Windows10Debloater

This is just what I could find in a few minutes. Some are more privacy-focused, some are more de-bloat focused. Some add new features or enable new tweaks. Some are flexible, some are one-and-done. They're everywhere since Win 10 released. https://www.ntlite.com/ https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater https://github.com/Disassembler0/Win10-Initial-Setup-Script/ https://github.com/builtbybel/debotnet https://github.com/W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10 https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 https://www.w10privacy.de/english-home/ https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil https://www.revi.cc/revios/download/?method=playbook

https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater Development stopped in 2021 tho.

I've used this script for every new install of Windows and it makes the experience quite a bit better: https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater . 17k stars on GitHub so lots of people agree.

In the unfortunate scenarios, where you need to use a Windows Install and or a VM never start without running through something like this: https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater WARNING: Use at your own risk, no guarantees. Personally never broke anything for me.

I did run this debloater in these two machines from the beginning of their setup: https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater These are paid and fully licensed versions of Windows 10, and yes, I am now aware of the registry hacks to try to delay this. Only run these two laptops, because are forced to use some apps that are only available for Win10. Otherwise would dumpster fire the whole Microsoft crap. What shocked me was the whole intrusiveness of window. A complete grab of the screen that makes you believe this is some kind of forced emergency upgrade. Under Windows Updates, you can choose the "Delay for Now". It was not there before, and must have been installed in one of false Microsoft Security Updates. The whole Microsoft thing stinks of lack of respect for the user, and misleading dishonest patterns and I had enough of it...Win

I used this one https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater and yeah I had to heavily customize it and then I did need to re-enable something afterwords which I found on the github. Basically what I did was I started with the default and then unchecked (or checked? I don't remember what the UI called for now) anything related to Xbox and the Store and I didnt have any issues. I also did a comparison before and after and it was actually a pretty decent improvement. About a 10fps improvement over SteamOS and a Normal Windows 10. For me the biggest incentive was being able to play xbox game pass games and not needing to worry about any compatibility issues with Proton which is why I went down that route. But yeah your second part is very true. I feel, the impact is minimal if you are on a traditional PC. But on something with such limited r

Yes, you'll likely have to keep re-doing it. As far as scripts for it, this thread has some sage advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/n3v0s5/disable_win... The tools to disable telemetry and bloat: https://github.com/irmatade/sharpapp https://www.oo-software.com/fr/shutup10 https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater MSFT doc on what all telemetry is gathered, and what is considered "required" telemetry (although they give you enough info to block it at the router): https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy/configure-w... I do like Win10 as an OS. On the whole I'd say the Satya era of MSFT is a mixed bag, but better on the whole than it was before.

For those who are not aware of its existence, there are some projects, that try to keep up with a "debloater", meaning they maintain a script, to remove as much of that crap as possible. First thing I do on a new windows computer: https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater It is not perfect, some stuff remains as Microsoft regulary "improves" their bloatware setup. But it makes windows so much more bearable.

Windows 10 Debloater is a pretty cool script which strips a tonne of cruft from Windows. Worked very well for me: https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater

I found this one a little more upto date for the latest 1809 update. The blacklist option lets you easily choose what to Uninstall https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater

Funny coincidence, I recently debloated my W10 with a script as well. I saw the one in the OP during my search, but ultimately didn't go with it as it didn't look legit to me compared to another one that I found mentioned in a article guide. Used this one: https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater This one does not affect anything to do with Windows Update and any important system stuff from my experience.

This will disable a number of different apps/services/features that are either useless or slow down the OS considerably. The following script is even nicer as it comes with an UI: https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater Both are written in powershell.

There is an overwhelming amount of "but the users NEED to update" in the Windows 10 community. Sorry but now users are running random scripts they find on the internet. This is worse than just "hacking the registry" or adding some group policy to disable auto-updates. I need security and no random shutdowns. I switched to linux about a year ago. Lots of complaints, yes, but no auto-updates. Example scripts (haven't used any): https://gist.github.com/alirobe/7f3b34ad89a159e6daa1 https://github.com/W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10/blob/master/sc... https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater https://github.com/bmrf/tron