modern and beefy hardware frequently runs very slow for reasons unknown. I did use https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat recently and that seemed to have helped. Windows by default comes with a lot of crap that most of us do not use but it consumes resources anyway. I have been considering a move back to Linux. It is only Microsoft Teams on Windows that I have to use daily that is holding me back.

I have a 7 year old mini 'NUC' PC that ran Windows 10. I installed Windows 11 and used a popular Debloat program [1] - this produced a very nice operating system that suits me well and performed well. I also tried to install various Linux distros on a partition but all of the installations failed towards the end of the process, causing various boot loader and other problems that required a lot of uncomfortable fixing in terminals and BIOS. I would have liked to be using Linux but as it turned out a de-bloated Windows 11 experience is very good for me. [1] https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat?utm_source=perplexit...

I've started using Tiny11 on all my setups, then running DeBloat afterwards. This removes every piece of crapware* and none of them seem to try to reinstall on update (so far, fingers crossed). https://ntdotdev.wordpress.com/2024/01/08/the-complete-tiny1... https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat * be warned, this also removes Edge, so you have to grab your own browser installer of choice

In addition, and there are a few of these floating around but this is my devloater of choice, may I suggest https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat ? Despite the fact that it mostly runs in powershell, it still has a better UX then the majority of Microsoft apps. (Except for the confusion about their only GUI pop-up window, you put a check mark next to the built-in apps you want removed, which was led me to reread the instructions to make sure I had it right the first time I used it). It has both built-in sane default for people who just want to debloat Windows 10/11, along with a "custom" option which takes less than 60 seconds to get through but gives you all the customizability you need. (No connection with the author except mad respect.) —sent from my Linux desktop, but alas..

I've not bothered since switching from Win 10 LTSC to Win 11. Win 11 is definitely faster and better for everyday use in 2025, IMO. I start with installing a Tiny11 build: https://ntdotdev.wordpress.com/2024/01/08/the-complete-tiny1... Massgrave it to pro. Then I debloat: https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat And you end up with a super zippy install that I've had zero compatibility problems with over the last year.

Isn't it a pain to get a working key for Win 11 LTSC? I've not bothered since switching from Win 10 LTSC to Win 11. Win 11 is definitely faster and better for everyday use in 2025, IMO. I start with installing a Tiny11 build: https://ntdotdev.wordpress.com/2024/01/08/the-complete-tiny1... Massgrave it to pro. Then I debloat: https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat And you end up with a super zippy install that I've had zero compatibility problems with over the last year.

If you _have_ to use Windows 11, check out this useful tool called Win11Debloat: https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat

There are debloat scripts for Win11 that are pretty effective. I use this one: https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat Only issue is that Windows will periodically re-bloat itself - so you have to re-run it after more or less every quarterly windows update. The only thing remaining that I want to remove but cannot get rid of is edge. Removing edge is only available in the EU for $ome in$ane rea$on. You might be able to get an EU ISO for installation? Unclear to me but I haven’t dug too deeply.

While using Windows 11 for my gaming PC (my only windows device) I used a debloat script [1] to keep it free of all the garbage it came with. I eventually moved to EndeavorOS and never looked back. [1] https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat

There also https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat and a few others People do document all this, and people do create comprehensive projects to remove all this shit.

I think it took me a week, too, until I ran into the windows debloater in a sibling comment: https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat We need to bring back the Windows.CoRe.RePack.iso torrents

Here's a great Debloat script for installing a clean and privacy-preserving win 11 https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat With all the crap taken out Windows 11 is a pleasant os experience for me.