Win 10+ Smart Debloat Tools

This Project was adapted from W4RH4WK's Project

📄 Resume

These scripts will Customize, Debloat and Improve Privacy/Performance and System Responsiveness on Windows 10+.

Use on a fresh windows install to note the differences.

⚠️ Disclaimer: You're doing this at your own risk, I am not responsible for any data loss or damage that may occur.

🚀 Download Latest Version

Code located in the main branch is always considered under development, but you'll probably want the most recent version anyway.

Download	Version(s) Supported	Edition(s)	PowerShell Version
⬇️ Zip File ⬇️	21H2 or Older	Home / Pro	v5.1+

🔄️ Roll-Back

If something breaks you can rely on:

1. A restoration point;
2. The repair-windows.ps1 file or button on Win10ScriptGUI.ps1;
3. If you want (almost) everything to it's original state, use the Revert Tweaks button on Win10ScriptGUI.ps1.

❗ Usage Requirements

The Win10Script/GUI.ps1 do not make everything automatically, follow these steps.

• Extract the .zip file.
• Open OpenTerminalHere.cmd (For beginners) or the Powershell as admin on it's folder.
• Enable execution of PowerShell scripts and Unblock PowerShell scripts and modules within this directory (Down below).

GUI Version

• Copy and Paste this entire line below on Powershell:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force; ls -Recurse *.ps*1 | Unblock-File; .\"Win10ScriptGUI.ps1"

The Apply Tweaks button is the main one for debloating.

CLI Version (Minimal, good for automation)

• Copy and Paste this entire line below on Powershell:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force; ls -Recurse *.ps*1 | Unblock-File; .\"Win10ScriptCLI.ps1"

Scripts can be run individually, pick what you need.

✅ GUI Script Features

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• Apply Tweaks: Run every Common Tweak scripts;
• Remove Xbox from Windows: Wipe Xbox Apps, disable Services related to Xbox and GameBar/GameDVR; (remove-and-disable-xbox.ps1)
• Repair Windows: Try to Completely fix the Windows worst problems via Command Line; (backup-system.ps1 and repair-windows.ps1)
• Reinstall Pre-Installed Apps: Rebloat Windows with all the Pre-Installed Apps; (reinstall-pre-installed-apps.ps1)
• Revert Tweaks: Re-apply some tweaks and [Revert] all possible ones, covering the Scheduled Tasks, Services, Privacy and Performance, Personal and Optional Features tweaks;
• Dark Theme & Light Theme: Apply Dark Theme or Light Theme on Windows;
• Enable/Disable Search Indexing: Let you choose whether the Windows Search Service is enabled or disabled;
• Enable/Disable Background Apps: Let you choose whether ALL the Background Apps are enabled or disabled;
• Enable Telemetry & Disable Telemetry: Let you choose whether the Windows Telemetry is enabled or disabled;
• Enable/Disable Cortana: Let you choose whether the Cortana is enabled or disabled;
• Enable/Disable Xbox GameBar/DVR: Let you choose whether the Xbox GameBar/DVR (In-Game) is enabled or disabled;
• Enable/Disable Clipboard History: Let you choose whether the Clipboard History is enabled or disabled;
• Enable/Disable Old Volume Control: Let you choose whether the Old Volume Control (Win 7/8.1) is enabled or disabled;
• Install CPU/GPU Driver Updater: This WILL NOT install anymore the drivers, only the drivers updater. (install-drivers-updaters.ps1);
  • The Latest CPU for driver updater. For Intel, Intel DSA (Winget) (Except AMD);
  • The Latest GPU driver updater. For Intel (DSA) and NVIDIA, NVIDIA GeForce Experience (Winget) (Except AMD);
• Install Gaming Dependencies: Install all Gaming Dependencies required to play games (DirectX, VC++ 2005+ (x86 & x64), .NET Framework). (install-gaming-dependencies.ps1);
• Every software installation is explicitly showed;

☑️ Common Script Features

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• Import all necessary Modules before Executing everything; (lib folder)
• Make a Restore Point and Backup the Hosts file; (backup-system.ps1)
• Install Chocolatey/Winget by default; (install-package-managers.ps1)
  • Auto-Update every available software via Winget (12:00/day) and Chocolatey (13:00/day);
  • Find the Scheduled Job on Task Scheduler > "Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ScheduledJobs\Chocolatey/Winget Daily Upgrade";
• Download AdwCleaner and Run the latest version of for Virus/Adware scan; (silent-debloat-softwares.ps1)
• Download OOShutUp10 and import all Recommended settings;
• Disable Telemetry from Scheduled Tasks and Optimize it; (optimize-scheduled-tasks.ps1)
• Disable heavy Services, but enable some on SSDs for optimum performance; (optimize-services.ps1)
• Remove Bloatware Apps that comes with Windows 10, except from my choice; (remove-bloatware-apps.ps1)
• Optimize Privacy and Performance settings disabling more telemetry stuff and changing GPOs; (optimize-privacy-and-performance.ps1)
• Apply General Personalization tweaks via Registry and Powershell commands; (personal-tweaks.ps1)
• Help improve the Security of Windows while maintaining performance; (optimize-security.ps1)
• Remove OneDrive completely from the System, re-install is possible via Win Store; (remove-onedrive.ps1)
• Disable/Enable Optional Features specially for Gaming/Work; (optimize-optional-features.ps1)
• Install WSL Preview (Only works for Windows 11): (win11-wsl-preview-install.ps1)
• In the End it Locks Script's Usage Permission. (set-script-policy.psm1)

⚡ Troubleshooting Known Issues

For each issue, expand the issue you're looking for, and Open PowerShell as admin to copy + paste it's content:

Fingerprint Reader / Facial Detection not Working (WbioSrvc service was disabled) - See #189 from W4RH4WK

Get-Service WbioSrvc | Set-Service -StartupType Automatic -PassThru | Start-Service

Issues with Skype (Microsoft.SkypeApp app was uninstalled) - See #79 from W4RH4WK

winget install --silent --source "msstore" --id "Microsoft.Skype"

Bring back Taskbar Widgets (Windows 11) - See #7

1. Press Win + R then paste this protocol: ms-windows-store://pdp/?ProductId=9MSSGKG348SP
2. Then click Get/Install
3. After this, open the Taskbar Settings and enable the Widgets button again

Sysprep will hang (Not Tested).

No solution yet, do a Google search

➕ Contribute

I would be happy to extend the collection of scripts. Just open an issue or send me a pull request. (Yes, if it's useful, you can).

TIP: To clone quickly, use this command:

git clone --filter=tree:0 https://github.com/LeDragoX/Win-10-Smart-Debloat-Tools.git

🤍 Credits

• Special thanks to the LowSpecGamer, he is the reason i've adapted this script.

• W4RH4WK (For his project ^^);

• O&O Software GmbH (ShutUp10 Company);

• MalwareBytes (AdwCleaner Company);

• Adamx's - by this video;

• Baboo's - by this video;

• ChrisTitusTech - gave me more confidence to mess with PowerShell after this 🔴 LIVE

• Daniel Persson - by this video;

• matthewjberger - by this script.

🔧 Tweak Testers

• yCr-shiddy - Helped giving more ideas and fixes;

🏅 More Debloat Scripts (Community)

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The scripts are designed to run With/Without (GUI/CLI) any user interaction. Modify them beforehand. If you want a more interactive approach check out:

• win10script from ChrisTitusTech (Recommended);
• Windows10Debloater from Sycnex;
• Sophia-Script-for-Windows from farag2;
• Windows-Optimize-Harden-Debloat;
• Windows-Optimize-Debloat.

🔎 How did i find specific Tweaks?

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How To (Advanced Users)

By using SysInternal Suite Procmon(64).exe i could track the SystemSettings.exe by filtering per Process Name (Ctrl + L).

• But, not every time filtering the application you want will show the registry tweaks that were applied, so make sure other processes appear.
• Then use Clearing the list (Ctrl + X) (But make sure it is Capturing the Events (Ctrl + E)) and finally, applying an option of the Windows Configurations and searching the Registry Key inside Procmon(64).exe.
• Also make sure to disable the Events being captured (Ctrl + E) after applying a specific config.

After finding the right register Key, you just need to Right-Click and select Jump To... (Ctrl + J) to get on it's directory.

📝 License

Licensed under the MIT license.